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The new chapters of The City of the Hand are up and ready to read here on DW (cityofthehand) or over at the LJ mirror (cityofthehand).

We're half way through the book now. And if you haven't kept up or gotten a chance to read, no worries. You can start from the beginning any time you like! That's the great thing about books. They wait for you.

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Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Genre: Non-fiction
Page Count: 382
Publisher: Broadway Paperbacks

( Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks )

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Title: Archangel's Blade
Author: NaliniSingh.com; nalinisingh
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Page Count: 310
Publisher: Berkley Sensation

( Review: Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh. SPOILER WARNING! SPOILERS! )

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Just your weekly reminder to let you know that the next three chapters of cityofthehand/cityofthehand have been updated over her and at livejournal!

Also, since the posting is going on a regular schedule, I can let you know that I'll probably be putting up the entire finished book as an ebook file on July 1st or thereabouts, because the last posting will be on June 25th, assuming nothing goes wrong between then and now.

Oh, and please let me know if there's anything I can do to make the book more accessible. If you need it put up on a different site or in different forms, please feel free to drop me a line and say so!

Also, big thanks and hugs and love to those who are following the novel and those who have left feedback. You might want to subscribe to the novel. There might be some special surprises for those who are following. Just saying...

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All people who asked for letters have now been written one. All letters have been signed, sealed, and put in the postal system.

I'm not sure when they'll arrive, but let me know if you live in the U.S. and yours hasn't come in about two weeks. Outside the U.S, if you haven't gotten yours by mid-June let me know as well.

And if you want a letter from me and didn't ask in the first round, feel free to ask now! Just give me a valid mailing address and any topics you want me to write about or questions you want answered (if you have any). Comments to this post will also be screened for anyone who wants to participate.

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So, I'm wanting to try fountain pens. I've never used one before, but I have heard that they write a bit easier than some pens and that they're quite fun to use if you get a good one. Plus, I'd like a pen that feels good to write with because it'll help encourage me to journal and journaling encourages my brain to be less failtastic. So, yeah.

What kind of fountain pen do you recommend for a very, very beginner, especially one who doesn't have any special paper lying around and would need one that doesn't bleed through paper like a stuck pig.

Tell me, fair friendslist, what should I get, what do I need to know, and what inside information can you give me?

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The next three chapters of City of the Hand are up and available for your reading pleasure at both DW and the LJ mirror. So, have at:

cityofthehand / cityofthehand.

Question for anyone still reading (bless your souls): Would having a wordpress or tumblr mirror be at all helpful or is everyone pretty much able to access LJ and DW satisfactorily enough? If so, I can set something up. If not, I'll keep cross posting between these two sites.

And as always: linking, recommending if you liked it is appreciated and comes with my love and gratitude. So, feel free to tell anyone and everyone about it. Donations in the tip jar get you the entire ebook file free ahead of time and anything over $25 gets you your own poem, short story, or non-fiction essay on topic of your choice!

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I have my own thread at the LOVE MEME that ephemere is hosting. And I didn't put it there.

Somebody likes me. They really, really, really like me.

*KERMIT FLAIL GIF GOES HERE*

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Love Meme! over at ephemere's place. Lots of very, very deserving folks and you can nominate yourself if you need some love.

Don't be ashamed to go over there and say if you need some kind words and compliments. We all do. It's human nature and there's nothing wrong or petty about it. Or if you want some love here in this space.

A lot of you have been so very kind, generous, and loving towards me as I've gone through tough times and tried new things. So I definitely won't mind returning the favor. Sometimes, I think one of the biggest favors we can do ourselves as people is to admit when that need love of some type or another and ask for it when we can, without shame if possible.

Also, internet hugs for anyone who wants 'em.



*Title taken from the lyrics of "Tanglewood Tree" by The Strangelings.

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The City of the Hand now has a fully functional LiveJournal mirror for those who are not on DW and may not want to be. I hope this will make things more accessible for folks!

cityofthehand

Same content, different site. Let me know if anything is wonky or buggy or not working over there!

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