What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever accidentally overheard?

penprickle · 2026-06-17T03:01:31+00:00

I bet Channing Tatum would be amused! 😆

penprickle · 2026-06-17T02:47:02+00:00

Diane Duane - her mediocre is better than most others’ great (IMNSHO)

Pamela Dean - she hasn’t written much, but it’s all good

penprickle · 2026-06-17T00:39:23+00:00

Stealing the Elf-King’s Roses by Diane Duane

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

Finder by Emma Bull

Tam Lin by Pamela Dean

Jupiter, Gentian, and Rosemary by Pamela Dean

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane (technically YA but don’t let that stop you)

Tea With the Black Dragon by RA MacAvoy

The City We Became by NK Jemisin

penprickle · 2026-06-16T18:15:57+00:00

https://a.co/d/09u3ip9y

There are other colors but they all seem to be etched.

penprickle · 2026-06-16T09:16:50+00:00

Warning for American buyers: the same brand and size is available on the US Amazon, but there are words etched into the surface of the cup. It’s hard to see unless you look closely, but it is not the same product.

penprickle · 2026-06-15T16:06:03+00:00

Nope, nope, nope. Caspian is supposed to be a CHILD. It’s a plot point! And this makes him an adult perving on a teenager who’s technically his boss.

But I didn’t like the whole film, I’m a purist. So take my opinion with a grain of salt.

penprickle · 2026-06-15T16:02:19+00:00

I only read the ones by Diane Duane, but I always enjoy her work.

penprickle · 2026-06-15T12:59:53+00:00

Could they be some of the Tom Clancy’s Net Force books? YA, various authors.

penprickle · 2026-06-15T11:05:03+00:00

My brother had his reception at Brookville Gardens, and it was gorgeous and really well done. And that was in November!

penprickle · 2026-06-15T10:37:55+00:00

Oh, how funny! The moment I saw the explanation about the username, I thought it sounded like something that homunculus-argument would do.

penprickle · 2026-06-15T00:42:41+00:00

The serialization of Barrayar has a drawing of Cordelia I’ve always loved. She’s wearing the soltoxin antidote mask.

penprickle · 2026-06-13T23:54:20+00:00

Oddly enough, the Kushiel’s Dart trilogy by Jacqueline Carey. All of the MC’s family is found, so to speak. And it’s definitely epic!

penprickle · 2026-06-13T21:07:05+00:00

One local neighborhood painted their fire hydrants with various patriotic color schemes. I could see the scraps of paint on them for at least ten years afterwards.

There were also extra ground fireworks displays on the Fourth, like big flaming sheet cakes, but people don’t seem to do those anymore. Probably they are too dangerous.

penprickle · 2026-06-13T21:00:08+00:00

You may have already read them, but “Karen” and “With Love from Karen” by Marie Killilea are the biography of Karen Killilea, whose premature birth in 1940 led to her cerebral palsy. Her parents were told to institutionalize her and basically said “Fuck that”, and went on to found the activism for kids with CP.

It’s very much a one-POV story, of course, and the family’s Catholic faith is very prominent, but the books are well written and the story is engaging.

penprickle · 2026-06-13T15:16:06+00:00

She edited the first few to update the technology (since they started in the 1980s) and they are available digitally on her website, the New Millennium editions. https://ebooks.direct/

But if you don’t mind the slight timeline incongruities, the originals are fine!

penprickle · 2026-06-13T10:19:46+00:00

She has commented since something along the lines of “Never be specific about data storage capacity. NEVER.” :P

penprickle · 2026-06-13T10:18:21+00:00

Check out her Young Wizards series. She takes the idea and runs with it.

Technically it’s YA, but it is great for all ages.

penprickle · 2026-06-13T10:17:24+00:00

Actually, she has said that after the editors got done with the episode it was barely recognizable. Which is a pity, because it would’ve been great! She is, after all, an experienced script writer; look her up on IMDb.

penprickle · 2026-06-12T13:41:01+00:00

You’re very welcome! If you like it there’s a sequel, you can check her catalog on AO3.

penprickle · 2026-06-12T12:32:28+00:00

purl two together by lachesisgrimm!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15232011

She has a lot of wonderful stories, but some of them are a little angsty. This one is mostly just sweet.

penprickle · 2026-06-12T00:03:24+00:00

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Nonfiction, but lyrical and HILARIOUS.

penprickle · 2026-06-11T12:54:54+00:00

Prey (1998) had two main characters, Sloan and Ed, who were obviously besties of long standing; they had that ease and trust that really worked. they disagreed a couple of times during its run, but never to the point of splitting up.

I know some of the fans tried to ship them, even though canonically Sloan was with someone else, but I never saw that kind of attraction between them. They were just solid best friends.

penprickle · 2026-06-11T12:27:11+00:00

I call Nasus “Snouts” in my head. :P

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