My usual weekend post about books and bookish topics is being pushed aside today by the ongoing stressful aftermath of what had been an awesome experience with Howard University's PitchHU 3.0 cohort business incubator last year from April to June. More details here: https://swimmissionswimcapsaga.blogspot.com/ Sometimes it's so hard to make progress as a creative, indie inventor, founder or entrepreneur or someone who's working toward expanding access for themselves and other people who are routinely excluded. My SwimMission Swim Cap prioritizes the hair health, appearance and protection needs of people who wear a swim cap to cover their hair, especially very thick coily, kinky, curly, voluminous, long or otherwise high-maintenance hair types like braids, locs, chemically straightened, color-treated or fragile, when it's dry and to keep it dry. So typical swim caps with "wet hair first" instructions automatically exclude them. The tedious patent applic
[Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco, Hathor and the Prince by J.J. McAvoy, Flirty Little Secret by Jessica Lepe, A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins] Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper #1) by Rin Chupeco dark fantasy with romantic elements Saga Press, 2022 Remy Pendergast is dealing with a lot: unsavory family dynamics, deadly conflicts, uncomfortable desires, insidious coercion, zealots, painful truths and more. His angsty journey is heartrending and terrifying with moments of unexpected humor. Silver Under Nightfall creates a fantastical universe that blends assorted undead tropes and royal court intrigues in fresh ways. And as usual, the humans are as monstrous as the monsters. This passage from chapter 36 seems particularly relevant to the story and real life: The only true power within Elouve, it seemed, lay with old men who should long ago have been relegated to obscurity. Change only occurred when they allowed it, according to what they conside