Mari Ness, writer of things

Have made the coffee.

Now to find the energy to drink the coffee.

When you need coffee but don't really have the energy to make the coffee.

A late afternoon story.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

GO FORTH AND BUY BOOKS FROM THIS PRESS, #AWP26 FOLKS

(almost none of whom will read this post, but hey!)

I might....I just might....be on those lists, along with several other extraordinarily talented people!

Y'all, get ready for shenanigans and confusion in November, because voter suppression is coming hard for middle-class white folks. I'm Williamson County, I left to vote at 2pm and didn't get home till 7:15pm. This county is more diverse than when I moved here 20 years ago, but still very white. 1/9

I am over the fucking moon to announce that I'm working on this book, a secret I've been keeping for almost a year. It's an honor to be part of something that's so beloved by kids and adults alike, and I'm so jazzed to finally collab with @jeremywhitley.bsky.social.

....and I should note that Melody Cat sometimes gets bullied by Mickey Cat (he's bigger and sometimes needs to point that out) and.....kinda/sorta by Murphy Cat (this is less bullying and more little Murphy wanting attention, or wanting to get to sleep right next to her.)

Melody Cat would like to point out that this is less "bullied" and more "ensuring the highest standards in cat care, or, failing that, at least the best that can be expected from an extraordinarily flawed human who does not dispense enough cat treats."

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

A small plate with a galaxy design on the center.

Working on a small plate that has a lot of space. Hahahah. Ok back to work.

BREAKING: I am preparing to ask my congressional representative and both of my Senators to say no to this.

IT IS.

.....and this really queer Oz webcomic just HAPPENS to be eligible for the Hugo Award.

Arguably more importantly, it also has a just delightful version of the Scarecrow.

Right! We watched the premiere together!

And that was ALSO how I ended up watching X-Files, which started up the following week, right after Brisco County!

I'm not sure if I'm going to plant a second one, but I think there's another paw paw nearby.

Resistance and Transformation: On Fairy Tales (Conversation Pieces) Amazon.com: Resistance and Transformation: On Fairy Tales (Conversation Pieces): 9781619761957: Ness, Mari: Books

....or support Aqueduct Press and possibly my checking account here, with this essay collection on fairy tales:

www.amazon.com/Resistance-T...

Dancing in Silver Lands by Mari Ness — neon hemlock Winner of the 2021 OutWrite Chapbook Competition in Fiction. Selected by Darcie Little Badger. A 5”x5” chapbook. Publishing in December 2021. “Spellbinding from page one, Dancing in Silver Lands op...

....you can support Neon Hemlock AND my ego here, with this tiny collection of tiny fairy tales:

www.neonhemlock.com/chapbooks-zi...

It's been years since I've seen it, but I have very fond memories.

The other silver lining of today is discovering that although I do NOT have DVDs of Burn Notice (I sorta had a love/hate relationship with that show, Bruce Campbell notwithstanding), I DO still have my DVD set of THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR., and I think I'm due a rewatch.

Wallers - Nightmare Magazine The day her mother brought Mr. Nelson home, Martha faded into the wallpaper. It seemed the safest thing to do. Martha had never met Mr. Nelson, but she had met the others, and she knew what they could...

I primarily write fantasy and science fiction, but every so often I write a horror story like this one:

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/wall...

ANYWAY, this is all good news for Melody Cat, a tireless and enthusiastic birder, who is hoping to see plenty of birds this summer.

I think - I think - she can count on the resident cardinals and the blue jays. But I think - I know - she'd like to see more than just those birds.

(still! auugh! edit button!)

No sign of rebirth from the firebushes yet, but...I haven't lost all hope. It's only the second day of March, and April - when the fringe tree and the bald cypress usually wake up - is stil coming.

Also returning to life: the native passion flower vines AND the native muscadine grape vines, which means at least some food for a couple of butterfly species (passion flower) and some squirrels and birds (the grapes).

In much happier news, delighted to report that after apparently succumbing to the four hard freezes in this central Florida winter, the paw-paw tree in the back has decided that maybe - maybe - life is worth living after all, and has pushed out a few tentative leaves.

But, uh.

Sure!

I guess those commercial passenger flights from Yemen might be fully operational!

Thanks very much for this helpful advice, United States Department of State!

....as of 4 pm EST, the Dubai Airport was operating only "limited flights," with their website asking passengers NOT to travel to the airport unless they had a confirmed departure time from their airline.

For anyone needing a distraction from *waves hands around* yeah, all that.

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I'm kinda ADDICTED to formal, structured poetry, but I'm also in full agreement with this.