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Monthly Archives: October 2025

Book review: Flight of the Shirán

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Tomas

The second book of the Elven Worlds series brings the struggling characters right into the middle of trouble – while seeing them resolve some of the challenges within.

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Writing: the hindrance of experience

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Tomas

Today’s post will be a collection of thoughts reflecting on the more recent months of my writing journey.

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Posted in Writing | Tagged overthinking, Writing | 3 Comments

September hiking summary

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Tomas

This year, September wasn’t the typical late summer with a lot of sun, but instead, with weather that reminded me more of April. Fortunately, the weather was decent enough during the weekends.

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Book review: Order of Shirán

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Tomas

After two years, I’m returning to the world started by The Silvan series by R. K. Lander. This time, she takes us on a bit different journey, but it’s clear that she knows well how to write to spark emotions in the reader.

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