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Philip looked down, discouraged.
"Do you think you think you'll ever be able to #love me?"
"But I do!" she said.
"You do?"
"Yes, I do!" She thought for a moment. "I love you… like a hamster!"
"Like a hamster!?"
"Yes! But I'm not going to marry a hamster either." (2/2) #wss366

Prince Philip sighed.
Popo looked at him questioningly.
"I despair that I will ever be able to convince you of my #love, Miss Popo," he said.
"I don't understand," she laughed. "I am already convinced."
"Then why won't you marry me?"
"Those are two completely different things." (1/2) #wss366

*Lady Cecelia's Temptation* is the omake story for *Lady Cecelia's Journey*, a sapphic romantasy road story. It has not yet been scheduled for release, but if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you can receive updates when it appears. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

#LesFicFri "help" from Lady Cecelia's Temptation

I just got an email about a "Faculty Success Project." The administration wants to purchase a technology solution to make it easier to track our productive activity. The words "success" and "excellence" have been so overused that my knee-jerk reaction is always "bullshit." Especially true here.

#ScribesAndMakers Do you use spreadsheets to help in your process? If so, how do you use them, and what makes them better than other tools?

I use spreadsheets for timelines. I have a single timeline for all of my Revin's Heart and Lady Cecelia stories to keep events in order. I'm not sure it's the best tool for this purpose, but it's OK.

I also use spreadsheets in my writing business for tracking expenses, etc. It's good for that.

The @wss366 words are also maintained in a spreadsheet.

He grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up and meet his eyes.
"Ah," he chortled. "Such #hate! Don't forget your goal!"
"Oh, this is impossible!" she snarled. "How do women suffer such indignities?"
"If you want to be able to pass as a servant, you must learn to control your temper!" (4/4) #wss366

He looked at her and grinned. "Hungry, aren't you?" He cut a piece of steak and held it out. "Are you hungry enough to say, 'please'?"
Her pride wouldn't let her say it and she stood silently seething.
He popped the steak in his own mouth, then reached out with his bloody fingers. (3/4)

One it was full, she carried it carefully up the narrow steps, her bare feet chilly on the cold stone. She returned to the dining room and held it out to him.
He finished chewing a mouthful of rare steak, then accepted the tankard and took another deep draught.
Her stomach rumbled. (2/4)

She stood by the table with her head down while he ate. He tipped his head back, draining the tankard.
"Fetch me another, wench," he said, holding it out without looking at her.
She accepted it silently and went down to the cellar to refill it from the cask. (1/4)

#ScribesAndMakers Show us a book cover you like. What makes it special?

I particularly liked the cover of *Rewriting the Rules* by Niki Lenhart. All of the Revin's Heart covers have two motifs: looking through something and an airship visible in the distance. In this one, Revin is looking out toward the pier in Candlemain harbor. We worked a long time to get this one right and I really liked how it turned out.

They did some pruning today and I noticed that one section they cut down had a woodpecker cavity.

mention of alcohol

Our beloved sakura tree will be blooming soon and, for hanami, I usually get some sake to share with friends. With the proposed new 25% tariffs on Japan, we decided to go early and lay in supplies now. In addition to sake, someone wanted to get a bottle of Hatozaki (Japanese whisky finished in umeshu casks). To be honest, I've wanted to try it for years. It was a little pricey (OK. Very pricey.) But *very* smooth.

Read more about Lala and the rest in *Better Angels: Tour de Force*, only at the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy! https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/

The #parrot stepped onto Lala's shoulder. She laughed, delighted, and the other Angels all turned green with envy.
"Does Polly want a cracker?" she asked the parrot.
"Well, for the sake of argument," the parrot replied. "Sure. But, personally, I find this entire act degrading." (3/3) #wss366

Lala caught the hat and offered it back to the street performer.
"Arr! Much obliged, missy," the actor said, not breaking character. "Is there any reward ye be wantin'?"
"May I hold the #parrot?"
"Aye!" the pirate said, extending his arm to Lala's shoulder. "Step lively, Cap'n Flint!" (2/3) #wss366

"Well, shiver me timbers!" growled the one-eyed pirate, working his way through the crowd.
"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" squawked the #parrot on his shoulder.
The Better Angels applauded, waiting in line for the amusement ride.
A sudden gust of wind blew the pirate's hat off. (1/3) #wss366

If you're going to recreate some extinct species, why not something cool like a giant ground sloth. Or Meganeura, that huge prehistoric dragonfly. Those would be awesome.

"Oh, yeah? Well, I'll cut off 104% of my face and see how I like it!"

Ooh! This looks like fun! The UMass Library is coordinating #WesternMass participation in the City Nature Challenge with iNaturalist: https://guides.library.umass.edu/c.php?g=1007933#s-lg-box-23594122