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In The Compound, a group of beautiful singles are sent to a mansion in the middle of a desert for a Big Brother/Love Island-style reality show where they must pair off and complete challenges to win rewards. There is an undercurrent of wrongness that runs through this book; it made me think a little of “The Most Dangerous Game,” but I was really struck by the connection to the short story “The Garden of Time” that was the dress code for the 2024 Met Gala. It is about a Count and Countess who live in a beautiful villa surrounded by a high wall and a vast plain. In their garden, beautiful flowers grow that, when picked, roll back time, pushing back the angry mob that is trying to get to them. “The plain surrounded the house on all sides, its drab emptiness emphasising the seclusion and mellowed magnificence of the villa.” —The Garden of Time “Toward the back of the compound, the grass and vegetation bloomed, and an irrigation system spat lazy drizzles of water, the light casting rainbows through the droplets, a casual sort of beauty that contrasted almost garishly with the monotonous plains that lay beyond.” —The Compound There is something dangerous in the desert that surrounds the compound; there is something wrong, and I can’t wait to figure out what it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/1757048116596-BPV5E5FY2PIRKW2YAYMR/fangfiction.jpeg Home - August Recap - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/1757048116595-MJLZBPNCBLRU1OGFOII3/yearofwonders.jpeg Home - August Recap - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.ejdouglass.com/home/junejuly-recap-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/b5a0e386-c631-4319-83f7-70ff4ac76f81/KnightandMoth.jpeg Home - June/July Recap - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig I read this book in like three days. I couldn’t put it down, I felt like I did when I was a teenager and would stay up until all hours to finish a book. I was very cool and had a lot of friends in High School, don’t worry. This book was everything I wanted it to be. It moves quickly. Our heroine is capable and driven and charming in her own way. Our Knight is broody but kind and is a consent King. The stakes are high. The magic is interesting. And the sidekick is a top-three sidekick of all time. 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They wrote this book to tell Alix’s story despite the danger it put her in as a currently undocumented person. It was such a special night, listening to them speak about their book and the work that went into writing it. Listening to my friends and neighbors ask questions about what we can do, how we can help, what support we can offer, and realizing that no one is alone. Alix also spoke about the power of stories, of how important it is to share and create in this time, even if it is scary. And the best thing you can do, no matter your means or skill, is to show your neighbors love. I’m not trying to equate my fantasy stories with Alix’s real-life experiences that she writes about so beautifully in the book; I know that my stories are not the genre she meant when she said that stories need to be told right now. But the whole night gave me hope. It lifted some of the weight that has been keeping me from writing. I cannot fix the world, but I can make it kinder, a little kinder. 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E. Schwab V. E. Schwab is an instant buy for me, so I didn’t care what this book was about; it was pre-ordered the minute it was available. So far, I am into it. I haven’t read Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire series, but I have seen the iconic Tom Cruise movie, blonde wig and all, as well as the first season of the FANTASTIC Showtime series (I am not working enough to afford more streamers, so am waiting for season 2 to drop on Netflix, but it is top of the watchlist). This book feels like the Sapphic answer to that franchise. It feels like dark velvet and sharp moonlight. It is sultry and angry, exploring the ways that women are dangerous and powerful. 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I guess the thing to do is to hike from village to village and take the train back to the start. I was not prepared for that, so again, I just booped around and did not make the same mistake I made in Bergamo, and made sure I had plenty of film. I met my first street/shop cat! I was surprised how few there had been. I also met a sweet puppy named Bruno who sat next to me at lunch. There was a lemon market/festival going on. I don’t know if it was a special event or something that happens every Sunday. A man tried to give me a grapefruit-sized lemon as he was packing up, and I wish I could have taken it, but what would I have done with a giant lemon? It was still all very sweet. As I walked back to my bed and breakfast in the evening, a busker began playing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah on sax, and I got teary-eyed because it was so perfect. I woke up early Monday to go for a dip in the Ligurian Sea, and I wish I had stayed in longer, but I was nervous about leaving my stuff alone, even though no one does anything before 10 am in Italy. Gelato Flavor - Caffe: Perfectly fine, I’d say middle of the road for flavors. Trip Train Count: 14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/1750460755132-OWU5CE6HMN28P6F1Z8YE/787237_0008.JPG Home - I Went To Italy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/ff52f67d-fe70-4da4-98ef-48472fc86991/IMG_14740505CF0A-1.jpeg Home - I Went To Italy - Thursday, May 15, 2025: Zurich > Lucerne I went straight from the plane to the train to head from Zurich to Lucerne. Don’t ask me what time or day it was. My only goal was to stay awake long enough to not be totally useless for the next day. I’d been to Lucerne once before. When I was 16, my mom and I went on a whirlwind tour of Europe. We saw like seven countries in 10 days. So we blew through to see the famous Lion and the lake and then were quickly onto the next country. It was kind of the same vibes this time around. I walked like five miles I love European breakfasts, give me a croissant and fresh cheese every day. Trip Train Count: 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d8d77c4966b02b1a7da8a8/90b12725-e156-4e29-8020-34540e9fbcb8/IMG_C8BB5F4C8297-1.jpeg Home - I Went To Italy - Saturday, May 17, 2025: Bergamo Bergamo is very nice. It is split in two, with the modern city below and the historic Città Alta above. I got to ride a little funicular up the hill. Città Alta is exactly what I was thinking when I dreamed up this trip. I just wanted to wander narrow streets, eat at the piazza, and people watch, and Bergamo gave me all of that. A musician played Beauty and the Beast on the violin, and the music echoed throughout the square. It was a moment of magic. I wandered around the Palazzo e Giardini Moroni, a 17th-century palace and gardens. There was some kind of fair in the gardens with local artisans and folks sprawled out on the lawn. I realized as I got to the upper city that I didn’t bring any spare film. I told myself I would come back in the morning and take more photos. I did not do that. I got into my big hotel bed and slept late and then headed to the train for Cinque Terre Gelato Flavor - Crema de Carmen: the shop flavor, a sweet vanilla/citrus/floral vibe. 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