Doc Fancy

Reckon this video qualifies as a timeline cleanse. *clears throat* DRAMATIC VOICEOVER: Gotta watch those dangerous rottweilers! They’re so aggressive! Look at what happens when this tiny cat——oh. Huh. Never mind then.

We got the gentlest puppy in the litter on request, because we also tend to have cats; he is the *sweetest* little guy. Acquiring the most fearless tiny cat by selecting the runt of *that* litter was not deliberate, but I’ll take it.

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

7. THE ONES WHO STAY An asexual queer medium struggles to form connections, until he light-heartedly agrees to a date with a ghost- and finds himself facing a murderous revenant. It's about connection, music, and what it means to be truly seen and heard. . [wrong title on image is 100% my fault]

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

10 stories to go and I am not even *winded*, friends — alas I have to hit the road but the magic shall return!

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

4. What WakWaks Want: Halve Your Child and Eat It Too

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

2. Brimstone and Biscuits

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

The thread shall continue, but I have recalled that Harper (the amazing designer for this anthology) assembled collages and artwork for each story, so I’m gonna go dig those out to share as well!

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

The horror presented herein is psychological, paranormal and embodied. It’s gripping. How the hell I got to sleep after that is beyond me.

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

This story picks that thread and follows where it leads. It’s sweet and kind and fun; a tale well told. (I couldn’t say too much about the others without giving the game away, this one I can give a bit more space too. I love them all, genuinely). Bedtime for me, more stories tomorrow!

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

3. THE CASE OF CUPID’S BOW An aroace witch and her platonic bestie (also a witch) team up to investigate cases of paranormal mayhem… while also confronting the anxieties inherent in found family, where there’s no real word for the deep connections that form outside of romantic/partnership.

WELL HELLO As promised, a delighted read-through of amazing stories awaits! Three down so far, I’ll update the thread to add more— LET’S GOOOOO

1. FALLING INTO PLACE An angel Falls — literally — and, while recovering in the wreckage of a newly human body post-terminal-velocity, finds a name that feels right and a space where they can breathe; and mourns who they used to be. Some truly lovely turns of phrase, a real sense of embodiment.

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.

I ended up shifting the biomass up the hill to the burn-off pile in the front yard using my drysuit dive bag, which is VERY sturdy and can be worn as a backpack. …it took WEEKS to get rid of the smell of rotting vegetation. I’m not doing that again.

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.

HOLY SHIT THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA. The idea is to go to an op shop and buy secondhand backpacks and fill them with weeds. I’ve done something similar when clearing the red cestrum out of the back yard (because puppy. Every part of that plant contains fucking neurotoxin).

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.

My next task actually is to take the loppers up to the top of the yard, where a couple of the sycamore maples stumps are sprouting new branches. Tenacious motherfuckers. There’s also SO MUCH ONION WEED and yes hand weeding that feels Sisyphean but I have moss and violets so I cannot spray.

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.

Partly because I never knew if we’d need to drive another excavator over my project zone. It felt like surveyor could just rip everything away at any point (she is truly horrible). It felt like my home wasn’t quite *mine.*

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.

The reason these are a bummer and stopped halfway through 2021 is because a storm crushed my house, rendering the DIY insulation somewhat irrelevant, and meaning we couldn’t live there for over two years so all the weeds came back with interest. New lockdown hobby: “get a fucking building permit.”

Fountain pens and pretty colourful inks. Also bargain hunting for fancy pens (by my standards, dammit) on deep discount. Couple others but they’re a bummer, so next post.