But if you're more of a 'when does the real story start' person, here's the first chapter opener for Susurrus:

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

Susurrus opens with:

Sometimes it's the same thing...

Cooking pro tip:
When a recipe calls for "1 clove of garlic",
this is the one they mean.

Looked in my call history and found this entertaining conversation between two AIs, with no human involvement at all. The phone never rang.

No challenge was too big!

Others will miss Daisy as well.

A moments of heartbreak, it's helpful to look back at good times and be thankful for what you had and didn't deserve.

While nominally foraging for mushrooms, we also stopped by some agate beds. Since we had no tools, knowledge, or expertise, we didn't find much of interest. I thought one discarded shard had promise, but overall, I think they're what are called 'rocks'.

It always seems like mushrooms are rare on the first day(s) of foraging, but we did finally end up with a basket of burn morels and a _very_ dirty dog yesterday.
And some spring boletes today.

Report with the first album you bought with your own money.
First album: probably Stormbringer
First CD: definitely Meddle

At a dozen likes, I'll start giving away some e-copies of my collection Chambers of the Heart for those who want a deeper dive. ❤️🫀

Went looking for candy cap mushrooms. Found this guy instead.

A couple of bedraggled bald eagles near the house. #OregonCoast

My latest #story is out! "Voter Fraught" is about a grandfather and his grandchild (plus voting and public participation). It's in #TransformTheWorld, the 3rd in a series of SFF anthologies from Other Worlds Ink. This one has some great stories in it!

www.otherworldsink.com/book/transfo...

A few, but the latest is Chambers of the Heart, a collection of speculative stories. The cover (by Bonnie Leeman) is an illustration of the title story, in which the heart is both a biological organ and a building with room, staircases, and staff.