Chriska Foxcove

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Gnomevember

  Chriska Foxcove is a leksi hailing from the Fractal of the StorySoul – those gnomes brought to spawning by the lives and times of places where words are kept and loved. The first-room-to-the-left in a welcoming house where mind and body are fed, the lost are cherished, and the Continue Reading →

I Want to Believe (8-412)(The Smoking Gun, Hawthorn Berries, Cardamom)

The origin story for I Want to Believe – an organic blend of The Smoking Gun, Hawthorn Berries, and Cardamom. Continue Reading →

The Light of Pixies is Their Own (Long Distance Stabbing, Orange Peel, Rose Petals, Vanilla)(8-390-2)

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series October Daye

The origin story for “The Light of Pixies is Their Own” – a tasty tea blend comprised of Long Distance Stabbing, Orange Peel, Rose Petals, and Vanilla. The name is a salute to the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire. Continue Reading →

Court of Dreaming Cats (5-296) (Lapsang Souchong and Jin Xuan)

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series October Daye

This post explains the origin story of Court o Dreaming Cats, a lovely blend of Lapsang Souchong and Jin Xuan Oolong – the name a nod to the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire. Continue Reading →

The Wayward Plane (Orange Smoky Turmeric Chai) and Here Be Dragons (Smoky Orange Safflower Pepper Chai) (8-407 and 8-405)

A small white bowl full of a blend of chai spices, curls of turmeric, bright blue cornflower petals, and golden and black teas.

  The Wayward Plane and Here Be Dragons were both born out of one of the enduring friendships I found on the internet. Back before the birdsite became such a stunning example of what happens when the supremacist owns the bar, I stumbled into space twitter while wandering around science Continue Reading →

Acacia’s Grief (Into the Dark Woods, Rose Petals, Rosemary) and The Rose Road (Lapsang Souchong, Rose Petals, Rosemary) (10-520 A&B)

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series October Daye

For most of my life one of the constants about me has been my capacity and desire to read. Over the final few years with THFKAMT my speed at doing so slowed to a trickle, and the pressure cooker of covid, grief, and the things that occurred during those final Continue Reading →