one out of four wasn't terrible.

[aamcnamara]

197 / 350

Good times, days spent writing. I was thinking of trying to get to 200 pages tonight, but that would be silly. It's not really that much of a milestone in in-novel terms--just exterior to it, and I'm feeling pretty good about my progress through it anyway.

The Beastly Bride, which I finished reading today, is another nice addition to the Datlow/Windling anthologies. I've enjoyed all of this series so far (Coyote Road and the like). Many of the stories featured romance and similar relationships, of various ilks (unsurprising, when you consider the number of Selkie love-stories et cetera there are out there--is there some connection between shapeshifting/animals and relationship stories, other than, um, the obvious?); it cheered me to see several queer relationships in there. (More I believe than I've seen in previous volumes of this anthology series, though I'd have to go back and look to be certain.) None of the stories are My New Favorite Story Omg, but it was quite a pleasant read, all in all.