Welcome back to Wednesday Links!
I feel like things have been a blur lately, but we’re starting our Dungeons and Dragons: Curse of Strahd campaign back up again this weekend. We took a few months off due to one of our players getting married and for other, less exciting conflicts.
I’ve been doing a lot of cozy gaming on my Switch in the bathtub and I got my flu shot. My responsible thing evens out my reckless thing, I think.
Also, big thank you to everyone who sends funny and interesting things to me and Sarah!
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Love’s Sweet Arrow is closed for the week for COVID precautions and plan to reopen on October 10th. However, they have offered a coupon code for online orders. Use SWEATERWEATHER at checkout for 25% off your order.
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Thanks to Stefka for sending this link to some delicious looking tea blends! Adagio Teas has a Halloween collection and I’m torn between candy apple and monster mash as sounding the most delicious. Has anyone tried them before?
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This one is from Georgia; thanks Georgia!
I saw Amanda recommending Nicola Griffith’s Spear, and co-incidentally I had just read an interview Griffith did with her audiobook narrator, Pearl Hewitt, and thought you might be interested. Hewitt has narrated lots of Regency romance and cosy mysteries, as well as Griffith’s more literary work.
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Though the Kickstarter is almost finished, I wanted to give a nudge to Stephanie Burgis’s fundraiser for an audiobook edition for her cozy, fantasy, rom-com Claws & Contrivances. It’s met the goal already and has roughly a day and a half left.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Author of Gideon the Ninth was on This American Life talking about not being able to read fanfic of her work/engaging in her fandom. Episode 811, Act 3
Would love a post about cozy game switch recs! Just finished coffee talk and looking for more
I’m late to the party, but who else has heard about this amazing sounding pilgrimage to Scotland coming up in May led by Nichole Perkins, focused on A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole?!
https://www.readingandwalkingwith.com/duke-by-default-pilgrimage
I missed the scholarship deadline and am trying to figure out how to scrape together funds to go on it…
The Dollar Tea Club has a bundle of 15 Autumn teas. I wouldn’t say the teas I’ve tried are generally among my favorites, but at a dollar for an envelope that makes two to three cups, it’s a fun way to try new flavors or grab some stocking stuffers.
Thank you so much for the boost, Amanda! I really appreciate it.
And now I’m in the mood for tea…
Adagio teas are delicious. I haven’t tried these Halloween blends but can vouch for the Almond Cardamom Cake that is part of the Pumpkin Potion. (Click on the tea picture then scroll down to see the ingredients.) It’s like dessert in a cup.
If you’re looking to try some new teas for less $$, many of their popular flavors are available as samples for $0.75 each, or you can get 4 free samples by giving your email. https://www.adagio.com/pages/samples.html
My favorites out of this list are Peach Oolong, Jasmine Phoenix Pearls and Earl Gray Moonlight.
Adagio Teas is my favorite tea blends. I get the advent calender and wicked teas every year. My favorite in the past has been the bat brew, but they changed the blends up a little this year so I’m intrigued to see the differences. If you get the advent calendar, I recommend getting the loose leaf. They have some repeats but there are always a few new blends that are exclusive!
OMG, we’ve just completed our first two weeks playing Curse of Strahd. Have fun with your campaign.
This has been circulating for a bit, but Hallmark actor Kevin McGarry was a cover model for some Harlequins earlier in his career.
https://www.thelist.com/1379510/kevin-mcgarry-spicy-modeling-career-before-hallmark/
@Janice: You, too! I’m playing a cleric for the first time ever and I’m undecided on whether or not I like the play style. We just reached level 5.
I tried placing an order with Love’s Sweet Arrow, but couldn’t find any place on the checkout form to enter the 25% discount coupon code, even after I finally completed what I found to be the not-particularly-user-friendly process of creating a new account on their website. I couldn’t spot any way to contact them directly about this via e-mail on their website, either. Maybe I’m just clueless, but if anyone could provide further clarification before the online discount ends Oct. 10th, it would be a big help to anyone who’s had similar problems.