the toe et al

Doc today and now I've got two bandaids on it. I have to put purell or equivalent on it daily and change the band-aids. Keep the boot on indefinitely and the stitches will stay in till I return from Seattle next week. When I left the doc and started walking, my foot hurt and I realized that I hadn't made the boot tight enough. Also, I've got to find a shoe that's slightly higher for my right foot as the ones I've been wearing aren't quite the same height as the boot. I don't want to strain my left hip.


Off to Seattle Wednesday for the Locus Awards. I didn't really process the fact that I'm only home two days then off again. Too much to do.

Oh and I'd like to apologize to Verizon, who I blamed for my misery over the weekend. AT&T is my cell service provider and they're who I was on the phone with for 2 1/2 hours. There may be plenty to blame Verizon for, but not this time.

Locus award weekend

I'm leaving Wednesday for the Locus Awards weekend and will doing the following, in addition to hanging out and partying!! (yay)

10:55 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.: "The Near-Future World of Publishing" panel with Ellen Datlow, Nancy Kress, Mary Robinette Kowal, Paul Park, and Gary K. Wolfe (moderator) at the Best Western Executive Inn.

12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Autographing session with books available for purchase thanks to University Book Store. Participating autographers include Connie Willis, Nancy Kress, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead, Gardner Dozois, Ellen Datlow, Bruce Taylor, and Eileen Gunn.

12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Locus Awards Lunch Banquet and Ceremony at the Best Western Executive Inn with M.C. Connie Willis, who will present the awards and judge the traditional Hawai'ian Shirt Contest.

Photos will be taken. If I think of anything else I'll add it here.

I've been podcast (ed)

After the wonderful soft shell crab dinner I ate, while dining with Susan and Peter Straub and Gary Wolfe Friday night of Stoker Award weekend, Gary invited Peter and me to join him in his weekly podcast with Jonathan Strahan.

I wasn't sure I wanted to participate, as Jonathan and Gary always sound so erudite --I worried that I'd have nothing substantial to add to the conversation. Anyway, Gary persuaded me, and here's the result (I haven't listened to it and probably won't) Episode 56: Live with Gary K. Wolfe, Ellen Datlow and Peter Straub

one more thing for tonight

I'd like to thank Nick Mamatas, Del Howison, John Skipp, and Stephen Jones for their quotes about me and my work, read by Lisa Morton when she introduced me Saturday night.

The entire event was webcast live and will, hopefully soon, be put online but in the meantime for anyone burning with anticipation as to what I said when accepting the Life Achievement Award:


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