I'd write about the KGB reading with Elizabeth Bear and William Shunn, but it's just easier to point you to the two best entries, by Sean Manseau and Nick Kaufmann. Evidently I missed the most interesting parts of the evening, both before and after. But it was nice to meet up with the NYC-area Clarionites and Kelly Link beforehand, even if no shambling zombies were involved. I met some old friends, was introduced to a few new people, and got a free beer (thanks, Sean!). And sometime in the near future, I and a few others will be taken on a tour (thanks to Chris Cevasco) of the sooper-sekrit nooks and crannys of the Museum of Natural History. YAY! So the evening was a success.

Revisions of my second Clarion submission story, "Jetsam", are almost finished. I'll send it out next week, as soon as I can find a suitable market. It's not quite dark fantasy and not quite horror, so it's not going to be an easy sale. Next up is the major revision of my last Clarion-written story , a science fiction piece that I'll be able to send to Analog or Asimov's (it's not F&SF material, as it's very female-oriented both in subject matter and character POV). I'm taking a little longer to get back to writing original material than many of my fellow Clarionites, but I'm not concerned. "Jetsam" may prove unsalable, but "Take Your Daughters" certainly wasn't (it sold to Subterranean Magazine, btw), and I'm fairly confident that the sf story will sell. However, by the end of the month I should be back to working on something new, even if I'm continuing to revise old projects.

I leave you with this set of photos to look at this weekend: Will Self's writing room. Stupendous!