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Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (26) 

This is the last post for this particular series.   Lin Physical Description: A hound-like beast with tiger-like claws, scaled. Special Properties: It is good at jumping and pouncing. Consuming its meat can cure some health condition Gui Physical Description: A turtle-like creature with a red head and a white body. Special Properties: It has fireContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (26) “

Mini Reading Challenge

To be honest, I am running out of things to say about reading on this blog other than my Book Discoveries. Also, I’m feeling like changing things a bit with reading other than just relying on my whims. To this end, I’ve set myself a mini reading challenge which is this: I would read 4Continue reading “Mini Reading Challenge”

Moonlake’s Writing Space (and Routine)

The photo is not actually my writing space. Mine consists of only a single monitor and a keyboard and none of the other stuff but it is much too cluttered and I don’t want you to see how messy it is. But I chose the pic above because it is pretty much the standard setupContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Space (and Routine)”

23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- France part 2

We caught the Flix bus from Annecy to Lyon and though the seats were a bit cramped, we no longer had to worry about porting luggages etc. I felt like I would do more Flix bus intercity trips in the future if I could.  Our 3 star hotel at Lyon was really cramped but itContinue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- France part 2”

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (23)- Qiu Jin

Who is She?  Notable Life Events: Why is she Remarkable?  Moonlake’s Thoughts on her:  I only knew of her as a writer/poet before I looked into her and she actually reminds me of Li Qing Zhao who is also from a family of high societal standings, highly educated, patriotic and a female poet.

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (25)

Dai Bird Physical Description: An owl-like bird with three eyes and ears. Special Properties: Its call sounds like that of deers. Consuming its meat cures diseases to do with too much moisture. Yao Physical Description: A pheasant-like bird with a long tail, a red body and an indigo beak. Special Properties: The sound its makesContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (25)”

Writing Goals 2025

The broad goal is to get to draft 0.84 which I didn’t get to last year. To be honest, it’s gotten to the point where the delineation between my decimal drafts is pretty arbitrary. I’m incrementing a draft whenever I see significant progress. As to what constitutes as significant, even I don’t have an answerContinue reading “Writing Goals 2025”

23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- France part 1

The first leg of our French journey was spent at Annecy. I felt a little anxious about this because I had bought the Geneve to Annecy train tickets online (and stupidly bought a specific connection rather than a normal point to point) but when I remembered about the Lausanne-Geneve tickets the day before, it wasContinue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- France part 1”

Sometimes I lose my way…

This is from Write New Headlines by Andy Stanley.  Sometimes I lose my way. Usually in the small things but then that’s usually how it goes.  Sometimes I lose my way. More often I stick to known paths. That’s what you do if you’re direction blind. And prudent.  Sometimes I lose my way, in time. Continue reading “Sometimes I lose my way…”