Good Things

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I am sitting here wrapped in my space blanket, writing, drinking cider, and watching a Serbian movie called Killer Mermaid. Livin' the good life.

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[beccastareyes]

Is it the sort of space blanket that is Mylar and useful for reflecting body heat but not snuggly at all, or the sort of space blanket that is cloth and has pictures of space on it?

(I also have a deep interest in mermaids, even killer ones: the Urban Fantasy idea I'm bouncing around at the moment involves lots of ocean stuff. Because Urban Fantasy needs more mermaids*.)

* I know Seanan McGuire had underwater fairies in her October Daye books though the main character has Reasons for wanting to stay on land. She also has written mermaid-themed short stories in her other urban fantasy universe (We Both Go Down Together and "Daughter of the Midway, the Mermaid, and the Open, Lonely Sea" which seems like it should be in the same universe but I can't confirm that).

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

It's a space quilt! It glows in the dark!

Haven't read enough Seanan McGuire, unfortunately, but I do love mermaids. I collect them, in fact. And there are some merolk who play small roles in the OGYAFE's later installments, though I want to flesh them out for other things set in that world. It's not quite urban fantasy, though the world it's set in has its urban centers. I'd love to read your stuff once you get it put together, though!

[beccastareyes]

I remember that quilt. I remember wanting that quilt.

Right now, it's all worldbuilding notes. One of the characters is in-the-know enough that I can do short stories, though. (I have one, but I think I was still toying with secondary world fantasy, and the character started as male*.)

* Okay, the character started as a pre-teen boy, then aged up, and now I'm wondering if I should have him be a female character instead because another main character is a man and the other character gender is harder to change. That and I have thoughts about gender and gender roles in urban fantasy. Long thoughts. That make me want to do statistics to check my observations.