Artemis the Owl

Now that we have settled into 2021, I'm going to be looking back at the books - all 63 of them - I read in 2020. I think we can all agree that 2020 was a crappy year, with more and more crap shoved down on top of it nearly ...
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Ever since the leg amputation, Artemis the owl has been doing remarkably well. He does, however, have trouble scratching away the loose feathers on his head. So what does a good owl momma do? She gives him a bath, then take pictures of how absolutely pathetic he looks. He looks ...
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As I have mentioned in previous posts - and talked about at length on Twitter - my owl Artemis has been sick lately. After a couple of weeks filled with worry on my part, and fury from Artemis at having to take medication, this has now resulted in Artemis getting ...
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Now that 2019 is almost over, I thought I would look back at the 53 books I read this year. This was the first time I tried keeping track of the books I read. I also vowed to read mainly short books - as opposed to the giant epic fantasy novels ...
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I'm quite good at getting hurt. Don't worry, I don't do it on purpose! I do all the standard things - stubbing my toes against doors, falling down stairs, slamming drawers shut on my fingers - but mostly people get an answer they didn't expect when they ask, "What did ...
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The title is not a metaphor. That is really what I've been doing lately. ...No, I'm not THAT lonely. There's a perfectly sensible explanation. You see, even though I'm fluent in English and can write entire books, my English pronounciation is horrible. I might read, write and watch TV almost ...
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I promised in my last owl post that I would tell you why Artemis is pure evil. I feel like you deserve an explanation as to why I start twitching when I hear the sentence, "Oh, he's SO cute!" Let's start with the dogs... As I got him when he was ...
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"I'm not stealing the firewood. Promise." I have made a lot of promises to provide more owl content, so I thought I would start out with one big blog post answering the most common questions I get asked if I bring him with me to the local market or pet shop ...
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While I'm a bit of a Grinch, I'd still like to wish all of you out there a happy holiday! It's almost over for me - duck has been eaten, presents have been unwrapped, and a slightly intoxicated grandma has been taken home and put to bed - but before ...
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Following my personal tradition, here's the Post-Con Post! (Also, remember to check out my Post Con Giveaway) - As I wrote some time ago, I had a busy weekend planned out at KoyoCon 2015. I was going to help host the Warcrafter Corner, be in Artist Alley, air out Artemis ...
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