Sequel blurb

And... another rewrite, this time of a blurb that would actively put me off reading the fic in question (assuming that the writing style of the cover actually doesn't reflect the nature of the interior prose -- otherwise, tweaking the outside really isn't going to do much good :-( )( Read more... )

Things I took with me

I did an almost four-hour train-assisted walk in the countryside yesterday, for the first time in about five years (not counting getting lost on the golf-course during lockdown). I estimated the distance at about ten miles; I don't have a map wheel, but measuring it out on the map in traditional fashion with a piece of string makes it about ten and a quarter.

I didn't manage to set out until about 3pm, and the outward trip was so slow that I started my walk around 4.15, but this did at least have the advantage of meaning that I wasn't walking during the hottest part of the day! I took with me two extra layers and a silk scarf to knot around my open collar, but I only used the latter briefly, when I started to get gooseflesh on my forearms before rapidly heating up again ;-) ( Read more... )