I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence.
I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism.
She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
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I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
Listening to Why Q needs U by Danny Bates, about the development of each letter of the English alphabet but with lots of wider linguistic and language detail. Highly recommended if you’re into that sort of thing 😊
So, English pronounces L two different ways, tongue right behind the teeth is Clear L, tongue a bit further back on the roof of the mouth is Dark L.
Clear L tends to be for L followed by a vowel, Dark L tends to be for L after a vowel. If you pay attention when you say “loll” you might notice the difference — depending where you’re from…
Danny: northerners [in England] tend to use Dark L for both sounds.
Me saying a bunch of words starting with L consciously using the Dark L: doesn’t sound any different.
Danny: so do Australians.
WELL OK THEN.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
The lingering effect of Untitled Goose Game: when I read a book blurb that begins “It’s a stunning summer evening in the Lake District”, my brain autocompletes.
And you are a horrible goose.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
My favourite reads for March, all of which ended up being queer in one way or another.
#books #fiction #QueerRomanceClub
http://wendypalmer.au/2026/04/05/books-favourite-reads-march26/
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
Just broke a lifelong rule and gave a hitchhiker a lift — the most non-threatening-looking young Japanese girl standing on the side of the road with a backpack and a shopping bag 😂
She’s been hitchhiking around Australia from Cairns and has made it to Southwest WA like an absolute champion.
Had to drop her at my turn-off about halfway to the next town, but I gave her my phone number in case she gets stuck. Not the first, I imagine!
10/10 non-murdery hitchhiker experience
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
The mindset around electric cars is a bit slow to change.
“I just don’t want to have to think about charging when I drive to Perth”
I’m sorry, are you telling me you do a 500km round trip + city driving, and never once have to think about getting fuel?
If anything, charging is more convenient — once your mindset has changed — since you don’t have to stand there actively pumping the electrons in, you can plug in and go do other things.
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
#writingCommunity question to authors on #KoboPlus who’ve tried promotions there.
If I was to apply for a spot in one of the K+ promotions, should I submit my most popular book, my most recent book, or perhaps my book which is both second-most popular and second-most recent?
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
“Booty call” and “butt dial” has been offered up as an example of where the literal meaning of two phrases is the same but the implied meaning is very different (denotative vs connotative meanings).
Today a coffee mug gave me another example: “dad bod” and “father figure”
I write light(ish) romantic fantasy fiction (CWs on website) and family-friendly puzzle walk trails while enjoying farm life with goats, alpacas & bees in WA's South West Boojarah region. No “AI” involved in any of it, unless AI stands for Apian Intelligence. I follow & boost writing, reading, books, knitting, science, history, linguistics, environment, art & Stoicism. She/her. Avatar AltText: silhouette of a woman in profile, with glasses & bobbed hair.
“Booty call” and “butt dial” has been offered up as an example of where the literal meaning of two phrases is the same but the implied meaning is very different (denotative vs connotative meanings).
Today a coffee mug gave me another example: “dad bod” and “father figure”