MagpieRhymes

Ahh phrenology, the most accurate of scientific methods for assessing not just gender, but criminality!

I’m halfway through Naomi Novik’s (edit - fecking autocorrect) third instalment of her Scholomance trilogy, The Golden Enclaves. So far I’m enjoying it!

I primarily use small (3”x3”) microfibre towels for dishwashing - bought a pack of four a while ago ant the grocery store and am still using them. I can’t remember what I paid, but I don’t expect it was much more than $6 or $7 CAD.

I also have a sturdier microfibre scrubby that’s holding up less well, which I wouldn’t buy again. And then, of course, steel wool for the big-time elbow grease jobs.

Yeah, this is pretty much my standard now too. I was in hospital for a day surgery recently and was more than a little taken aback at the fact that I was one of the only people masking.

A wise choice, it’s a time-suck for sure.

Ahhh good ol’ FPS death. I never make it that far, mainly because I love to embark somewhere with a waterfall.

Dwarf Fortress, been playing it off and on for many years now. I happily bought the steam version when it came out!

Honestly, it looks like you had some amazing success, so take pride in that. I’ve only been gardening for a few years now, and there’s been a lot of trial and error. Bien joué!

It’s tough to say - I tend to consider books that have stayed with me the ones that scared me the most. Off the top of my head:

• The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Aarnop
• From A Buick 8 by King (though I’d say I found this one more existentially disturbing and unsettling)
• Drood by Dan Simmons

I think, looking at this not-at-all-exhaustive list, that the books I find scariest are the ones where you’re left with more questions than answers.

I stopped reading nosleep a few years back when it got a bit too hard to find good stories amidst the noise, but I do like a good competent female protagonist in my horror. Thanks for the recommendation!