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On my way to Oregon

. . I’m in the airport in Cincinatti waiting for my connection to Portland.  I’ll spend the day in town and then head down to Lincoln City for a writing workshop hosted by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.  Their guest instructor is Sheila Williams.  As you might imagine, I’m excited about this. Even

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In Chattanooga. Surprise!

I’m home for my Dad’s 70th birthday, which was supposed to be a surprise, but Grandma leaked it. Although, as it turns out, Dad was expecting me to come home anyway, so when Grandma asked what time my flight was getting in, he thought that it was just something he’d forgotten. But you’re surprised. Aren’t

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Back from WorldCon 08

I fell asleep before the plane even left the ground and slept most of the way home. I woke up about half an hour before we landed and amused myself by reading Zoe’s Tale. Yes, I know that makes some of you jealous and it should, because it’s a darn good book. Since my flight

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Readercon Day One

Well the kaffeeklatsch went well. I was with Scott Edelman, who was delightful. We had a nice group of people visiting with us. Whose names I remembered earlier, but my brain is a sieve now. The Tabula Rasa reading also went well. I only stumbled once, ironically not in one of the place where I

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Off to Readercon 08

I’m heading out to catch the train. On today’s schedule: Friday 12:00 Noon Vinyard: Kaffeeklatsch Friday 1:00 PM VT: Tabula Rasa Group Reading Friday 5:00 PM ME/ CT: Steampunk and Beyond: What Would a “Gibson Chair” Look Like? See you all shortly.

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It’s 2:30 a.m.

I’m still up and, thinking about how often and easily I stay up this late, I’ve decided to take the 3:15 a.m. train to Readercon on Friday.  I miss Rob (just in case you couldn’t tell from the schmaltzy posts this week) and would rather be tired during the con than miss seeing him by

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Pining for Rob

I talked to Rob very briefly tonight.  The area he’s in gets spotty cellphone coverage, at best, so I’ve had one text message from him, but otherwise it’s been radio silence.  He found a place tonight where, if he didn’t turn his head, I could hear him.  le sigh. I miss him. Which is absurd,

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Heading upstate

Rob and I are embarking on a four-hour motorcycle trip. I’ve got my cellphone, but coverage is spotty. I will be without internet access until Monday. So, while I’m gone, here’s a question for you. If you could have your ideal retreat, what would it include? Me? Clean, cool, quiet. Wi-fi, plenty of outlets, good

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Back in NYC

I made it home with no problems and no chance encounters with editors in transit. I would worry that my streak was broken, except I spent a week of this trip at the Codex Writers Workshop and Retreat with Ellen Datlow. Surely that maxed out my quota for the month. I will do a full

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Heading back to NYC

After two fun-filled weeks of writer’s retreat and a medical emergency, I’m heading from one home back to the other. I’ll see Rob tonight and get to spend two days with him, before we begin a month of out of town trips, each of which has us poised to arrive back in NYC on the

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