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Hi HTN friends! Meg here with a personal update.

Those of you who have already listened to our last podcast episode know I came to this fandom in the midst of a difficult struggle with infertility. During many challenging moments over the past several years, writing fic, working on the podcast, and connecting with people in this fandom has been a much needed source of joy, and I’m incredibly grateful for it.

However, what I neglected to mention when we recorded our origin story episode was that I was very pregnant (!!!). My son arrived at the end of November, and he is tiny and adorable and we are obsessed with him. I can’t wait to introduce him to Lockwood & Co. someday.

Hmm. Good question!

One of them is on display in the Anthony Lockwood Gallery at the Archives post-canon, IIRC...

The others...? Who knows!

The answer, I expect, needs to consider a few questions: how much do tablecloths cost in Lockwood's world (which also depends on how big the table is), how washable is the ink they use, and how attached are they to the old cloths? Also, how much storage space do they have, and do they *want* to keep them?

I would think that for most of them they probably bleach them clean and re-use them -- it doesn't quite make practical sense for them to be storing up tablecloth after tablecloth (especially as I get the impression the kitchen table is quite large). And aside from Lucy's jolt of 'oh they moved on without me' when she returns in TCS, there's never any real sentimentality attached to them when she talks about them, so there's not really any motivation to spend the money to buy new ones when bleach exists (especially in the early days when unpaid bills are stacked as tall as George!).

Oh hi, we are technically still on a break but it’s also our birthday!

It's that time of year again!

Come and listen to us talk about writing, for our

Season Finale

Also, this episode is a bit like a kinder egg - there's a surprise inside!! let us know if you scream

Alert: We have a new HTN episode coming tomorrow!

For this final episode of our first season, we’re tackling a topic that Natasha has been dreaming about since the beginning of the podcast.

At last, the moment you've all been waiting for — no, not Skullyle, you animals. It's time to talk Quill Kipps!

Join Mai, Meg and Natasha for an in-depth and only slightly unhinged discussion of everyone's favourite pint-sized, pug-nosed, carrot-topped inadequate, as we cover the really important questions in life: is Kipps secretly Irish? Why is he catnip to 30-something-year-old women who should know better? Would the story have been better if he'd died in the end? And why is it so freaking hard to say his name out loud?

Time for another Kit Bag episode! Join Meg and Lizzie as they engage in some wild speculation about post-canon careers (and breakdowns), musical taste, what happened in the time gaps between books, and more!

We’re back for part two of Haunting the Narrative: Lucy! Tune in now to hear Meg and Natasha discuss the ways that Lucy’s former team and family haunt the narrative. We also chat about if Lockwood is really more reckless than Lucy and Lucy’s complicated relationship with self-image.

If you enjoy our unhinged ramblings, could you give us a thrill and take 60 seconds to vote for us in the Listeners' Choice category of the British Podcast Awards?

Hi podcast friends!

Meg and Lizzie are planning to do another Q&A/Kit Bag episode, and we'd love to feature your Lockwood & Co. questions! Feel free to respond to this post, DM us, or email us at [email protected].