2024 Wishlist in Progress
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ysabetwordsmithKeeping track of stuff I like or want is easier if I make a place for it through the year, rather than trying to do it at the last minute. This worked great in the past, so I'm continuing the practice. See my wishlists from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
BOOKS
The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series) Paperback – May 9, 2024
by Becca Puglisi (Author), Angela Ackerman (Author)
Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult for a character to emotionally self-regulate, setting them up for overreactions, misjudgments, and (hopefully) colossal mistakes they’ll have to fix and learn from.
Elite: A Hunter novel (A Hunter Novel, 2) Paperback – September 5, 2017
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
Apex (A Hunter Novel, 3) Paperback – September 11, 2018
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
Penric's Travels (World of the Five Gods) Hardcover – May 5, 2020
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
Miss Amelia's List Hardcover – December 24, 2024
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories Paperback – February 11, 2025
by Anne Bishop (Author)
Knife Children Hardcover – February 29, 2020
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
(Try for one of the cheaper used copies.)
Inara: Light of Utopia
Paperback – April 10, 2024
by Yaffa As (Author), رند (Author), Ab Bedran (Author)
"Inara: Light of Utopia" is a groundbreaking anthology that unites the voices of queer and trans Palestinians from around the world, each contributing to a vibrant mosaic set in a liberated Falasteen. This collection melds poetry, short stories, essays, visual art, and photography into a singular vision of freedom, love, and belonging. Within its pages lies a reimagined world, where the streets of historic cities resonate with the joyous laughter of those long silenced.
Catapult: A Positive Science Fiction Mystery
(From Here to There Series - Book One) Paperback – June 8, 2023
by Zev Paiss (Author)
The past and future collide in this captivating sci-fi mystery with strong female leads, about the legacy of humankind, with a positive message at its core. Protopia.
The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel Hardcover – October 4, 2022
by Ray Nayler
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.
Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One (Nemesis, 1) Paperback – January 24, 2017
by April Daniels (Author)
Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she’s transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny’s body into what she’s always thought it should be. Now there’s no hiding that she’s a girl.
No Man of Woman Born (Rewoven Tales) Paperback – June 2, 2018
by Ana Mardoll (Author)
From the author of the Earthside series and the Rewoven Tales novels, No Man of Woman Born is a collection of seven fantasy stories in which transgender and nonbinary characters subvert and fulfill gendered prophecies.
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction Paperback – May 1, 2012
by Lee Mandelo (Editor)
Paperback
$20.00
16 Used from $0.96
13 New from $12.99
(Look for a used version.)
Speculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and from a magical past to other worlds entirely, the authors in this collection have brought to life wonderful tales starring people who proudly define (and redefine) their own genders, sexualities, identities, and so much else in between.
Black Dogs Part 2: The Mountain of Iron is an anthropomorphic novel. I loved the first one.
The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics Paperback – January 1, 2000
by Lewis Turco
This is the 3rd (expanded again) edition of a book for which I already have the first two editions. Get paperback, used is fine, some of the other prices are ridiculous.
Try to Feel It My Way by Suzette Haden Elgin. A handbook for touch-dominant people and those around them.
How to Survive Anything: A Visual Guide to Laughing in the Face of Adversity (Lonely Planet) Hardcover – Illustrated, January 1, 2022 by Lonely Planet (Author)
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality * Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in LGBT * Paperback – October 13, 2015 by Julie Sondra Decker
This seems like a useful addition to my gender studies shelf.
Climbing Lightly Through Forests: A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin Paperback – January 15, 2021 by R. B. Lemberg
This anthology gathers poems about Ursula, her writing, and related concepts.
Tinker (1) (Elfhome) Paperback by Wen Spencer
Science fantasy by a favorite author.
The Hippy Gourmet's Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating
Paperback – September 4, 2007
by Bruce Brennan (Author), James Ehrlich (Author)
The Modern Hippie Table: Recipes and Menus for Eating Simply and Living Beautifully
Hardcover – October 25, 2022
by Lauren Thomas (Author), Kristy Horst (Photographer)
Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook) Hardcover – April 18, 2023
by Max Miller (Author), Ann Volkwein (Author)
Miller recreates dishes from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture.
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science
Paperback – January 18, 2022
by Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Paperback – August 11, 2015
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Valdemar Founding Hardcover – December 26, 2023
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
Penric's Demon Hardcover – May 31, 2016
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
(Currently unavailable on Amazon; try ABE instead.)
The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 2) (Writers Helping Writers Series) Paperback – September 1, 2022
Ninth book in a series I already have the first eight of.
Conflict Thesaurus Vol. 2?
