I am still very irritated about the book blurb I complained about last week that handwaves over abuse of an underage girl. “Pet peeve” is too small a phrase, but misogyny is so ubiquitous that I feel like I’m yelling at clouds.

I feel vindicated after visiting the author’s website. She rewrote that book overview and her version calls out the abuse for prospective readers.

Today’s moon: first quarter 🌓

Reading: The Grammar of Fantasy, Gianni Rodari, orig. pub 1980; new English translation, 2025.

Read: Anima Rising, by Christopher Moore, 2025. Frankenstein meets Freud, Jung, and Gustav Klimt in Vienna.

Watched: Sinners, 2025. excellent movie.