The Cat and the Fox

In which I drop vague hints, recount a trip to Aurohn Lake this past weekend, and discuss the appeasement of local gods.

Unclogging the Grate

Spent a fairly miserable time over the past few days, dealing with some sort of bug I picked up on Father’s Day — which was, conversely, a wonderful time out at Aurohn Lake with most of my favorite people.

It wasn’t all food poisoning and friends, either. I acquitted myself admirably by clearing a number of [...]

Strangers When We Meet

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
– Anais Nin
Been back home for a week or so — well, going on two weeks now — and I’ve been following up with the handful of contacts, leads, and introductions I made while at the BookExpo America.
Apart from some good connections, [...]

Heading Out

It’s raining when I leave. A flat, stuttering downpour punctuated by half-hearted thunder. Always early to airports and movies, I sit surrounded by furious, inert midwesterners delayed by a lightning strike in Minneapolis.
My connection is through Detroit and then Memphis (and perhaps Anchorage for all I know). I’m taking the long way ’round to get [...]