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mythopoetica

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SFF Author and Rhysling-Award nominated poet, music student (piano, classical guitar, composition, music theory). Codexian. Literary Academic (Senior Lecturer).

Fiction in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Dark, Strange Horizons, etc.

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Bibliography: https://mythopoetica.com/bibliography/

My debut novel WATERMYTH (2024) is out now!: https://mythopoetica.com/2024/01/10/places-to-purchase-watermyth-ebook-discount-period/

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for Monday 😴

Peaches! Peach trifecta edition.

  1. Last week I discovered the local store was having a sale of peaches from Egypt so I bought a carton. When I got home I discovered to my delight they were YELLOW PEACHES. To explain, whenever there's stone fruit season, locally they tend to stock only white peaches when I really prefer the more tart and juicy kind (aka yellow peaches) which I had in abundance in Australia. So I went back the next day and bought another two cartons. 😹
  2. The local pharmacy's store brand body shower had peach scented variant which possesses all the things more upmarket brands could not give me. Also at a member's only discount of...RM8. For a TALL BOTTLE.
  3. Peach and coconut scented candle is burning right now to complete my peach fragrance bliss.

Guess how much I love peaches.

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@3goodthings If I had time and energy to spare plus an ice cream machine (which requires counter space that I do not have), I'd be making peach ice cream.

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I've been so obsessed with Flore Laurentienne's music that I've been listening to it every night before I go to sleep. Here's a live session at

https://youtu.be/QQdbo-EWvAk?si=QBYCunG_sykUJXh8


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for a gloomy

  1. Toasted bagel with beetroot-cured salmon, cream cheese, chives and capers for breakfast.
  2. (Apple Arcade version)
  3. 10 years later, 's Singles has become my emotional support album of 2024 because I can't stop playing it and it starts my day right.

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Well, since I still appear to be on Masto today, here's another .

  1. I wrote three poems today which weren't half bad. Good start to my National Poetry Month challenge (a day late but three poems means I'm still ahead...for now)
  2. Today's music: PJ Harvey, Grizzly Bear, Andor soundtrack, Jessica Pratt, Hauschka
  3. Managed to gather enough energy in the evening to make my beef stroganoff which I shall pair with buttered papardelle for the rest of the week.


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Been awhile, but I guess I could do a today.

  1. Unravelled a knot that had me stuck in a chapter of
  2. Listening to The National all morning while working on my Oral Literacy lecture.
  3. Enjoying teaching (and in so doing learning more )about Literacy. Fascinating field, many intersections with my focus in Popular Culture, Literature and Philosophy.

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Lately, I've been really obsessed with the music of Flore Laurentienne.

L’Île-aux-Oies — Flore Laurentienne

https://youtu.be/W7EJ45_I-CI?si=XB6EWfbboIuYv9R7

More ambient/electronic/new music here: https://www.growingfins.com/2024/03/24/dancing-with-euterpe-24-03-2024/

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I've updated Growing Fins with a handful of playlists ranging from Ambient/Electronica to classical/new music (featuring @womencomposers ) plus some indie darlings new and old.

https://www.growingfins.com/

(I figure static playlists are better, otherwise everything I post here will disappear anyway)

Enjoy!

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I've updated my music & media blog (finally!) with three posts of curated playlists, including all of the classical/new music I've posted here over the past week (since this auto-deletes every 7 days):

https://www.growingfins.com/

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for

  1. Avocado hair conditioner at a fraction of the price of my usual conditioner (I'm downscaling most of my beauty/haircare). Smells great!
  2. Salted peanuts rock my world.
  3. The peculiar friendship of Odo and Quark always has me smiling.

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Watermusic II: Section II -- William Basinski

https://youtu.be/FCcOPzz5oOU?si=6H6yVMBx0tNOl8Gr

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Reading Bones -- David Toop, Lawrence English

https://youtu.be/q8XJYZ5fTcU?si=dqfbmcSJrWAZjEg1

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for , which was not too bad, all things considered.

  1. A moment of appreciation for stuffed vegetables in any shape or form. They exist across cultures and cuisines. They are splendid.
  2. I'm still on my Iced Latte kick and they still make my day.
  3. Passionfruit and sunflower oil shower gel.

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Have been earwormed by Fauré all day so I'll drop this video for you before I bid you goodnight, Masto.