Need to check whether I have both or only the first one
A Change of Tactics: A Sime~Gen Novel (Clear Spring Chronicles #1)
Paperback – January 26, 2017
by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author), & 2 more
Den Milnan, a Tecton Donor, accompanies his cousin, channel Rital Madz, to an experimental Sime Center in the town of Clear Springs, deep in hostile Gen Territory.
A Shift of Means: Clear Springs Chronicles #2
Paperback – September 15, 2019
by Mary Lou Mendum (Author), Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author), Jean Lorrah (Author)
Den Milnan, a Tecton Donor, accompanies his cousin, channel Rital Madz, to an experimental Sime Center in the town of Clear Springs, deep in hostile Gen Territory.
A Test of Courage: Clear Springs Chronicles, Book 3 (Sime~Gen)
Paperback – March 22, 2023
by Mary Lou Mendum (Author), Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author)
Rital Madz had always viewed his cousin Den's obsession with recreating the powered flight of Ancient Humans as a waste of time and a good scientific mind.
CLOTHES
Ice-dyed or Geode tie-dyed T-shirts, size Extra-Large (check for individual favorites)
Beach Body Anti Diet Culture Funny Shirt - Unisex Soft Style T-Shirt $18.95
"The beach gonna get whatever body I give it."
Color Natural, Size Extra-Large
T-shirts from The Mountain, size Extra-Large:
Find 11 Owls
Thylacine Classic T-shirt
Color Black, Size Extra-Large, Print Location Front
FOOD
(These are from Allrecipes Oct/Nov 2021)
Fruits of the Forest syrup
Comes in various flavors, something my partner Doug recommended.
WholeFruit Chocolate -- made with the entire pod and no added sugar. Higher in fiber and protein, lower in sugar, but tastes pretty much the same as conventional chocolate. I so want to try this.
Captain Cat's Môr Seasoning
This is a Welsh blend of spices, salt, and seaweed.
Sea Salt with Sea Veg 1.5 oz Shaker - Sea Seasonings - Organic $4.95
Sea salt with sea veg in a convenient shaker for your kitchen table or spice rack. Contains a blend of Gulf of Maine evaporated sea salt made by a small Maine company, with two of our sea vegetables added: Dulse (Palmaria palmata) and knotted kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum).
[The shopping page may only work during business hours.]
New Leaf Tree Syrups
Pure American Beech syrup (no longer available)
or
(have Tangy Birch syrup)
Sample box of maple beech, maple walnut,tangy birch, sweet birch
Vena's Fizz House
-- Vena's Maine Pine Syrup 3 oz size
--Itty Bitters (omit Coffee, but I'd try any of the others; of those not in the Wanderer I'm most interested in Garam Masala)
-- Fiery Ginger, Grenadine, and Passionfruit syrups are worth a thought
Huckleberry Taffy from Shadow River (no longer available)
Actually there are a bunch of different things on that site that made me squee. When I have more time, I'll sort through the clusters of similar items to pick favorites.
OTHER
Crystal window prisms that make rainbows. Amazon has a wide selection.
Tree of Life Hanging Ornament
A window dangle with crystals.
Reminisce scrapbook kits listed with favorite items first.
* Outer Space kit
* Out of This World: Moon page
* Out of This World: Galaxy page
* What Dreams May Come: Watercolor Forest page
* Growing Garden kit
* Skyscape kit
* Fairy Forest 2 kit
* Scenic View kit
* National Parks kit
Eggcrate foam chair back cushion. Possibly a neck pillow turned sideways would work, or a seat cushion.
ColorADD UNO
The classic UNO with ColorADD symbols on flat cards, usable by colorblind people.
Expansive Animal Oracle Deck - Iconics by Ravenari
A divinatory deck based on animal illustrations.
Bioluminescent Fungi Magic Mushroom Mug - Illuminate Your Morning Brew with this Stunning Mug Inspired by Nature's Magic (no longer available)
$14.98
NEW Yooperlite Mini 3 Watt 365nm Flashlight USB-C
$30.00 $20.00
Longwave UV Flashlights
These gifts are repeatable as I wish to put several sizable chunks of amethyst into what is now the purple-and-white garden. My partner Doug found some other possible sources of slab amethyst.
A Gorgeous Rough Slab of Amethyst
$29.00
A gorgeous rough slab of Amethyst cut in our workshop. The colors are a deep purple to violet with some white quartz veining. At one time India was a significant producer of Amethyst with most of it mined in Southern India.
Width. 5 1/2". Height. 4", Thickness. 1/4". Weight. 7.5 oz.
Large Amethyst Crystal Chunks - Raw Amethyst Stones
VinasHealingCrystals
$13.50+
Prefer size 9-12 oz
If sold out, size 5-8 oz okay
These are large pieces of Amethyst chunks freshly imported from Brazil.
