catherineldf | Accountability Post, Again, Part the Next

Well, I was doing pretty well at weekly posts. Will try and get back to them this month. I've been doing more writing and sundry other things as well as more interviews and more job applications. So far, some interest, but no results on the job part. Sigh. There was a brief COVID exposure scare last week that turned out to not be a thing, some time with friends and other fun stuff though. So here's what I did do:

Author Reads at Fae Productions - I got interviewed about my work and Queen of Swords Press and did a reading from the Wolves of Wolf's Point books in full Goth regalia. Follow the link to the video!
Got a new piece up at the Sirens Conference blog about some books that feature queer monsters and magic.
Interviewed for a couple of jobs, applied for a few more. Continue to be unemployed.
Finished one new short story and revisions to a second and submitted both. Talked to the Twin Cities Book Festival and will be included in the local author's showcase (previously, I was hoping to go to Multiverse Con in Atlanta). Talked to sundry entities about book reviews, author interviews and possible classes and got the ball rolling on some of this. Applied for some more events and got into a few more.
Worked on novel edits for the next Queen of Swords Press book and read submissions.
Went to movement class (I've been taking a weekly movement class at the Cassandra School for about a year now), the MN Arboretum and the Apple House and the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.
Made chocolate goat's milk ice cream and canned fresh apple sauce. The latter necessitated borrowing a canning pot from someone in my neighborhood Buy Nothing group since mine has vanished. I also bartered a couple of books for a bag of vegetables, which was somewhat coincidental, but handy. Might try and can spaghetti sauce this weekend too, while I have the pot.
Watched the "Long Kiss Goodnight" again and it holds up pretty well.
Some reading for fun, some tv watching for fun and a LOT of kitty cuddles.
Did some yardwork and rehomed some things via the Buy Nothing group. This is pretty fun - I recommend joining or starting one where you live. Before our big group seeded (broke into smaller, more local groups), people furnished several apartments for folks moving out of shelters into permanent housing as well as helping raise a bunch of mutual aid packages and assisting some neighbors who were food insecure. Mostly, though, it's an opportunity to pass along stuff you aren't using and get things you do need while meeting some of your neighbors.

Back to the grind tonight - I'm hoping to finish another big project this weekend, then finish an on demand class I owe Cat and get an Ebay stores setup for selling some things that aren't giveaway items. More news as I have it!