The famous Berceuse from the Dolly Suite, op. 56, but as a classical guitar duet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgmN__KNRzs

Performers: Kaiser Schmidt Guitar Duo

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Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet 2 (Canzonetta) -- Phyllis Tate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK6_1B6PoLA

Clarinet: Mark Walton

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"L'amante consolato" (Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2) -- Barbara Strozzi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpVGKEN8Eo

Countertenor: Jakub Józef Orliński

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Voice With Gongs -- Odeya Nini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ySsRX0GJk

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Trying for again:

  1. Kumquats and a yummy mini papaya granola bowl for breakfast.
  2. Quiet reading time on a Sunday evening. I'm still reading Jenny Colgan's Mure series.
  3. Watermelon and lemon-scented shower foam.

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I almost wanted to say "Bah Humbug" for today's , given I'm hobbling about on a walking cane today and am likely to need it for a few more days until my spine calms TF down. But, let's do it anyway.

  1. The weather's nice. Not too hot, not too cold.
  2. Kumquats and a mini papaya granola bowl for brunch was lovely.
  3. My blood sugars behaving after I reduced my insulin dosage as an experiment (don't do this at home, I'm following doctor guidelines).


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for a sleepy Saturday night

  1. Hanging out with a friend, officially my first social Saturday in years (though we've hung out on weekdays before). Trifecta of great convo with a fellow introvert, great food and bookstore met.
  2. Top-notch instant ramen and buffalo wings for dinner while watching DS9 s3, "The House of Quark" which had me laughing so loud.
  3. The fact that it's a Saturday Night and I'm about to crawl into bed with a book.

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Passacaglia on an Old English Tune -- Rebecca Clarke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0oc6y1H6O8

Viola: Amber Archibald
Piano: Jamie Namkung

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pour

  1. The music of Neko Case (again), I've been warbling along with Blacklisted (the album) today.
  2. The compositions of Rebecca Clarke which I've been listening to again today.
  3. Two more copies of sold. Whooo!!! 💃 🎊 🎉

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LET HER MUSIC PLAY marathon organised by the DONNE foundation is happening right now.

Here's the info on all of the performers and when they'll be performing: https://donne-uk.org/lethermusicplay-lineup/?fbclid=PAAaZ5zUb022Z8DsDN-349YlMRJCoVcRQIfxqFJVbHFOP7JvsA3p-K-TRWc0w

And here's the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1YBtoPlYlo

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Absolutely rapturous renditions of Rebecca Clarke's pieces by Elodie Chousmer-Howelles! My teacher, Eleanor Kelly, is on next (soon!).

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Eleanor Kelly's playing Emilia Giuliani now!

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for Thursday

  1. The music of Neko Case. Was listening to Middle Cyclone on the commute home from work.
  2. Made some inroads into the revamping of the lit review for this article I am revising. 😮‍💨
  3. Lovely Iced Latte from Family Mart and I also enjoyed the croissant, having decided I just wanted a light lunch. (this also means the packed lunch is going to be dinner)

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for

  1. Some quiet reading time this afternoon since my brain needs the respite.
  2. Granny smith apples with asam powder.
  3. The music of Chopin on a quiet evening.

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Belated for since I'm still awake.

  1. The music of
  2. Playing Dowland and Pratten for a glorious three hours (inc. class).
  3. The fact that the past teaching semester is over (but we have a very short break before classes resume in March and there are meetings every week and other academic deadlines). But still, school's out! Whee!

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FYI, the Donne Foundation is having a livestream of LET HER MUSIC PLAY on the 22nd of February. My teacher (Eleanor Kelly) is going to be one of the performers.

Check it out if interested!

https://donne-uk.org/let-her-music-play/

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for a frantic deadline-ridden Monday

  1. The music of Big Thief and Boygenius. Also, Kim Gordon is truly the GOAT.
  2. Thinking about -- I'm really hooked on this rewatch!
  3. A yummy lunchbox with my ayam masak lemak cili api (after such challenges inc. having to cook it twice!), rice, sambal cencalok and bendi/kacang panjang masak belacan.

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on a rainy when my body, mind and soul is still in trauma-recovery mode and post-bloodletting mode

  1. Chocolate fudge and banana cake
  2. Star Trek
  3. A nice snuggly blanket (from IKEA because I'm bougie trash)


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for a rainy

  1. More book sales for . Have now exceeded my target for the first month of its release. By 1 book. Hey, I'll take it!
  2. Melted Brie with crackers. Yum. Apparently you CAN zap Brie in the microwave. But not for too long. The only problem is that I am now out of Brie.
  3. For now, has receded.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg — Nkeiru Okoye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TA9AF3AinU

Performers: University of Michigan Orchestra (Conductor: Kenneth Kiesler)

This is simply glorious.

