2020 was a strange year, even for me who doubts I ever had a normal year. So, let’s look back at 2020, with some extra focus on December to also serve as the monthly wrap-up. And also some early 2021 plans – though, as 2020 has shown, it often feels like plans are good for only a few weeks, then you can thrown them into the trash can.
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Double-tagged…
I admit I have a mixed relationship with all the ‘tag’ things – they’re fun but the need to tag X more people freaks me out – because I don’t know many people. So, thanks, Mary of Wild Writing Dreams, for another set of mixed feelings. Now, let’s get to the fun part first.
Continue readingEat a deer, save the woods
Today, I’ll make an unusual post – a bit of ecology and a look at the struggling natural balance in the present time, as well as a look into the past and how it can be used in fiction.
Continue readingOrwellian echoes of a pandemic
Here comes an unusual post from me: a look into how technology once considered out of Sci-Fi could help in the present troubling times, and some other thoughts on the current situation.
Continue reading2019 wrap-up, 2020 plans
With a year coming to an end, it’s time to look both back and forward. Let’s see how I did with my 2019 plans and what I’d like to manage in 2020.
Continue readingOverdrive of body and mind
What do a good hike and a good book have in common? More than you’d think. While both can help you to drift into sleep’s embrace, they can both do the exact opposite – and that’s what I’ll talk about today.
Continue readingBook review: Warrior mage
Following ‘The Threat of Madness’ I read earlier this month, the second book of ‘The Lost Prophecy’ series shows much deeper story. As the main characters travel far with their missions, much of backstory is developed. More than I thought.
Continue readingWelcome, 2019 – my plans
I am, since some time, avoiding the word “resolutions”. When it comes to my hobbies, instead of hard-set goals, I look at it and set some range of what I’d like to do. So, what are my plans for 2019?
Daylight savings rant
After a while, I am making a post unrelated to books or hiking. Today, it is the transition from CEST back to CET in EU and, with it, the extremely annoying and no-good necessity to adjust my watches.
Gardening intermezzo
A small break from my writing-related posts. Instead, here comes one more nature-related. To say it up front, I always liked home-grown apples. What I like even more is home-made apple juice. 100% natural, 100% fresh, sometimes with a side of a wasp sting. Well, my grandfather has a garden around his house with several apple trees, even if some of them were cut down in past due to frail health.
