Mid-April 2024 - junk drawers

I'd argue that none of it is junk

Hi Everyone,

Editing is a slow process (at least for me). It’s when I add all the fun details and flesh things out—which means I’m spending a lot of time thinking things through. That’s where I am with The Last Star Chart, and where I’ll be for a while.

So, as a distraction, above is a photo of one of my junk drawers. Somehow I’ve ended up with several—I suspect they multiply when I’m not looking. Check out the astronaut figure (I’m not sure where that came from) and the wad of polar bear hair (because any day now I’ll be called upon to save the universe with it). I have multiple lights, some pink yarn, a lock without a key, a tennis ball (a sport I don’t play) and empty threat spools. Plus there’s a shocking amount of magnetic poetry and about $2 in Canadian Tire money.

By far the best thing there is the cassette tape adapter—I’m sure I’ll need that any second.

What got me thinking about junk drawers is this zine from Magpie Zines:

It’s full of pictures of random people’s junk drawers, and it’s delightful. Here’s an example:

Now it’s your turn. Show me your junk drawers, or comment and let me know what they contain (I’d love to chat about junk drawers in the comments).

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In my part of the world it’s full on spring—which has left me itching to work in the garden. But, rain has mostly kept me indoors. All I’ve been able to do lately is tend to my forest of baby plants in the kitchen and send texts like this to my husband:

Soon it’ll be sunny enough for me to get my hands dirty, but for now I have plenty of editing to do.

Cheers,

Jeannette

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Too rainy to get outside? Why not read instead.

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My Books:

Hope is the Thing With Feathers - direct or from the shops

Encoded Orbits

• Fractured Orbits - direct or from the shops

• The Alien Algorithm - direct or from the shops

• Subject 34 - direct or from the shops

Settler Chronicles

• Lunar Escape - here or here

• Day 115 on an Alien World - direct or from the shops

• Far Side of the Moon - direct or from the shops

• Abandoned Ships, Hijacked Minds - direct or from the shops

• The Alien Artifact - direct or from the shops

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