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COOKIES!!! 🍪🍪🍪
A gift from my friend Rob, from the good people at Milk Jar Cookies: chocolate chip, rocky road, chocolate chip walnut, chocolate pecan caramel, chocolate peanut butter, and (most relevant), birthday.

Started reading Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland's "Star Wars: The High Republic: Path Of Deceit."
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Pretty interesting so far, especially in how some people in it view The Force (and are using that viewpoint).

Finished reading John Van Stry's "Summer's End."
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Really dug this story, especially when the main character got a bit -ish.

Finished reading Henry Rollins' "Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 3"
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I'm sure I've said this before, but it's still true: I enjoy reading his musings on music and other things.

Started reading the anthology "Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Vol. IX."
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Hoping to discover some new poets in this (1 so far).

Finished reading Ada Limón's "The Hurting Kind: Poems."
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As I suspected when I started reading it, this was as strong and effecting as her other collections.

Man, people seem to love the rhythmic hack & slash action game "Hi-Fi Rush." But what if you're picky about music? Can you play this video game with the music...off? And would you even want to? It's what I pondered in this kind of / sort of / not really a review.
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I admit it: Sometimes I have trouble keeping genres straight. It's why I appreciation such anthologies as "Bioluminscent: A Lunarpunk Anthology." In my Q&A with its editor, , they explain , its relation to , and what went into assembling this book.
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Started reading John Van Stry's "Summer's End."
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Pretty interesting so far. A lot more of a story than I usually read, maybe that's why.

It may be a while before gamers get to take control of "Splinter Cell" hero Sam Fisher again, but fans of the video game spy can go on a new mission in James Swallow's novel "Dragonfire." To get your mission briefing, check out this Q&A.
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Finished reading Grady Hendrix's "How To Sell A Haunted House."
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Super good; easily one of his best (and that's saying something). Both freaky and emotional, as well as gripping. Bravo!

With "The Infinite," writer Ada Hoffmann is concluding the epic cosmic horror sci-fi space opera trilogy she launched with 2019's "The Outside." For more on this final installment, check out this exclusive Q&A.
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While most video games are only as good as its weakest parts, the third-person fantasy action/adventure "Forspoken" manages to overcome its flaws...to a point. Here's the link to my review.
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Started reading Grady Hendrix's "How To Sell A Haunted House."
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Seems like it could get freaky, maybe scary, and it's already gripping, but it's also emotionally upsetting, so...

Started reading Ada Limón's "The Hurting Kind: Poems."
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Starts as strong as, well, all of her other collections.

Finished reading Kate Baer's "And Yet: Poems."
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It's a rare skill to be able to say a lot in just a few words or lines, but Kate Baer has it in spades. Bravo.

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