So fun story. I usually wait until the third week of the month to post my round-up, since I'm often still reading things I want to tell folks about. I was running a touch behind on polishing this post this month because of dayjob business, so it was actually going to be the week of.... Continue Reading →
Writerly updates
I haven't done a personal check-in post in a while, so I thought I would drop in to provide some updates. My wordcount has been pretty depressed this year, which isn't really surprising. Some of the reasons for this are personal, some professional, but the big elephant in the room has been trying to get... Continue Reading →
Infernal Salon
Hey friends! I'm doing a fun little improv event tonight with some friends. If you're interested, you can stream it at twitch.tv/arvaneleron.
Reading Round-up: August/September 2022
Since it's almost spooky season, we're going to go ahead and do our round-up for August and the first part of September. Our next post will be all Halloween themed, so if you're looking for spooky reads I promise you, I'm reading them. This post, however, is predominantly urban fantasy and science fiction. A Prayer... Continue Reading →
Salt and Lemons: The Amalfi Coast
When people talk about going to Italy, they travel for the art, the history, the landscapes and the pasta. And yet, what I most want to talk about is the lemons. After leaving Pompeii, we headed to Minori, a small town on the Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast is the kind of place you film... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: June/July 2022
Witness me trying to catch up on my Reading Round-ups with this really long Round-up of all things June and July. I've organized it by genre so that you can just skip to your favorites there. If you can't find something you enjoy on this list, I cannot help you. I read far too many... Continue Reading →
Wandering the Ruins: Pompeii Scavi
There is perhaps no more famous archeological site than Pompeii Scavi, the excavation area for the buried city of ancient Pompeii. There is a modern Pompeii right next door, so be sure not to confuse them. One is an ancient city founded by the Etruscans, conquered by Rome, that ended in three days of fire... Continue Reading →
Getting There: Travel kerfluffles
Let's start where things began. I've flown since Covid started, but I haven't flown internationally. It's not an easy lift at the best of times. Add to the ongoing pandemic a record-breaking hot summer with tons of storm cells dancing their way across the northeast, and you have a recipe for a real bad time.... Continue Reading →
The Impromptu Italy Adventure
Earlier this year, a friend from college reached out to me to say she was getting married. I was excited! Where was the wedding? Italy, she said. As some of you may remember, I took three months away last year, an exorbitant amount of time that required more than a bit of finagling, to explore... Continue Reading →
ARC Review: Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne
Hello my dears, it's time for an ARC review! This week I'm happy to bring you Wake the Bones, a lovely Appalachian horror tale out on July 12, 2022. I want to write something to describe this book that is as lyrical as the prose itself, but I will not in any fashion manage. Kilcoyne... Continue Reading →
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