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New Hank the Dragon merch just dropped. So proud of this character my son and I created. Check him out. #knittersofinstagram #crochetersofinstagram #yarnlover

Finally managed to get some stitch markers up on my website. Here are just a few. I've got ring ones and locking ones, so you can take your pick. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #crochetersofinstagram

Been having fun experimenting with #microcrochet and have some super cute things in the shop, but I ran out of my earring cards. Have to print more, but you can get these @canalquarterarts along with tons of other art and handmade treasures. #microcrochetjewellery #fxbgva

The weather is miserable outside, so I'm going to stay toasty warm and work on some micro crochet earrings among other things. #microcrochetjewellery #grannysquares #crochetersofinstagram

The Internet: Did you know that shiba inus are the breed that is genetically closest to wolves? Me: Well, I pulled half a mole out the mouth of mine the other day, so yeah, that tracks.

Meredith R. Stoddard 10/19/15 Meredith R. Stoddard 10/19/15

Buddy - New Short Story

I have been so heads-down working on Cauldron, that I seem to have neglected to post about the new Once and Future Short Story, Buddy. Readers of The River Maiden might remember Sarah MacAlpin's childhood friend Buddy Corbett. I have revisited the grown up Buddy to see how he remembers that magical summer when he and Sarah shared their first kiss.

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Just getting to work

Imagine that you are late for work. As usually happens when you're running late, you catch every stoplight between home and your office. There's construction blocking a lane of traffic on one road and a fender bender on another. Then, just as you near the office, you get pulled over because your state inspection sticker expired YESTERDAY. That feeling you have when this happens, that choking frustration that tightens your shoulders and makes you want to scream? That's pretty much the feeling that moms who write fiction feel toward the end of every summer.

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Book Signing Recap and Hearty Thanks

As anyone who's been listening to me for more than ten seconds probably knows I had a book signing last Saturday at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop in Fredericksburg, VA. The signing went incredibly well, and I hope we were able to draw some new customers to this lovely shop.

Meredith R. Stoddard 8/14/15 Meredith R. Stoddard 8/14/15

10 things I will NOT do when the kids go back to school

The kids are going back to school and that means that I can get back to a working schedule that I can be happy with. Make no mistake, I adore my children, but as an introvert with a sometimes pathological work ethic, being surrounded by chatty kids and prevented from working can be a bit crazy-making.

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"You're taking over our country..."

Those were the words of the man who sat through a Bible study class at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston SC and calmly waited before gunning down nine of the people that he'd just spent the last hour with. They welcomed him, without knowing him, without a reference, without questioning his right to be there, and he killed them for it.

Meredith R. Stoddard 6/16/15 Meredith R. Stoddard 6/16/15

New Availabilty

There are some exciting new changes in the availability of The River Maiden. While I'm still working on the second book, I decided to make a shift in how I sell the book.

1) The River Maiden is now available in the Kindle Owners Lending Library. This means that Amazon Prime members can borrow the ebook as part of their Prime subscription.

Meredith R. Stoddard 6/2/15 Meredith R. Stoddard 6/2/15

Get out your party hats

oss the confetti, break out the champagne. The River Maiden has officially been out for a year, and what a year it's been. I've been heads down writing Cauldron for much of the time, but there have been some great highs of the past year.

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Thoughts on the Outlander finale

Well, it's done. The first season of Outlander is over and I have something to get off my chest. I'm not one of those bloggers that recaps episodes every week, but I do like to write the occasional analysis, and call out the things that I think were great. I'm not here to gush about Sam Heughan (although that's easy to do) or my total girl crush on Caitriona Balfe, or how Tobias Menzies will be giving me nightmares for the foreseeable future disturbingly delicious nightmares.