I think I may have a problem. I’ve got several ongoing projects both in the blogging world and the writing world, but despite this, I can feel myself being pulled towards new shiny projects. I need to come up with some rules! May 16, 2022 Hot Topic There has been no news from Montreal, so I am going to put Rosario+Vampire on hold for now and revisit it at a later date when the manga is more readily available. I made the decision early last week and reserved another series from my library. Over the last couple of days, I’ve…
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