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  Painting above: Night Glow (c.1893) by Harald Sohlberg Autumns were noisy events. Animals prepared for winter. The snowshoe hare lost its summer fur and went white, and the last of the birds ate what they could to prepare for flight. Chain saws cut wood. Everything turned red as fire. from Solar Storms by Linda Hogan

Here's what has been on heavy rotation this summer! It's a been a bit of a tough summer with highs and lows (I generally don't like warmer months as much though I'm learning to appreciate summer more), and I think this playlist reflects that with some old and new music! Summer 2022 Track List Western Wind by Carly Rae Jepsen FUBT by Hatchie (not on YouTube but you can check it out on Bandcamp , here ) All Comes Crashing by Metric No Ego by Magi Merlin Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) by Gorillaz Movies by Milk & Bone Free by SAULT Pharmacist by Alvvays All The Good Times by Angel Olsen Cherokee by Cat Power Hamptons City Cowboy by Lowell Reputations by Sister Ray Nineteen (Tegan & Sara cover) by Hayley Williams Far Apart by MorMor

This is long overdue but here are all the books I read April-June 2022! Women Talking blew my mind, I have been meaning to read it for years. I also loved  The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina -- fun, sexy, magical. I was surprisingly disappointed in The Bonesetter's Daughter , I must say. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami  Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson Wow, no thank you.: Essays by Samantha Irby The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Women Talking: A Novel by Miriam Toews The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan  The Dance of Connection by Harriet Lerner, PhD Circe by Madeline Miller The Way of Integrity: Finding the path to your true self by Martha Beck The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions: The Ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher Story Collection by Kerry Greenwood Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter You