Charles grant update

Got e-mail from Kath late last night, the upshot of which is that Charlie's off sedation and awake and alert!

*and there was much cheering!*

Also, his mother's funeral (I can't remember if I posted that here or not... she had gone into the hospital last week as well, and died earlier this week, at the age of 91) will be held this Friday at 1pm at Prospect Hill Cemetary in Caldwell. In lieu of flowers, donations to the West Caldwell Animal Hospital (706 Bloomfield Ave., West Caldwell NJ 07006) would be appreciated. Arrangements are by the Dancy funeral home in Caldwell.


also from her e-mail:

"oh yeah, c asked if someone knew, and i said yes. and i told him that we had told everyone. and he kept tapping out names. did so and so know? yup? and this person? definitely. he tried about 10 different names, and i said each time the person knew. he was amazed.

thanks for all your support. i truly truly appreciate it. i hope that he can come home soon. of course, i have no idea when that will be.

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

You Know You're an SF Writer When...

You go to

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040318.html

and follow their suggestion to scroll along the full pan...

and with every newly revealed screen, some part of you is imagining your reaction if suddenly there was an alien figure staring back/coming over the ridge/loading up a weapon and screaming "you stupid kids, get off my lawn!"

Realization

So there I was, packing up some newborns to go out into the cold, cold world,
and I realized something.

It's Spring 2004. Or it will be on Saturday.

My first profesionally-published story appeared in the Spring 1994 issue
of "Amazing Stories."

This is my tenth anniversary as a professional writer.

What have I done in those ten years?

Well, first of all, had a respectable Other Career on the editorial side.
That's a biggie, I think we can all agree.

I've sold (counting on hands and toes) twenty-four stories (no, wait, twenty-six),
including the two that went belly-up for one reason or another, and not
counting the ones I've resold for reprint or foreign sales. And I'm waiting
to hear back on another one that's pending. And I keep thinking I've forgotten
one...

I've written three media tie-in novels.

I've co-edited two short ficiton anthologies.

I've ghosted two novels and two gaming bits for other by-lines.

I've sold one haiku series (and I'm still in shock over that, yah youbetcha).

I've sold two non-fiction pieces, and three non-fiction books for younger
readers.

I've gone under contract for three books from a major NYC publisher.


Yeah, not too shabby, I guess. But I've got to really start working, now.
*wry grin*