Retired professor of Medieval Literature; author of The Homiletic Writings of Archbishop Wulfstan (Boydell & Brewer); author of the Matthew Cordwainer and Gavin Rownt medieval mysteries.
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Last Notes npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub1ggh…ykhp npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Maybe if we all chipped in, we could afford a writer's retreat. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub128a…lww3 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub10d5…vvxa npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I want a "Childless Cat Ladies for Harris 2024" button. Is anyone making them? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons 90F already and it's only 10:15. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I've been summoned for jury duty this week, and I haven't been to the county courthouse in years and wasn't sure exactly how to get there. So this morning I drove out there using Google Maps. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Remember when I said I got attacked by an azalea? The little scratch I had turned into an inch-wide raised red sore. It turns out that azaleas are poisonous. My little scratch is not enough to really do anything awful to me, but I do wish it would heal. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub July 4 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Life in the USA right now is kind of like watching a disaster movie in slow motion. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons All my friends here who write SFF, you know about the Speculative Literature Foundation grants, don't you? Right now, they are accepting proposals for "diverse writers" and "diverse worlds" grants of $500 each, but there are also grants for older writers and working class writers, and a travel grant. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, pooh. I talked to my beta reader today and she hadn't started reading my book. More waiting. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Writer's block today is literal. There is a cat standing in front of the computer monitor, blocking me from seeing what I am doing. Her body is blocking the keyboard. If I move her, she returns in a few minutes. If I put her out of the room, she cries at the door. Sigh. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I finished the chores I'd been putting off. Both required me to get down on my hands and knees on the floor to clean stuff, and getting up is a little difficult. Now it's done. Everything else will be easy. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I went to the grocery and pharmacy today, did laundry, and made a page of notes for a new Cordwainer novel. Tuna salad for dinner so I didn't have to turn on the stove. A pretty good day, all in all. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub10d5…vvxa npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons 97 F (36 C) and so humid we keep having little rain showers that do nothing to cool things down. This is Florida weather and I don't live in Florida. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons So over the past few days Annie-the-Cat was clearly not feeling well and refused to eat. The vet couldn't see her because they were booked solid and even in her weakened state getting her into the cat carrying box was going to be a problem. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I just got an advertising email from a clothing company with the subject line "It's not too late to buy Dad the perfect gift." npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Two days of revisions and I've added over 1000 words to my WIP and fixed a couple of problems. The things I know are larger problems are yet to come. But right now I need to stop and rest my eyes for a while. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub128a…lww3 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WordWeavers Jun 12. Which of your hobbies/interests would your MC find the most boring? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons My first draft is finished. Hurrah! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I've written about 1000 words and am somewhere in the middle of the big climactic scene at the end of my book. And I'm too tired to imagine exactly how the rest of this swordfight goes. I'll have to finish it tomorrow. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Today's brunch was very pleasant, sitting outside on the restaurant deck in perfect weather and chatting for a couple of hours. Now it's time to relax and read for a while. I hope your day has been as nice as mine. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons This election is shaping up to offer a choice between fascism on the one hand and complicity in torture and genocide on the other. There is no way to vote without violating one's principles. There is no way not to vote, not with the stakes so high. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub128a…lww3 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I wrote about 1200 words. Now Annie-the-Cat is making it clear that I must stop and pay attention to her instead. My life is ruled by a cat. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, my day so far has been a comedy of errors on the if something can go wrong it will principle. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub June 1 - npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I went out for my morning walk without my keys and am locked out of my house. I can't believe I did this. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Another day, another 1000 words on my WIP. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons July 11? What's wrong with today? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Just now at the store I watched a guy win $200 at the lottery. He wasn't excited. He didn't even smile, just took his money and walked away looking bored. I would have been jumping up and down and screaming. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I am so effing sick and tired of being in such severe pain every single day that I can do nothing in the late afternoons or evenings except wait for it to be time to take the meds that will let me sleep. I don't have all that many years left to live in this world. Why must I live them in pain? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I didn't get as much written today as in the past two days, but I'm still inching towards the end. Now I need to stop and give my eyes a rest. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Another 1400 words written, inching ever closer to the climax and the conclusion. My eyes are tired from staring at the screen. I'm going to reward myself with ice cream. And chocolate sauce. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons We sat out on the deck of the restaurant for brunch, and even though we were in the shade, it was hot. I'm so happy to be back home where I'm cool. I kept the house closed up this morning and although it's 85F (29C) outside, the AC hasn't come on yet. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub 25: Do you use a cover artist or design your own covers? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I've written somewhere around 1300 words today, and Annie-the-Cat says it's time to stop now. I ought to start doing some chores, but I will probably just play on the internet for a while and then read. It's Friday afternoon, after all. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, after a forecast of heavy thunderstorms, damaging lightning, hail, and possible tornados, we got a few rumbles of thunder early this morning, a few sprinkles of rain, and that was it. I should have watered the flowers this morning. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, it's been a quiet day. I went out and bought my groceries, came home and watered the flowers. I wrote a little, read a little, did a chore or two. Now I'm just going to relax for the rest of the afternoon and evening. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub128a…lww3 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I like my new doctor. He's young and swears he will stay around for a long time. He's half Arab and half Dominican, but with a thoroughly American accent, so I assume he was born & raised here. He talks a mile a minute and explains everything, but he also listens well. I wish I had half his energy. AND he's got ideas about how to cure my abdominal pain. I'm not so hopeful after two GI specialists gave up, but I'm willing to try what he suggests. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub 19. Do you agree with Hilary Mantell that [paraphrase] the best qualities for writing are self-confidence and a little arrogance? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons I've gotten some writing done today, but it's been difficult to concentrate. I got some bad news about a friend's health this morning, which has upset me. He's 80 years old and isn't going to have much longer, maybe a year or two. There's nothing that I can do, and given that he's on the other side of the ocean, it's unlikely I'll see him again. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Me this morning: I just need to add a few details into Chapter 8. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good night all. See you in the morning. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub10d5…vvxa npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, damn. I start to write and someone starts running power tools in the condo next door and pounding on the wall between us. This could turn out to be a long day. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub 15 May - Have you ever attended a writers fair/festival to promote your work? Would you? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons All the flowers I bought yesterday are now planted or repotted. Two loads of laundry done and the trash taken out. I even got a bit of writing done. So even though my back aches, it's been a good day. Now it's time to relax and read for a while. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub128a…lww3 npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WordWeavers npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I went out this morning and bought a bunch of New Guinea impatiens and and some gardenias. I came home and pulled weeds, then planted most of what I bought. The rest will wait until tomorrow. I am totally out of spoons. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons This morning I went to the grocery store, thinking that no one much would be shopping early on Mother's Day morning. Wrong. The store had put in a huge display of flowers, and there were dozens of (mostly) men buying last-minute flowers. I had to wait in a long queue just to use the self-service checkout (the other checkout lines were even longer). npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WritersCoffeeClub 5/12: How do you market your work? npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub15wt…7rek npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Well, I pushed through the day, got my hair cut, vacuumed and mopped. The pain is still bad, and I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow when I'm supposed to go to brunch with my friends. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Back from my hair appointment in the cold, cold rain. Very happy to be indoors and warm again. npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons @npub10d5…vvxa npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons Good morning! npub1pqjql6k2hqnlzkur0tjhuwjg0eumae7z8z47ntf79wp5mevp035qpnevrm Joyce Lionarons #WordWeavers 5/9 - Does your MC agree with #7&8? [Encouraged/discouraged behaviors in society.]
