Ashes of Man (The Sun Eater Book 5) finally has some characters besides the protagonist who pop off the page. Roucchio reminds me of Robin Hobb in how he shows not the slightest hesitation in putting his characters through the emotional wringer. #bookstr #readstr

Obsession (2026) is a well-executed monkey's paw tale that doesn't stray far from the leads' perspectives and leverages awkward social interactions for laughs. These "be careful what you wish for" stories have only so many ways of playing out, so it's not too hard to anticipate where things are generally headed, but several scenes did catch me by surprise and the lead actress' performance was phenomenal. #filmstr #spookstr

A "newspaper" without any news. I could see families making a fun monthly ritual of this. #homeschool

The Funday Press

The Funday Press

A monthly newspaper filled with games, puzzles, & fun facts.

Hokum (2026) is terrifying and bleak but also funny and life affirming if you're on its wavelength. A curmudgeonly writer and skeptic goes to Ireland to bury his parents' ashes but the hotel he's staying at maybe has a curse and a witch and some other chicanery, as sometimes happens. Some absolutely diabolical jump scares. Made my sister's feet sweat, she says. I didn't verify but I've known her for awhile and have no reason to doubt her.

Cool 2 minute instrumental. Puts me in a kilt before teleporting me east. You'll either bail when the zurna shows up or play it on loop. No in-between.

I learned recently that "nostos" is a theme in Ancient Greek literature. It usually includes "an epic hero returning home, often by sea." The Nostr space feels a bit like coming home. I wonder how many folks had to dodge Sirens and lotus-eaters to get here. 😂

@Sats 4 Snacks the variety pack arrived. Thanks for the extra strawberries and handwritten note! So far I've had the freeze dried mangoes, which taste great. Looking forward to trying the rest soon.

My wife did beautiful gouache art of locations in Banff, Switzerland, and Iceland (left to right).

Excited to try some honey and maple syrup from @SweetSats. I'll probably put the former in some tea and the latter in some coffee later. And I appreciate how secure the packaging was. The box could have been tossed out of a helicopter and the contents would have been fine.