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sovay ([personal profile] sovay) wrote2026-10-23 04:44 pm
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An exhausting walk in the horrible countryside

In the midst of miserable nonsense, [personal profile] a_reasonable_man has sent me a copy of Tom Eid's A Bog's Life: 37 Bogs to Discover and Explore Throughout New England (2023) which opened to common fauna and bog bodies and [personal profile] choco_frosh has sent me a copy of Marissa Lingen's A Dubious Clamor (2026) which arrived in a shower of affirming stickers and the Somerville Theatre has purchased its own building, all of which is unequivocally nice.
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Somerville Theatre

[personal profile] lauradi7dw 2026-10-23 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I have followed the link and donated a little to the gofundme.
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Re: Somerville Theatre

[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-23 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I have followed the link and donated a little to the gofundme.

[personal profile] spatch did the marquee last night but couldn't say what until it was announced this morning!
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[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2026-10-23 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)

You deserve all the good news, and thanks for sharing.

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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-23 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
You deserve all the good news, and thanks for sharing.

I am happy to be able to share!
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[personal profile] asakiyume 2026-10-24 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I am loving A Dubious Clamor, and I'm sure you will too.

And hurray for the Somerville Theatre! And also for the beautiful bogs of New England!
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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-24 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
I am loving A Dubious Clamor, and I'm sure you will too.

I'm looking forward!

And hurray for the Somerville Theatre! And also for the beautiful bogs of New England!

The guide suggests ten in Massachusetts. A couple are way out in the west of the state and one is on the Cape, but a bunch of the others would be within sane driving distance. The Great Meadows in Arlington do not rate a mention, but I don't have to get defensive about it.
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[personal profile] a_reasonable_man 2026-10-24 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad multiple happy things come your way!
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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-24 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad multiple happy things come your way!

Thank you for sending some of them directly!
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[personal profile] gwynnega 2026-10-24 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yay good things! A Dubious Clamor is wonderful.
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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-24 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yay good things! A Dubious Clamor is wonderful.

It looks it!
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[personal profile] nineweaving 2026-10-24 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Such nice things! Here's to the Somerville Theatre's next 100!

Nine
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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-24 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Such nice things! Here's to the Somerville Theatre's next 100!

Amen!
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[personal profile] selkie 2026-10-24 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
I’m quite curious actually to know if the guide lists the big bog at the bottom of the cornfield, where all the weird endangered crocuses grew.

You remember the cornfield!
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[personal profile] sovay 2026-10-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
You remember the cornfield!

I do remember the cornfield! It is not included, which since the guide is not a comprehensive catalogue of bogs, fens, and peatlands in New England looks like an idiosyncrasy of the criteria for inclusion:

"For the hikes, the bogs were chosen for their accessibility to local roads, diversity of flora and fauna, and boardwalks and hiking trails that are established for all abilities and ages."

I guess "accessible" is legally distinguishable from "waiting for you."
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