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GenX Nerd Life
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A PC-gaming nerd in her 50s on games, gear, books, and the cozy stuff in between.
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Games, books, the gear on my desk, and the life around it.
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PC game reviews
Big RPGs, cozy farms, giant robots and anything with a dragon in it. Keyboard and mouse, always.
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Escape
Fantasy & romantasy books
Romantasy, fantasy and sci-fi, reviewed honestly. Spice levels noted, because we are all adults here.
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Gear Up
Keyboards, mice & cozy setups
Everything on my desk, tested by a back and wrists that have opinions.
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Live
Cocktails, food & plants
Game-night cocktails and mocktails, food I cook, flowers, plants and the cozy stuff in between.
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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · Romantasy
A dragon-shaped roller coaster set in a war college for riders. I said “one more chapter” at 11pm and finished at 2am.
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios · RPG on PC
Every problem has five solutions, and one of them involves talking to a squirrel. Worth every hour.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · Sci-fi
Big ideas, warm heart, no homework required. The friendship at its core made me cry into my tea.
On my nightstand
Fantasy, romantasy and the odd space adventure. Little hearts show the spice level. (Sample shelf with stand-in covers.)
Romantasy♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
Romantasy♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
Romantasy♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
Epic fantasy♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
Romantasy♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
Sci-fi
From reader to author
I've read dragons for decades. Now I'm writing one. Follow along as I work on my first fantasy novel: world-building notes, character sketches and the books that inspire it.
Follow the journey“Every good story needs a dragon. Most good days do too.”GenX Nerd Life · quote art for Instagram & X
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