What I'm reading

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A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Shadow of War by J.D. Ruffin
A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.
The incomparable Peter Kenny, voice of The Witcher series audiobooks, performed the Kingdom War! Check out the free sample.

She’s been dead a thousand years. Now she wants her throne back.
With the King and Prince dead, Jess is crowned Queen, but is forced to flee for her life with unexpected allies.

Irina launches her invasion and sends more than sixty-thousand troops across the border with orders to kill all who oppose her and destroy everything in their path.

Declan and Orla return from the mystical isle of Rea Utu to discover death and destruction in Irina’s wake. They race against hope to reach Saltstone and fight for their freedom.

Previous reads

Current Campaigns

Dragon's of Icespire Peak

​Weekly, with the family, I get to play a half elf bard named Savia who along with her goblin friend Pip (my daughter) and our newest companions, a druid named Adriel (my son), a paladin assamar named Niramour (my oldest daughter), and a dragonborne rouge named Domino who are all trying to help Sildar win or avoid a war against an army of orcs. We need desperately to be the first to get into the keep to avoid the dragon that’s been plaguing the area.
Maybe once this is all over, Pip and I will be able to return to our traveling carnival, Birch and Oakly’s Show of Wonders. We shall see, I suppose... Also, chairpants? A good gift idea for that special goblin friend?

If Writers Were a D&D Class

BARD
SUBCLASS WORDSMITH
HP 10                       AC 12

STR 8      DEX 12
CON 14   INT 16
WIS 14    CHA 1

WIELDING
  • PEN AND PAPER
  • UNUSED NOTEBOOKS
SKILLS
  • STORYTELLING +6
  • DECEPTION +5
  • INSIGHT +4
  • WORLDBUILDING +4
IMMUNITIES
  • WRITER’S BLOCK
  • ONE STAR REVIEWS
EQUIPMENT​
  • ARCANE FOCUS—MUG OF COFFEE/TEA
  • LIGHT ARMOR—WARM BLANKET

Video Games

The Witcher

Over the past year, I've started playing PC games again (well something other than Minecraft). I've bought several on Steam so my addiction from one to the next will vary. At the moment I'm on the Witcher. I bought all three in a black friday sale and I recently finished the last. I always seem to side with the Dwarves and elves, I have a hard time pressing the pesants to pay more, and I can't seem to win a game of Gwent to save my life (dice poker on the other hand). Now onto the DLCs...

Sea of Thieves

I've mentioned I love tall ships so of course I'm playing SOT and yes, I do know I'm behind the times. I've had it for a couple of years but it wasn't until Jeremy (my hubs) started playing too that I really got into it. Sadly (as this typically ends in my being sunk or nearly being sunk) I am a speak first, shoot second kind of pirate. I'd much rather run into some friendlies who want to shoot off some fireworks or just let people go on about their voyage than start up any beef. Either way, whether it's forming an alliance or sinking other pirates, it's been a really fun game. 

​Here are some photos of my ship, my pirate avatar, and some buddies I play with. 

Other Things....

When I'm not reading or writing, playing video games or putting together puzzles, I love going to the beach, touring tall ships, and riding motorcycles. Though I'm not crafty, I've taken to collecting craft supplies, and on occasion, I attempt to use them. I like to re-cover and bind books, especially journals, and every now and again, I use Canva and make stickers for Redbubble. I have quite an eclectic store with my designs ranging from TV shows to games to D&D to reading or writing. It seems I don't have a niche, never have, never will, I guess.