Mercury, oh Mercury

 
Image: Man, you can tell how dark my shade garden is, can't you? Also my faux bird bath with petunias and a frog statue.

I think it's pretty obvious that Mercury is Retrograde. Scandals are roiling through the SF/F community once again, our internet dropped for a good solid six hours yesterday (ahead of the storm,) and I tried to slice my pinky off while doing the dishes yesterday evening.

That damned mischievous planet doesn't go direct until July 12.

And before anyone asks: no and yes, okay? No, I don't really believe in astrology. I do not actively base my life on the movements of the sun, the planets, or the moon. Does it entertain me? Yes, and at the level of Tarot, which is to say I have moments of being rather serious about it, while not taking it SERIOUSLY, if that makes sense. 

As for the scandals, I'm not sure where to begin. I normally am not a big Reddit fan, but this person has a nice round-up here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/hgbjry/fantasy_books_a_number_of_authors_are_coming/

So, I did what I often do when things get sh*tty. I made a pie.


Image: lattice work pie, including goofy heart-shaped cut out. A good-looking pie that we didn't actually cook enough so the rhubarb stayed kind of hard. Alas!