Archived in the first blog post of the year: https://www.growingfins.com/2024/01/21/dancing-with-euterpe-21-01-2024/

Nkeiru Okoye Biography: https://www.nkeiruokoye.com/bio

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Positives of the week that just passed:

  1. Sales of are picking up.
  2. I rejoined Codex Writer's Group and didn't realise how much I'd missed about being a Codexian
  3. I can't get over the offer to contribute to a potential special issue at one of my top 5 bucket list journals. I feel a bit weird saying this because I know it might all just fall flat; I've been disappointed before. But I'm hoping for the best. It was a good reminder of why I'm in academia, so I will be content with that.

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to round up a super-nightmarish workweek

  1. Julia Holter's new single! Love it.
  2. Some POSITIVE academic developments not related to my dayjob. But it's really nice that I'm still getting invites to contribute things etc. Also this one is for a bucket list journal for which I've been wanting to submit stuff for ages (but lacking the courage).
  3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.

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Too tired, drained and emotionally terrorized. So,

I leave you with a concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aBwT-y7SwA

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3 Dream Portraits -- Margaret Bonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHde0NxyVyI

Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Stefano Flavoni, piano

Lakes Area Music Festival 2020

Margaret Bonds Biography:
https://afrovoices.com/margaret-bonds-biography/

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Miasma for Solo Violin -- Nokuthula Ngwenyama (World Premier, 2021)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQulo-jwc7A

Performed by Bella Hristova
Intro by the composer of her work up till the 4:49 min mark.

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on yet another trying day.

  1. Managed to clear a big chunk of red tape off my academic to-do list and send out some emails.
  2. My post-publication angst has changed into glee at being a published novelist. Probably because now I have major work-related unhappiness and despair but we'll focus on the glee.
  3. I'm about 5km away from evolving Pawmo on

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Well, goodnight masto.

Here's Erupting Light by Hildur Guðnadóttir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTDYtmHRqa4

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for a challenging

  1. Airfryer chicken nuggets because every now and then I am about 12 years old.
  2. Warbling along with Mitski on the commute.
  3. More book sales, and an increase in the visits to my site(s). The stats page is making me happy. As is

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  1. s4 --these Battle of Umbara episodes are visually very stunning!
  2. Airfryer straight-cut chips. So good with sea salt, vinegar and grated black pepper.
  3. My post-debut novel publication brain seems to have finally calmed down after a really emotionally rough week.

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I've been listening to this so I'll leave you with Serenade for String Trio by Dohnányi, masto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDcihfsIHUY

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for the day that's passed (it's the wee hours of the morning here and I'm still line-editing my novel).

  1. Everything I planned on cooking today turned out wonderful.
  2. A good music practice session today.
  3. With age comes less emotional angst over silly things, although I still have my metaphorical teeth-grinding moments over seemingly random negative interactions. I've had a sort of epiphany that the metaphorical teeth-grinding is my subconscious telling me there's a bigger problem that needs to be addressed/fixed. Still, I'm glad at least that I am more settled in myself and less angsty over dumb things during holiday seasons. If you know you know.

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Amuses me that two major characters in are classical guitarists and neither of them are very good. 😆

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Since you've had to endure my stressed-up babble on your feed the past 24 hours, I will post for more positive vibes.

  1. I'm so relieved that so much of what I was stressing out about re: publishing is so easily fixed.
  2. Great music: mostly Debussy and Ravel but also the playlist I made of my favourite indie tracks from 2023.
  3. Peach and Apricot scented soy wax candle leaves my bedroom smelling delicious.

Happy Holidays, all!

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Last night I also found out on insta that @gitarra has passed on from her 5-year battle with Cancer. She was always so kind and supportive of women musicians and did so much for documenting the work of women composers not just in but in overall.

Vale to a brilliant and brave soul. You will be missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86xHJdeHKPs

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While I have your attention, my first newsletter will come out after Watermyth is published.

Why should you join? Well, if you want to read Watermyth, I'll do a giveaway ON VIDEO (for accountability) to give away free ebook copies of Watermyth.
https://tinyletter.com/afterimages

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@bookstodon Just a note that my first newsletter that some of you have signed up for will be coming out by the second week of January. However, owing to the fact that tinyletter is going to be shutting down, I'm porting everyone over to the announcement list I've set up on my hosted account. You'll be (if you're one of the subscribers) be getting an email with a link you need to click for consent.

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