Books of 2021

thread#showTweet” data-screenname=”gordsellar” data-tweet=”1354383867315015683″>  thread#showTweet” data-screenname=”gordsellar” data-tweet=”1354383867315015683″>Loved the bizarre dark fantasy novella in the middle of this book—the historical narrative is pure gaaah. thread#showTweet” data-screenname=”gordsellar” data-tweet=”1354383867315015683″>I still feel the same. The beginning and end were fine, but that chunk in the middle is astonishingly creepy and strange and wonderful.  Book 2: Mouse Guard 3: The Black Axe by David Petersen Yes, I’m counting graphic novels, and this was a fun one, sort of a gritty flashback prologue telling the backstory of a mysterious character from earlier in the series. Can’t wait till my son digs into these in a few years…  …

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Back to Brewing (Kinda)

Years ago, I was an avid homebrewer. Then I moved someplace hot, where it wasn’t really practical to brew, and when we moved back to Korea, one thing after another prevented me getting back to it. (At first, it was just money and having a new kid; then it was the shoddy electrical system in our apartment, and the fact I was focusing on writing and parenting.) But finally I am brewing again… and, unsurprisingly, part of the motivation is my son: I proposed a trade to my friend, whose kids had outgrown their LEGOS—a batch of beer for the …

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