On this day in 2023 I fell ill with COVID-19. In the two years since, I've developed chilblains, IBS, CFS, and alopecia. For the love of all you hold dear, do not give up the battle against this virus. Become a clean air aficionado. Stay away from others as much as possible when either you or they are sick. And #WearAMask - for yourself and for others. These three things really do make a difference. Our household average is 0.5 infections per capita. #CovidIsNotOver #covid #health

Readers, what are your comfort reads? I generally reread the Queens of Crime: Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Patricia Wentworth... #books #ComfortReading

I write my books myself. When I first started writing, I never dreamed that I would ever need to say that. But here we are. I write them myself, without the aid of the Great Plagiaristic Texcretor. At present, that mostly means lying on the sofa with a large blank book and a few fountain pens, with a couple of hours at my desk every week or two when I feel capable of sitting up. (It turns out there is a distinction between sitting up and sitting down, and it is an important one.) So if you are keen on supporting books that are 100% AI-free (also Creative Commons- licensed! CC BY-SA), you can get them here:

Works – Deborah Makarios

AND you can choose how much you'd like to pay for most of the ebooks. ($0 is an option. Reading should not be constrained by lack of income.) #NaNoWriMo #AI #FountainPens #CreativeCommons #books #writing #disability