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Fish, Flowers & a Trip to Three Markets – Pumpkin Days – The Three Siste...

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Market day is the day for picking up quota goods...and finding the perfect ingredient for that special someone's favorite sandwich: 

A Trip to the Desert & Spring Farming –Stardew Valley - Corvida – Ep. 48

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Between travel, mining and farming, Corvida's Stardew Valley days fill up fast:    

The Writer Reads Her Poetry – “Nowhere in Between” – Ep.18

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A contemplation on what warp space or hyper-space might be like for those who pass through it.  

Return to Azura–Swords ‘n’ Magic and Stuff (Early Access) – Series 1 – E...

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After another failed attempt to impress Hemlock, Alta heads back to Azura, stopping off at Hope Harbor to fill a few missing gaps in her recipe book.

Home Alone House Flip (Pt1-Atrium and Hallway) – House Flipper – Series ...

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We try a beach theme, with beachy colors...at least for this room:

The Writer Reads Flash Fiction – “A Royal Visit” – Ep.17

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Even the fey can be nervous when it comes to dating.  

Arrival at Tyr Caelum – Edge of Eternity – Series 2 – Ep. 37

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After tidying up a few loose ends in the valley, Daryon and Selene prepare to enter the technomage city of Tyr Caelum:  

The Writer Reads Her Poetry – “Dragon’s Gold” – Ep.17

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Some things, you live to regret...although maybe not for very long:

Solving a Theft & Installing a Harbor Crane – My Time at Portia - Raven ...

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Raven finds herself having to deal with a computer theft - while building a crane for Portia's new harbor:

The Writer Reads Flash Fiction – “The Flight of Edmond Hask” – Ep.16

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Some people are just harder to rescue than others:

Dust Sprites & Secret Notes –Stardew Valley - Corvida – Ep. 47

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A quest to reduce the dust sprite population and a lost necklace conspire to keep Corvida busy:

Summer Crops, Animal Care, Kaine & Museum Items – Pumpkin Days – The Thr...

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It's summer...and there's a whole new season of museum items to collect:

2 Auctions (2-Story Semi-Detached House & Almost Only a Garden)– House F...

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Just finishing up houses and taking them to auction as we near the end of this series: 

The Writer Reads Her Poetry – “The Storyteller’s Way” – Ep.16

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A poem about storytelling:

Hunting, Gardening & Exploring Sleepy Haven–Swords ‘n’ Magic and Stuff (...

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When she's not questing, Alta is exploring, improving her skills, and looking for more adventure. Today, it's Sleepy Haven:

Hunting a Patriarch & Helping Refugees – Edge of Eternity – Series 2 – E...

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It's all about the hunting, be it treasure chest or monster...and it's about the helping, too, as Daryon and Selene answer requests at the local tabernacle:  

The Writer Reads Flash Fiction – “Monsters in the Medilo Mist” – Ep.15

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One of the things I enjoy about writing science fiction is trying to imagine what an alien ecosystem might look like...and how it might adapt to the arrival of colonists, and how colonists might react to it:

A Missing Computer, Bridge Commissions & a Mysterious Lunch Fairy – My T...

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Today, it's all about construction...and a mysterious lunch fairy...and Arlo's dilemma...

The Writer at Work #8 – “Editing ‘The Unwilling”

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This is a short excerpt from the editing process, showing part of the process I go through when editing one of my books. In this case, The Unwilling, the first book in the Strays of Lunar One series:

Hardwood, Dust Sprites & Another Bundle –Stardew Valley - Corvida – Ep. 46

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Quests and community center bundles keep Corvida on her toes:

Cooking, Farming & More Errands – Pumpkin Days – The Three Sisters - Zor...

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Life continues in Wahoo Beach as Zorah works to tidy up some loose ends...and then tidy up in general:

The Writer Reads Her Poetry – “Uncharted Colonies” – Ep.15

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One of the principles underlying these collections is to try to write the poetry that might be produced by people living in the fictional worlds in which I write:   Not all colonies end up on the planet they planned. Here's how one of them might feel.