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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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August hiking holiday, part one

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll recall the first two hikes from my week-long hiking trip – a vacation that had a different ending than I hoped. But let’s begin with the beginning…

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8/2023 Summary

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Tomas

August ended up being an eventful month. In many ways differently than I had anticipated. Let’s have a look.

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July hiking part two: a test of speed and endurance

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Tomas

The end of June and the beginning of July had me feeling unstoppable – something I decided to put to a harsh test. This post will focus on a single hike, though the rest of the month will be mentioned.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 7 Comments

Book review: The Raven Queen

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Tomas

The second book of the Storyweaver series, compared to the usual, starts with a time gap – and a false sense of calm that changes later than I expected, but quite abruptly.

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July hiking part one: a head start

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Tomas

July became quite an active month for me when it came to hiking, especially in the very first part. Let’s have a closer (and picturesque) look…

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June hiking part two: getting wet

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Tomas

In recent years, June was a month of relatively stable, warm, and dry weather. This year, that wasn’t exactly the case. And I got a full taste of it even during my hikes. This time, both long-awaited returns had me getting wet, one more than another.

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7/2023 Summary

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Tomas

Even though there’s a day still left in July, I’m already looking back on the month. It had its ups and downs but mostly continued the trend of my previous past 2-3 months.

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Book review: The Pale Princess

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Tomas

After a couple of years since my last time, I returned to one of the big names among self-published fantasy authors, D. K. Holmberg. With it starts a journey of mystery…

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Writing: mid-series book endings, take two

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Tomas

In November 2022, I delved into mid-series book endings in regard to their length. Today, I’ll be looking at the topic in relation to the plot.

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June hiking: Tricky June weather

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll look back at the first two hikes of July 2023. Both were returns to places I’ve visited in the past. The weather was quite the opposite – one sunny, one cloudy with rain showers, and it gave me a good taste of the tricky June weather.

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