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Halfway Dead – Book Review
If the tagline “Come for the waffles. Stay for the magic.” doesn’t grab you by the throat and plunge your eyeballs straight into Terry Maggert’s Halfway Dead then you, my friend…well, probably haven’t met the right waffle. Which is all the more reason to visit the good witch Carlie at the diner in Halfway. Halfway…
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Nova’s Having Hyperthyroid Adventures.
While everyone else is social distancing from people, we’ll soon have to distance ourselves from…our cat. 😐 Catboss Nova has been keeping things exciting this spring. When H.P. took her to the vet for her regular checkup last month, we learned that she’s in the early stages of hyperthyroidism. 😞 Thankfully, though, there are a…
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Con Me Once – Book Review
Rauch and Frank are two down-on-their-luck roommates who just want better lives – Rauch for the two of them, Frank for other people. It’s why, when Frank isn’t working at the local comic shop, he prowls the streets as the costumed hero Lambda Man, using homemade tools to do whatever small good he can around…
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Recipes on Top – Sublime Beer Cheese Soup (Mark II – Veggie Bomb)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B5KKEBhrC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Ingredients: 1 lb smoked bacon, finely chopped 1 medium red onion cut into ¼ in pieces 1 package celery, chopped into chunks 1 package carrots, chopped into chunks 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 cup skim milk 4 cups chicken stock 4 oz grated white cheddar 3 dashes Tabasco sauce ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce…
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Recipes on Top – Sublime Beer Cheese Soup (Mark I – Cheese Bomb)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B55T9zCHDz2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Ingredients: ¼ lb smoked bacon, finely chopped 1 medium red onion cut into ¼ in pieces ½ cup finely sliced celery ½ cup finely chopped carrots 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 cups whole milk 2 cups chicken stock 12 oz grated white cheddar 3 dashes Tabasco sauce ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce ½ cup beer…
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Holo Writing featured by Blue Ridge Public Radio!
Whew! It’s been a busy month already! We just returned from Electric City ComiCon in Anderson, SC, and before that, we were at A.A.R.C. – Asheville Anime Regional Convention in Asheville, NC. While we were there, Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Davin Eldridge took some time to chat with us and used a bit of…
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H.P. at Liberty Con 30!, Part 2 (or, FAQ: Where’d you get that…?)
Last month at Liberty Con, I received so many compliments and questions about my table display in the Author’s Alley that it seemed prudent to compile all my answers in a blog post. So, without further ado, here’s my basic display: And here are my answers to the oft-repeated question: Where’d you get that/those…? 1)…
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H.P. at Liberty Con 30!, Part 1
Whew! Liberty Con 30 ended a week ago, but it’s taken me this long to recover from it – which is a sign of a great con, if I say so myself. (Also a sign that my hotel room had some of the worst soundproofing in the world. To my next door neighbors, congratulations on…
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Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! (S1) – Anime Review
One of my favorite emerging genres in anime is Cute Boys Doing Stupid Things, so you can imagine my delight when I came across this commercial: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPPAyNY0DeA&w=560&h=315] At this point, despite an uncharacteristically serious ending, Ouran High School Host Club is my gold standard for this genre, as it was not only entertaining but…
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The Wizard’s Way Playlist – Part 3
Welcome to the last entry in The Wizard’s Way Playlist series! If you’re late to the party, you can find Part 1 and Part 2 here, and, of course, the YouTube playlist below. Now, without further ado, read on for Part 3! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqPPaxDp0Wc?list=PLo3lKhIPo_aTUVVxNmjCM-KIROSf5dYqt&w=560&h=315] Part 3: Ambristar “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar (The Paris…