3D printing is fun! Now I just need people who teach me how to play DnD!
3D printing is fun! Now I just need people who teach me how to play DnD!
🌱 The first #Kleingarten harvest - radishes, spinach, arugula and apples. Unfortunately, the pumpkins did not grow.
I’m looking forward to sowing crops earlier next year, increasing my harvest and living a more sustainable life!
Finished reading: Weyward by Emilia Hart 📚
A gripping witchy tale that perfectly fits the season and features strong female protagonists dealing with abusive patriarchal structures.
Finished reading: Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune 📚
Another piece of Klune‘s writing that tore at my heartstrings featuring found family, love, resistance against oppressive heteronormative powers and fantastic characters.
Finished reading: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff 📚
Great rewriting of Lovecraft’s universe that empowers the characters with each successive story and teaches about the horrors of segregation!
Finished reading: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 📚
A fun read with a few interesting twists and historical mysteries.
Finished reading: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 📚
A beautiful sequel to A Psalm for the Wild-Built! The society described seems like the eco-utopia this world needs right now.
Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 📚
Cozy and thought-provoking narrative that felt like a Studio Ghibli story at times. Something to learn for our planet‘s future in there.
Finished reading: On Writing and Worldbuilding by Timothy Hickson 📚
Another educational handbook on writing fiction, let’s see if I finally manage to put the advice into action.
Finished reading: The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang 📚
Lovely (and extremely spicy) story reminding me a bit of Cloud Atlas!
Finished reading: What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher 📚
Uncanny retelling of Fall of the House of Usher invoking additional issues of gender identity! Terrifying short read!
Finished reading: The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 📚
🌱 Another guest in the #Kleingarten!
Finished reading: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 📚
I can’t believe I put off reading this novel for such a long time - great story and characters!
Finished reading: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins 📚
For a book I stumbled upon in the apartment we’re staying at after my eReader broke, this turned out to be a fascinating read!
Finished reading: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell 📚
An enlightening exploration of the mind and the biases that haunt it, guided by the author through relatable examples and personal narratives.
Finished reading: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher 📚
I absolutely adored the story of Marra and her fellowship of misfits. Following their adventures felt like watching a group of close friends with all their unique irks and quirks. Looking forward to reading more by T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon!
Have you got any recommendations?
With six days left at the ocean and twelve days of holiday overall, a broken eReader couldn’t have happened at a worse time. I tried all the tutorials to get it running again - nothing worked. Staying in a tiny town without a bookstore in sight makes this even more painful. 😭
Finished reading: If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura 📚
Fun quick read!
Finished reading: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 📚
Finally got around to read this and I can’t understand why I put it off for such a long time. Fantastic story full of magic, eldritch horrors and beautiful characters!
🌱 While I’m on holiday, my parents have been on a mission to find out what’s been eating the hedgehog food in my garden (they couldn’t believe it was a hedgehog). And guess what? 🦔
Finished reading: Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 📚
Finished reading: A Catalogue for the End of Humanity by Timothy Hickson 📚
A fantastic collection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. Especially loved On the Beach of Forgotten Things and Trickle Down Lobotomies.
Oh, to see without my eyes
The first time that you kissed me
Boundless by the time I cried
I built your walls around me
🗺️ Crema, Italy
Finished reading: How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino 📚
„How will you live?“ - a great final question to end this thought-provoking book about humanness and individual experiences.