Raw Amethyst Crystal Point with Root (~1" - 3") - Amethyst Points - Raw Amethyst Stone - Healing Crystals & Stones - Amethyst Crystal
$11.39+
Original Price:$11.99+
5% off sale for a limited time
Prefer size Large 2-3"
If sold out, size Small 1.5-2" okay
Amethyst Clusters Royal Purple | "A" Grade | Amethyst Crystal Clusters | Amethyst Quartz Raw Crystals | Bulk Crystals | Healing Crystals
$3.59+
Original Price:$3.99+
10% off sale for a limited time
Size 1LG 3-4" $18.89
These are the high grade "royal purple" amethyst clusters available! These clusters have a beautiful deep purple color- great for home decor or for enhancing your crystal collection!
For My Birthday
From Ballinger Hill Design: A raised wooden planter, 34" x 18" and 7" deep, up on legs that would put it roughly hip-high on me. $85
Shopping for Myself
A toolbelt.
A seed-saving box / organizer.
BOOKS
The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series) Paperback – May 9, 2024
by Becca Puglisi (Author), Angela Ackerman (Author)
Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult for a character to emotionally self-regulate, setting them up for overreactions, misjudgments, and (hopefully) colossal mistakes they’ll have to fix and learn from.
Elite: A Hunter novel (A Hunter Novel, 2) Paperback – September 5, 2017
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
Apex (A Hunter Novel, 3) Paperback – September 11, 2018
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
Penric's Travels (World of the Five Gods) Hardcover – May 5, 2020
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
Miss Amelia's List Hardcover – December 24, 2024
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories Paperback – February 11, 2025
by Anne Bishop (Author)
Knife Children Hardcover – February 29, 2020
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
(Try for one of the cheaper used copies.)
Inara: Light of Utopia
Paperback – April 10, 2024
by Yaffa As (Author), رند (Author), Ab Bedran (Author)
"Inara: Light of Utopia" is a groundbreaking anthology that unites the voices of queer and trans Palestinians from around the world, each contributing to a vibrant mosaic set in a liberated Falasteen. This collection melds poetry, short stories, essays, visual art, and photography into a singular vision of freedom, love, and belonging. Within its pages lies a reimagined world, where the streets of historic cities resonate with the joyous laughter of those long silenced.
Catapult: A Positive Science Fiction Mystery
(From Here to There Series - Book One) Paperback – June 8, 2023
by Zev Paiss (Author)
The past and future collide in this captivating sci-fi mystery with strong female leads, about the legacy of humankind, with a positive message at its core. Protopia.
The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel Hardcover – October 4, 2022
by Ray Nayler
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.
Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One (Nemesis, 1) Paperback – January 24, 2017
by April Daniels (Author)
Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she’s transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny’s body into what she’s always thought it should be. Now there’s no hiding that she’s a girl.
No Man of Woman Born (Rewoven Tales) Paperback – June 2, 2018
by Ana Mardoll (Author)
From the author of the Earthside series and the Rewoven Tales novels, No Man of Woman Born is a collection of seven fantasy stories in which transgender and nonbinary characters subvert and fulfill gendered prophecies.
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction Paperback – May 1, 2012
by Lee Mandelo (Editor)
Paperback
$20.00
16 Used from $0.96
13 New from $12.99
(Look for a used version.)
Speculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and from a magical past to other worlds entirely, the authors in this collection have brought to life wonderful tales starring people who proudly define (and redefine) their own genders, sexualities, identities, and so much else in between.
Black Dogs Part 2: The Mountain of Iron is an anthropomorphic novel. I loved the first one.
The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics Paperback – January 1, 2000
by Lewis Turco
This is the 3rd (expanded again) edition of a book for which I already have the first two editions. Get paperback, used is fine, some of the other prices are ridiculous.
Try to Feel It My Way by Suzette Haden Elgin. A handbook for touch-dominant people and those around them.
How to Survive Anything: A Visual Guide to Laughing in the Face of Adversity (Lonely Planet) Hardcover – Illustrated, January 1, 2022 by Lonely Planet (Author)
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality * Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in LGBT * Paperback – October 13, 2015 by Julie Sondra Decker
This seems like a useful addition to my gender studies shelf.
Climbing Lightly Through Forests: A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin Paperback – January 15, 2021 by R. B. Lemberg
This anthology gathers poems about Ursula, her writing, and related concepts.
Tinker (1) (Elfhome) Paperback by Wen Spencer
Science fantasy by a favorite author.
