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Congratulations on a year complete, and I'm so sorry about the lack of childcare right now ON TOP of your being sick :( That really really sucks. As always, let me know if I can help -- even if it's just getting you groceries delivery or anything like that. Much love for you in this difficult time!

I have read nothing like the volume you have this year, but it's certainly very inspiring to see your list! And speaking of male romances, I LOVED Captain Blood... as a small child. Seven- or eight-year-old Vlad (probably far too young to read those books) devoured them in the Russian translation. And I remember the relationships! Reading this post reminded me of how nice it was to read a romantic throughline in what is traditional regarded as a "masculine" book, and how I miss that in other fiction I've read / watched / played in the genre.

For my media consumption part, I've finally gotten around to watching the Expanse (or at least the first season and a half), and am enjoying it a great deal. A friend said that the books it is based on came out of a roleplaying campaign, and I definitely see marks of that in some of the Decisions that the characters make.

I wish to you and your loved ones no more illness, Kroger or name-brand, and much happiness in 2022!

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