randomly, tiredly....

I did not have a good time in Calgary airport, but am settled once again in Seattle,fed and cozy and decompressing off the WFC chaos. It was, all told, a very good convention (despite some off notes and utter exhaustion), with useful meetings and story-developments, and very good to see a number of friends who have been too-long from the scene (and even better to hear about some of the very excellent stuff they're writing),

And speaking of writing and good reports, found this in my in-box, from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:

Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy Edited by Dana Stabenow. Ace, $14 paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-441-01637-2

This follow-up to Powers of Detection (2006) breaks no new ground, but offers 12 stories with enough well-paced variety to keep readers happy. In Charlaine Harris’s notable Sookie Stackhouse tale, “Lucky,” one insurance agent’s good luck makes him a target. A “resurrected” Humphrey Bogart is murdered in Carole Nelson Douglas’s “Bogieman” while Santa Claus investigates the murder of an elf in John Straley’s “Weight of the World.” On the lighter side, a divorcée gets used to a menagerie of ghostly housemates in Sharon Shinn’s “The House of Seven Spirits” and a young woman confronts a cave dragon turned loan shark to solve her father’s disappearance in Laura Anne Gilman’s “Illumination.” Strong tales outnumber the weaker ones by a considerable margin and will satisfy fans of both genres. (Dec.)

I figure, if I'm one of the five-of-twelve singled out,they probably liked it, huh?:-)