The Hippy Gourmet's Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating
Paperback – September 4, 2007
by Bruce Brennan (Author), James Ehrlich (Author)
The Modern Hippie Table: Recipes and Menus for Eating Simply and Living Beautifully
Hardcover – October 25, 2022
by Lauren Thomas (Author), Kristy Horst (Photographer)
Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook) Hardcover – April 18, 2023
by Max Miller (Author), Ann Volkwein (Author)
Miller recreates dishes from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture.
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science
Paperback – January 18, 2022
by Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Paperback – August 11, 2015
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
by Mercedes Lackey (Author)
by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
(Currently unavailable on Amazon; try ABE instead.)
Ninth book in a series I already have the first eight of
Need to check whether I have both or only the first one
Paperback – January 26, 2017
by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author), & 2 more
Den Milnan, a Tecton Donor, accompanies his cousin, channel Rital Madz, to an experimental Sime Center in the town of Clear Springs, deep in hostile Gen Territory
Paperback – September 15, 2019
by Mary Lou Mendum (Author), Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author), Jean Lorrah (Author)
Den Milnan, a Tecton Donor, accompanies his cousin, channel Rital Madz, to an experimental Sime Center in the town of Clear Springs, deep in hostile Gen Territory
Paperback – March 22, 2023
by Mary Lou Mendum (Author), Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Author)
Rital Madz had always viewed his cousin Den's obsession with recreating the powered flight of Ancient Humans as a waste of time and a good scientific mind
CLOTHES
Ice-dyed or Geode tie-dyed T-shirts, size Extra-Large (check for individual favorites)
Beach Body Anti Diet Culture Funny Shirt - Unisex Soft Style T-Shirt $18.95
"The beach gonna get whatever body I give it."
Color Natural, Size Extra-Large
Color Black, Size Extra-Large, Print Location Front
FOOD
(These are from Allrecipes Oct/Nov 2021)
Fruits of the Forest syrup
Comes in various flavors, something my partner Doug recommended.
WholeFruit Chocolate -- made with the entire pod and no added sugar. Higher in fiber and protein, lower in sugar, but tastes pretty much the same as conventional chocolate. I so want to try this.
Captain Cat's Môr Seasoning
This is a Welsh blend of spices, salt, and seaweed.
Sea Salt with Sea Veg 1.5 oz Shaker - Sea Seasonings - Organic $4.95
Sea salt with sea veg in a convenient shaker for your kitchen table or spice rack. Contains a blend of Gulf of Maine evaporated sea salt made by a small Maine company, with two of our sea vegetables added: Dulse (Palmaria palmata) and knotted kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum).
[The shopping page may only work during business hours.]
New Leaf Tree Syrups
or
(have Tangy Birch syrup)
Sample box of maple beech, maple walnut,
Vena's Fizz House
--
Actually there are a bunch of different things on that site that made me squee. When I have more time, I'll sort through the clusters of similar items to pick favorites.
OTHER
Crystal window prisms that make rainbows. Amazon has a wide selection.
Tree of Life Hanging Ornament
A window dangle with crystals.
Reminisce scrapbook kits listed with favorite items first.
* Outer Space kit
* Out of This World: Moon page
* Out of This World: Galaxy page
* What Dreams May Come: Watercolor Forest page
* Growing Garden kit
* Skyscape kit
* Fairy Forest 2 kit
* Scenic View kit
* National Parks kit
Eggcrate foam chair back cushion. Possibly a neck pillow turned sideways would work, or a seat cushion.
ColorADD UNO
The classic UNO with ColorADD symbols on flat cards, usable by colorblind people.
Expansive Animal Oracle Deck - Iconics by Ravenari
A divinatory deck based on animal illustrations.
$14.98
$30.00 $20.00
Longwave UV Flashlights
$29.00
A gorgeous rough slab of Amethyst cut in our workshop. The colors are a deep purple to violet with some white quartz veining. At one time India was a significant producer of Amethyst with most of it mined in Southern India.
Width. 5 1/2". Height. 4", Thickness. 1/4". Weight. 7.5 oz.
VinasHealingCrystals
$13.50+
Prefer size 9-12 oz
If sold out, size 5-8 oz okay
These are large pieces of Amethyst chunks freshly imported from Brazil.
$11.39+
Original Price:$11.99+
5% off sale for a limited time
Prefer size Large 2-3"
If sold out, size Small 1.5-2" okay
$3.59+
Original Price:$3.99+
10% off sale for a limited time
Size 1LG 3-4" $18.89
These are the high grade "royal purple" amethyst clusters available! These clusters have a beautiful deep purple color- great for home decor or for enhancing your crystal collection!
For My Birthday
From Ballinger Hill Design: A raised wooden planter, 34" x 18" and 7" deep, up on legs that would put it roughly hip-high on me. $85
Shopping for Myself
