I had to get up two hours earlier than for normal work, but transit to the hospital where the experts in core sampling hang out worked very well. Then I got about fifteen big metal needles stabbed halfway through my neck, which was less good. Not bad at the time, but afterwards things like coughing and swallowing were definitely not great. Fortunately neither of those was really needed to do a work. And at least my mouth feels better?

Read: Conviction and Deception (Glynn Stewart): First two of a series I bounced off originally, but then came back to after reading the spinoff about a character who briefly passes through and declines to get involved in the first book. Definitely missiles-in-space genre despite the relative lack of missiles, but also political intrigue.

Read: Click (Kayla Miller): A 5th-grader has lots of friends, but no special group of BFFs to work with in the talent show, which makes her sad until she gets inspiration from her cool aunt with dyed hair and goes meta.

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