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A Lyra Cycle update
The tale of a grey cat, a rough sheriff, and a cargo ship
Jun 17
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Rene Astle
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Taking inspiration from a bird
And other updates, including a corset and a bunch of words.
Jun 4
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Rene Astle
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May 2025
In praise of the em-dash
One of the best punctuation marks—and one my personal favourites. What's an author to do when they love a punctuation mark that's apparently a hallmark…
May 13
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Rene Astle
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April 2025
A hodge podge of updates
And brief mental meander about alien life in our deep seas
Apr 29
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Rene Astle
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The author is tired ... for now
Fan Cons and fantastic things. I attended the Island Fan Con with my Armchair Alien co-conspirator this weekend. It’s always lots of fun — I love see…
Apr 2
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Rene Astle
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The author is tired ... for now
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March 2025
Writing, reading and snakes ... actual snakes
Where I ramble about writing, travel from the before times, and books. I had the privilege of travelling to Costa Rica and having an energetic botanist…
Mar 18
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Writing, books, and women's history
More interesting things about human history, as well as a writing updates and books for your TBR shelf.
Mar 4
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Rene Astle
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February 2025
Art, Vikings and Books
It's a bit of a jumbled curio shelf this week, where I share some rough art, a history mystery, and some books to read.
Feb 18
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Rene Astle
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Can I go back to the other timeline now?
After a rollercoaster few weeks, I think I want off this ride — I was never good with rollercoasters anyway. Seriously, I struggled with this edition of…
Feb 4
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Rene Astle
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Can I go back to the other timeline now?
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January 2025
I should have been an archaeologist...
Distractions from the world and editing book 4 of The Lyra Cycle. What we can learn from a tooth and cutting edge science never ceases to amaze. Even…
Jan 21
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Rene Astle
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December 2024
A year in books 2024
This won’t actually be a full year in books because, once again, I failed at my resolution of keeping a record of all the books I read this year. So…
Dec 31, 2024
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Rene Astle
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A puzzling thought and an amazing deal
How I spent my time away: puzzling, plotting, and planning a great sci-fi bundle deal for you.
Dec 19, 2024
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Rene Astle
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