Life and Things It’s been a long, stressful week. I got a final diagnosis for what’s been going on… After ruling out everything from autoimmune, to thyroid and other gland disorders, the verdict is CFFM or chronic fatigue/ fibromyalgia. Apparently it is now seen as a sliding continuum, and if you have one, you have […]
Jaclyn and the Beanstalk by Mary Ting turned the tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ on its head. Jaclyn lives with her mum and dad on their isolated farm. She knows how to wield a sword, thanks to her father. When he, and several companions, set out to take care of some monsters terrorising the […]
What fate awaits a girl who hears monsters at night… Sixteen-year-old Jaclyn looks up to her father. An honest man who once fought for the king, he now teaches Jaclyn how to use her wits—and her sword. But he has a secret. And his secret may have a connection to the one thing Jaclyn is […]
