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Yes, spring. Let’s talk about that. Two days ago, I spotted the first dandelion of the season blooming along the curb. The Canada geese have returned, and are pairing off, honking angrily when Gem and I pass on our brisk walks in the once-again chilly weather. The bucks have lost their antlers and retreated to… Continue reading Onboarding Spring Read more of this blog post »

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	Sword and Sorceress 29 by Elisabeth Waters, M.E. Garber (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sidekicks! by Sarah Hans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex Bledsoe (Goodreads Author), K.W. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 33 by Michael J. DeLuca (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leslie Wightman (Contributor), Carmen Maria Machado (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	3rd and Starlight by Robert B. Finegold (Goodreads Author), M.E. Garber (Goodreads Author), K.L. Schwengel (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 30, January 2018 by Mike Resnick (Editor), Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	99 Fleeting Fantasies by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Crystal Frasier, Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Boulevard: Tales of Urban Fantasy by Angela Charmaine Craig (Goodreads Author) (Editor), O.J. Cade, Paul L. Bates (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speculative North Magazine Issue 6: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (Speculative North Magazine: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) by David F. Shultz (Goodreads Author), Amorina Kingdon (Goodreads Author), Quincy Lee really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porcelain Doll (Niteblade Magazine Book 29) by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexandra Seidel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Jones (Contributor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Colored Lens #22 Winter 2017 by Dawn Lloyd (Editor), Daniel Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Fawkes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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M.E. Garber rated a book it was amazing Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Do yourself a favor and read this book if you like near-future SF. Or be like me and listen to it, since the narration is fantastic! The jumps in chronology are used effectively here--and I say that as someone who generally doesn't care for those--an ...more
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M.E. Garber rated a book really liked it So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) by Kamilah Cole (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wow! An amazing book with fantastic world building, amazing dragons, fickle gods, different magical practices, and yes...politics of colonialism and independence. But mostly, this is a book about freedom and the choices we make versus those that are ...more
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M.E. Garber rated a book it was amazing Betrayed (Legacy of Magic, #2) by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Just as fun and fantastic as the first book in the series. And best of all, it has a natural break-point, so I can pause here to read other things before diving back into the series for more hammer fun
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Just as fun and fantastic as the first book in the series. And best of all, it has a natural break-point, so I can pause here to read other things before diving back into the series for more hammer fun
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M.E. Garber rated a book it was amazing Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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fun but a bit long-winded in places. I was hoping it would at least be a contained story at the end of book 1, but nope. It just...stops, though the story goes on. So, while I like it, I'm not sure I LOVE it enough to dive into a long series just now ...more
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fun but a bit long-winded in places. I was hoping it would at least be a contained story at the end of book 1, but nope. It just...stops, though the story goes on. So, while I like it, I'm not sure I LOVE it enough to dive into a long series just now ...more
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“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
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