Chris Zable Editor (she/her)
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Copyeditor and proofreader of fiction—lqbtqia+, romance, mystery, historical fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy. She/her.
My friend Clara Ward does needle felting and is working on a vest that includes images of Sef and Kin from Disposable Magic by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social.
The road trip continues. Hand Fan Museum, Healdsburg, California.
That impromptu roadtrip I mentioned? I found our motel for tonight from the map app. It’s not particularly expensive. So old school there are metal keys and no ac. This is our view. Sound on for full effect.
Last week, I saw this OED on a shelf of free books. I told my husband about it, and he said “And you LEFT it there?” He dropped everything, got in the car, and fetched it for me. You can keep your boomboxes in the rain; I feel seen and loved.
Have you guys seen the German cover of Proper English by @kjcharleswriter.com !? It's got Pat! And Fen! And Pat has a gun! I'm sure Fen would actually be showing more bosom, but I still love it.
Another solution for mass-market paperbacks: put a length of 4x4 across the back of a Billy shelf, and you can get two rows of books in the space of one and a half.
Shabbat shalom! I’ve been buying my challah in recent years, but with the kids off at college, a commercial loaf is much more than we are reasonably likely to consume, so I decided to experiment with making empty nest sized loaves.
Thanks to a perfect storm of leftovers, I had a chocolate and strawberry Pavlova for breakfast. It was great fuel for unboxing my whole kitchen now that the holiday’s over.
I hurriedly grabbed my most blatantly patriotic shirt while getting ready for today’s protest, which is why I’m wearing a King of Prussia tee to a No Kings protest. (My hometown is named for a colonial-era inn that was named for a king, and they made shirts to raise funds for preservation.)
I think most medieval European castles didn’t have emus.
Our second stop turns out to be in an actual castle.
Today’s library haul! It was a bit annoying that someone had mis-shelved A Shore Thing, but look at all the great stuff I found while I was searching for it!
Mishloach manot, baby! I sent off Purim goodies to seven college students (my kids, niblings, friends’ kids) plus my mother-in-law yesterday.
Quote post with something yummy! (I just read four news articles in a row and want to brighten my timeline.)
Food is one of the best parts of travel. I went shopping yesterday, which means I can have this lunch in my hotel room today.
Over here in Munich, it’s snowing—but only enough to be picturesque, and it should melt tomorrow. Stay warm and safe, everybody!
We do sometimes worry that we’re painting a target on our house.
Happy Chanukah! (If you’re in Silicon Valley and want to see our ridiculous light show, dm me for location info.)
Big to to@kjcharleswriter.com for releasing a new book the week I’m having surgery so I’ll have something to read while I recuperate. Now all I have to do is avoid starting it until after the procedure…
Now that’s a great airport amenity. Way to go, SJC and San Jose Public Library!
Happy horny times incoming! I read these as ebooks and loved them enough that I ordered paper copies, which arrived today. Highly recommended if you like MM D/s. Be warned that Truth by His Hand is pretty intense. Read Shelter in Place before A Little Bit Sheltered, which is a sequel.