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#WIPWednesday Here's a bee! I took the picture from my yard in the fall and have time to paint it.
#WIPWednesday Here's a bee! I took the picture from my yard in the fall and have time to paint it.
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A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊
Link to first part as #Free #Ebook
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A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊
Link to first part as #Free #Ebook
@books @reading l @writers @keepwriting @writingbooks @worldbuilding
#AmWriting #WIPWednesday
#Reading #Readers
#Fiction #Fantasy #Comedy #SFF
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#Bookstodon #Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #FantasyBooks
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My last project of the year* is a patchwork: puff quilt cushion for a chair. I like how the grid came out so much I almost don't want to gift it and keep it for myself 😂
I did what I think is referred to as batch sewing after hearing about it in one of From Carly B's YouTube videos, it saved me so much time and thread!
*this is likely a lie
The same squares from the previous picture, now sewn together. They are sewn with gathered centers, ready to be stuffed.
A series of fabric squares laid out on a white surface in a 5x5 grid. There are three types of fabric repeated in the grid: solid lilac, light pink background with purple flowers, pink and white stripes.
My last project of the year* is a patchwork: puff quilt cushion for a chair. I like how the grid came out so much I almost don't want to gift it and keep it for myself 😂
I did what I think is referred to as batch sewing after hearing about it in one of From Carly B's YouTube videos, it saved me so much time and thread!
*this is likely a lie
The same squares from the previous picture, now sewn together. They are sewn with gathered centers, ready to be stuffed.
A series of fabric squares laid out on a white surface in a 5x5 grid. There are three types of fabric repeated in the grid: solid lilac, light pink background with purple flowers, pink and white stripes.
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The Weight
Work in Progress
Oil on Paper 12 x 18 (I think).
Really happy with where this is going.
#depression #mentalHealth #art #migration #artwork #mastoArt #wip #WIPWednesday #oilpainting
The Weight
Work in Progress
Oil on Paper 12 x 18 (I think).
Really happy with where this is going.
#depression #mentalHealth #art #migration #artwork #mastoArt #wip #WIPWednesday #oilpainting
Carving helped. So did going over other timelines, such as the timeline of everything that happened between Nivele and Lună that had gotten them there.
But there was a hole in that timeline too. A pretty big one.
“Need to know why,” Karen said.
“What?”
“Huh?”
“Explain.”
Karen shrugged. “We said it before. Nivele suddenly changed their SOP and went from harassing attacks to frontal assault. Why? What happened or changed? Will they do it again? Why didn't they do it sooner?”
For a moment, there was silence around the table.
“You're right,” Natalia said. “We need to know. Until we do, I can't risk bringing Lună clan back into the open — because there's nothing to stop them from attacking us immediately when I do.”
“One more question on the pile,” Leyla said, “It almost makes me wish we'd been able to take one of the attackers alive.”
“What the hell would we have done with a prisoner to drag around?” Marcus said with a snort.
But Karen saw where Leyla was coming from. “Gotten answers, maybe. Maybe we should see if we can find a Nivele we can grab?”
“I've heard worse ideas,” Victor said. “But here and now isn't the place or time.”
Marcus grunted. “If we connect with Lună, they might have a safe spot to take a prisoner and try to get answers, but it's absolutely not something we can try now. Even if we want to.”
“I think,” Natalia said thoughtfully. “I think it's a good idea. We'd need to get someone of a high enough rank to actually know what's going on. But it would be nice to have real answers.”
Marcus sighed, but nodded. “If that's what you want, we'll see if we can find a way to do it.”
“Good.”
The meeting slowly broke up after that, the team spreading out through the apartment to try to get comfortable and get some rest. Natalia stayed at the table, moving her chair around to sit next to Karen. “What are you making?”
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Exploring geography, geology, origins. Work in progress, a new post on my site: https://www.lizruest.com/2025/playing-with-form/
My legs shook as I walked toward Mama’s grave. Marcus, my first, stalked behind me, unhappy with my insistence on coming here. I didn’t blame him. It was a predictable move, for me. And after this I promised that I would listen to his advice and not put myself at more risk if I could help it. But…
I reached the grave and collapsed to my knees in front of the stone.
“Mama…”
Mama couldn’t answer, of course. Couldn’t hold me the way I desperately needed her to. But Lună’s light caressed my shoulders and I felt her compassion and love for me. Her reassurance.
“Thank you,” I whispered, “I don’t think we’d have survived without your help.”
Only a few hours ago I had been living a relatively normal – for me – life. I had a home, I was starting to fix the mess I had made of things with my sotii, and had hopes of soon finding Clan Lună and reuniting with them.
Now I had no home, was on the run from enemies who attacked me for things that happened when I was still a child, and needed to figure out what to do with the two strangers claiming to be clan who’d shown up on my doorstep right before my enemies.
“I don’t know when I’ll be able to come back…”
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For #WipWednesday, a snippet for the intro to Clan Luna book 2.
The Lady of Lună (book 1) came out Oct 15 and is now available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLG4V5VJ
an other retailers:
https://books2read.com/u/m0LQYW
Exploring geography, geology, origins. Work in progress, a new post on my site: https://www.lizruest.com/2025/playing-with-form/
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I was thinking how kooky the Compact Disc logo is if you really look at it closely, so I’m making an entire typeface inspired by it. As you do…
#Retro #Typeface #GraphicDesign #Typography #WIPWednesday #Glyphs
I was thinking how kooky the Compact Disc logo is if you really look at it closely, so I’m making an entire typeface inspired by it. As you do…
#Retro #Typeface #GraphicDesign #Typography #WIPWednesday #Glyphs
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Is there any greater sign of commitment to actually doing your #FinishOrFrogAlong goals than taking the time to rewind the yarn?
Probably putting some stitches in, yeah. But this yarn was a loose tangled mess so I'm feeling better about it now at least 😅
Look, we can't have a monsterfucking zine without me somehow sneaking a catgirl in 
Is there any greater sign of commitment to actually doing your #FinishOrFrogAlong goals than taking the time to rewind the yarn?
Probably putting some stitches in, yeah. But this yarn was a loose tangled mess so I'm feeling better about it now at least 😅