April 2025

It has been a cold, rainy, and snowy April in Maine. Just dark, dark, dark. We've needed house lights on and a fire almost every day for the first two weeks because the sun has not been around to warm things up. You'd think that would make me more productive in my writing, but guess what? Not really.

I watched season 3 of Yellowjackets because what is more horrific than crashing a plane in the middle of nowhere with a thing that maybe or maybe not exist and requires the occasional blood sacrifice, and you and your friends have to decide who that is and then eat them - Quality Television. It was interesting to see them bring it back to the pilot from season 1. It's a good spot if they want to end it, but it also left open a bit if they want to run it for another season or two. 

As for horror movies, I did watch 'In a Violent Nature'. It's basically a nature film, following our slasher protagonist walking around in the forest and doing slasher horror movie things. While full of beautiful nature scenes, it is pretty gory and lots of walking. I think it would have been a good one to listen to what happens and what it's about on the podcast 'Ruined' with Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer. They basically talk through the movie and tell you what happens. 

I finished reading Yellowface by R. F. Kuang, and while not horror officially, it was pretty horrific. I loved the take on the writing industry, writing, and writers. 

I started reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. It's a mystery set in a remote Polish village. A Neighbor dies and other bodies turn up. It should be a fun read. The author was interviewed by Dua Lipa and you can hear/watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YRxkfRX-lo

And I received an invite to read and review an advanced ready copy the new novel by Keith Rosson 'Coffin Moon'. It looks pretty good and will make a good next read.

For writing, I started a story and immediately hated it, so that's not going to be finished. We'll see. The premise was ok-ish. I figured it would be something I could start with and see where it would go.  

That's it for April

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This is a picture of one of the first daffodils to show up by the chimney, where it's the warmest during the day. Happy Spring!




  

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