I took these photos on a recent walk because they looked like pieces of art. Frozen art, that is, since the designs occurred when the foam at the base of a small waterfall froze. Pretty cool!Photo copyright 2025 by Vanessa KierPhoto copyright 2025 by Vanessa Kier

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Despite the temperature being a chilly 17F, I went out today to my local indie bookstore. Why?  Because I needed to pick up my preordered copy of the deluxe edition of Onyx Storm, the third book in Rebecca Yarros’s The Empyrean series. Which is a fantasy series with dragons.Photo copyright 2025 by Vanessa KierIt’s so pretty! But

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I recently gave in and bought a color inkjet printer. Ever since, I’ve been printing up a storm. Including doing these comparison cover prints which I hung in my home office. The old covers are on the left and the new covers are on the right.I have the SSU covers on the opposite wall.

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The January 2025 edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, January 9th. Enjoy! If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions tab. If my emails are consistently ending up in your spam or junk mail, you

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The wind chill today got down to 4F.Yeah, I’m not going for my walk, that’s for sure. Heck, I’m wearing battery-powered heated socks and a heated jacket because I’m having trouble keeping my home office warm. The snow melted during the warm spell we had a few weeks ago, but this is definitely how I’m

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