Hi all! Holy cow, is it seriously that long since I updated? What the hell happened to the year 2011???

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More recs, two manga and a novel. I've just received some more by post...and I've also signed up for LoRTO and NetFlix. There goes the rest of my spare time.

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These two were recced to me by several of you, and can I just say THANKS! They were both great :) Ah, the only downside is that I spent all my free time reading rather than writing *creeps away to hide* Um, hopefully all these good stories will spur on my inspiration...

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Wherein Mal lists and rates some of the stuff she's been reading, for those who may be interested. I'll just add to this list, from the top, when I finish something new and then put up a new post linking back to it.

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Thank you all for the recs! I am currently working my way through a few, as they come up in my library and/or bookstore.

Have you ever eaten oysters? Ever had the experience where three bad ones in a row turned you off the species entirely and maybe even permanently?

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I managed to squeeze this out, go me. Being on holiday undoubtedly helped. Thanks for all the encouraging reviews and typo-spotting!


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When I said I'd post this chapter this coming weekend, I rather forgot I was leaving on holiday...So I worked on this double time to get it out today. It's a little rough around the edges still, but hopefully enjoyable. Next chapter out...whenever I can swing it, hopefully this coming weekend, otherwise in two weeks. Mal over and out.

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Now I bet this is a surprise! Yes, the next chapter is out after only a week instead of six months, in part due to the lovely comments and the cries of YAGH, CLIFFIE! that prompted me to get off my lazy arse and write. The chapter after this will hopefully be out in a couple of weeks; it's already written but needs an additional few paragraphs here and there. You see? I'm not that cruel, bar the vicious cliffhangers all over the place. Enjoy!


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My sincerest apologies to anyone who was waiting for the next bit of Outlands. Life, as they say, happened. The toddler and the job are both very fun, frantic and fulfilling, and seem to have taken over that vein of creativity that used to drive me to write. I've not touched the word processor since I posted that last chapter, back in - ye gods, that long ago?

My computer contributed to the situation by dying in instalments. I'm now the proud owner of a spanking brand new PC that can run Dragon Age Awakening, Mass Effect 2, The Witcher and many others without breaking a sweat, which is another reason why I've not been writing much these past months *embarrassed cough*...When I finally did get around to unpacking my Word Doc files and sorting them away, several abandoned stories shamed me into kicking my inspiration back into gear and not leaving things unfinished. Hence this chapter and the next, which should be out soon (no, really, I mean it this time), and hopefully others as well. Now, on with the story!

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This picks up where the last chapter left off, so re-reading the last one might be necessary to remember some of the who-and-whats.

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The amazing Lei-sam has finished her DJ based on Hunter's Moon, and lo and behold it is amazing (yes, I realize I used the word amazing twice in this sentence, but there's times you must spend without counting)
Hunter's Moon