I had a very busy and insanely productive week. It’s entirely possible that I have my fingers in too many pies, but I’ve started so I’m going to finish. Now, give me all the pies! October 3, 2022 Hot Topic Where do I start? All right, deep breath. Last week, I mentioned how I was going to start a whole bunch of manga series and had seventeen to pick up from the library and three to return. Well, I did that, read the three that all had holds on and returned them the next day. Only there were another twelve…
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