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The Lily Cafe Weekly Digest – November 13, 2026

Let’s Catch Up

Hi, hello. How are you?

I always hope that I’ll drop in here and finally be on top of things. Or more on top of things than I have been. I’d at least love to have a more emptied out inbox. Wishful thinking, I know. It’s insane how many crazy things get thrown at us all the time.

Right now, we’re in the middle of having one of our bathrooms reconstructed. It’s been a long process I wish we hadn’t had to deal with, but I’m hoping I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (and it’s not the train coming at me). At least the cats are enjoying themselves by playing with materials.

Speaking of the kittens, they’re getting bigger and heavier and love the birds flying through the backyard. It’s also fun watching them chase their tails and otherwise lose their minds. The human kids are doing well, too. School is keeping them busy, but they’re working hard. As I write this, my son is a few hours away from dissecting a sheep heart.

The Bookshelf

Mr. Mendlebee’s Pandimensional Literary Repository (and Yarn) by Rebecca McKee: I wasn’t a big fan of this one. It’s not as literary as The Lost Spectacular by Zoe Duhaime, but too close for comfort for me. There’s also a lot of characters, and not all of the POVs felt necessary to me, especially since two of them know way more of what’s going on and they’re very stingy with what they tell.

The Meridian Forge by Tara Sim: This is the one I’m currently reading. This series has grown on me. It’s amazing all the things the characters have gone through. I can’t wait to see how it ends, and to hopefully see the characters come out alive on the other side.

Kids’ Reading Corner

The 7th Grader: We were so close to getting the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book the other day, but it was out of stock when we went to the store. But at least I know he’s still interested in reading these books. Even though his dad and I read them to him at bedtime, he still likes reading the newest one on his own, too.

The 4th Grader: She’s having a fantastic time with the Dork Diaries and is currently reading two at the same time.

The Writing Lounge

Editing my archaeological fantasy has been slow going. But my November novel is moving well. I’m very much a discovery writer. It’s been fun to explore the world, the characters, and the story. One of the characters was meant to have a different role, but she decided she didn’t like it and now there’s this whole backstory she made me tell.

In other news, my daughter’s getting into writing! Her school is participating in a story writing competition and she’s writing a story with a friend. I have no idea how that’s going so far. We’re also writing one together where she’s writing and I’ll edit it and she wants to try to get that published. She’s imagining a whole series. It’s about a girl and her black cat.

What’s Been Going on at the Cafe

Monday was my post for Friends with Fantasy where I shared my thoughts on graphic novels (we’re not really much of a graphic novel family, but I’m excited that it’s an option for readers). I also shared my thoughts on An Edge Sharp Enough by Jesse Q. Sutanto (I had a lot of fun reading it and loved the characters) and Mr. Mendlebee’s Pandimensional Literary Repository (and Yarn) by Rebecca McKee (I liked the premise, but this one was just not for me).

If you would be so kind, one of my best friends is an artist and recently opened her online store. If you like LGBTQ art, take a look: Sunlight & Sky.

See you next week, and thanks for reading!

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