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

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July hiking – one-day hikes

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Tomas

In this post, I’m looking back on my one-day hikes in July as I will cover the week-long trip in a separate post.

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7/2025 Summary

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Tomas

My July summary is coming a bit later, but as you’ll see in a moment, it had a good reason. It’s definitely been an interesting month.

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Book review: The Rogue Rider

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Tomas

After finishing the initial trilogy, I decided to go on with the extra book in that world that follows some time after the fist three, with a focus on a different character.

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A decade-long journey

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Tomas

Sometimes, we embark on a journey, not knowing where it might lead or how long it might take. One such journey began 10 years ago. Back in July 2015, I made the first shy steps in my writing journey.

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June hiking summary

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Tomas

June this year turned out to be a colorful and unpredictable month when it comes to weather, and so my expectations for hiking were to be constantly tamed. But I’d say the results were quite good.

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Book review: The Immortal Rider

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Tomas

The third book of the Sparks trilogy promises a conclusion to this action-packed story, and works out quite well.

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Book review: The Rider’s Quest

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Tomas

The second book in the Sparks series keeps the spirit, while adding more backstory and twists. Which works great!

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6/2025 Summary

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Tomas

June’s almost over, and it’s time to look back on what this month has brought me.

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May hiking, part 2

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Tomas

In the previous hiking post, I focused on the four-day trip at the beginning of May. This time, I’ll look at the three one-day hikes during the month.

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Book review: The Sky Riders

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Tomas

After temporarily shelving the series I was reading recently, I went for something different. A dragon rider story with a female-only order.

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