Manga Review: A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation

A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, by Misaki, art by Momochi and Sando. 5 for 5 stars; very slice-of-life isekai with a light touch on character interaction.

This manga takes an interesting twist on the isekai genre.

Earring Tales: Crocus Crotalus

I was aiming for purple mist. Did not get it.

Some Storm Damage

This is all small-scale stuff; I’d rather not be out on the roads to take pics of the big stuff. But yeah, the backyard shows some of what Sally left.

Worldbuilding: Getting Around

How do your characters get from point A to point B?

In part this will depend on time period;

Book Review: GURPS Atlantis

5 out of 5 stars. This is 128 pages of fact, history, speculation, multiple worldbuilding scenarios, and bibliography. Yes, a reasonably extensive bibliography in a game supplement.

Book Review: 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, by Eric H. Cline. 4.5 out of 5 stars; an interesting overview of the end of the Late Bronze Age. Almost worth it just for the social network diagrams created from the Amarna Letters

Whispers of Fire Ch14 up on AO3

Whispers of Fire chapter 14, “An Honest Merchant”, is now up on Archive of Our Own.

Current Events: Hurricane Sally Update

A/N: Saturday morning, have internet back, don’t know if it’ll stay back. Loading these before anything happens!

Proof that you cannot take any category of hurricane for granted. Sally ramped up to Force 2 just before it hit Alabama,

Brief Note: Reconnected

Internet is finally back!

Will have an extensive post on hurricane argh tomorrow. Currently catching up with email. 🙂

Whispers of Fire Ch14 Ficbit – An Honest Merchant

Abhmad was red-faced and fuming. “You… killed…. Sinbad! Is this how you treat the nation that once gave you sanctuary?”