Mara Lynn Johnstone

So many eeeeeee's

Like the sound someone makes when chased by beeeeeeeees

I forget that English can have five E's in the same word, then I go to write "beekeeper," and I remember.

That's a weird one to write.

LOL, I left the tab open and came back the next day -- is the list empty because I've already blocked them individually, or did they all get taken down already?

(Could be a glitch, of course, but the idea of all the bots getting obliterated that fast is pretty funny.)

I thought so too, but apparently not!

White flowers on tree branches in front of a blue sky

These flowers smell like flour. That shouldn't be allowed. It's like reality made a typo.

Apricot blossom should smell fruity, not like dusty tortillas.

Hobbs wants to be a lap cat but can’t quite figure it out, so he has settled for being a torso cat when I’m trying to write on a lap desk in the recliner. Hobbs is very large, so my touch typing skills are getting a workout and at least two characters are now named yjr frbodj///

Nothing like clinging to an idea while half-asleep, trying not to forget it with everything you have, only to wake up eventually and realize it wasn't worth writing a story about after all.

That's adorable. 😁

Thanks, though I got lucky on that one and found a stock photo that did most of the work for me. There are probably artists more practiced at the vintage vibe than I am. I appreciate the idea, though!

I originally thought "Elon Musk" was the name of a deodorant, not a person, so I'd go with some kind of deodorant/cologne name. There are a lot of similarly weird options out there.

Woo! Time to set all my open tabs to "Entire Work" instead of "Chapter by Chapter."

Herding cats, you say? How fitting! 😆

Their is all ways thyme!

I changed the one I was reading to "entire work" instead of chapter by chapter, and I think that was just in time.

It's back! I think! The next chapter loaded, anyway, though the other tab is still cycling. Fingers crossed.

Yeah, it's still down.

SFF, you say?

bsky.app/profile/marl...

I've gotten more good book recs online lately than in person. Maybe that's just because I'm spending more time among other writers, but it definitely seems easier to find the kind of thing I like online.

(Also, I write sci-fi, so I hear you there.)

No hilarious typos today. Yet.

a review on Chirp of The Reanimator's Heart that says 1 out of 5 stars. I was not expecting so much gay sex in a fantasy detective story

I think I should use this as one of those enticing 1 star reviews 😂
If you want gay sex in a fantasy detective story, hit up THE REANIMATOR'S HEART, especially if you like autistic necromancers accidentally reanimating their detective crush, so they can solve his murder.
Link: books2read.com/trm1

The half-elf Detective in our #Dnd game is also DMing for his family of four (Mage = Mom), in a delightful cat adventure.

What a nice way to think of it. I usually see people complaining about Book Two -- it's got to be just like the first, but different, and it can't let anyone down, oh the pressure -- so it's nice to hear a GOOD thing about sequels.

The cutest thing cats do is hold you down with one paw while they groom you

Like excuse me miss but you weigh eight pounds??

"Meep!"

Well no I'm not going to move, but

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Read one of my books? They're free.

Not asking for much other than an ego stroke when I look at my website's dashboard to see somebody flicking through chapters.

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That would be really cool! Your avatar does look awesome.

Unfortunate typo of the day! If you go to write that something is "very touching," but your aim is way off on one of the letters, you end up with "very douching," which just wrecks the whole sentence, really.

Oh yes, definitely. It's a good thing it didn't happen in real life. And the hybrids are a lot of fun.

I'm a fan of both the "hybrid animals" route (like in Avatar), and the "wrong animals" route.

There is a fascinating series of cowboy books where everyone rides hippos, and it's delightful. Because that apparently almost happened; someone wanted to introduce them in the US.

Hooray! That's a good thing to be.

An old one for the fun
#GoodOmens