My short story, "Waxing Razal," is up at Storyglossia, as are the stories of the other finalists. I plan on wrapping myself in a blanket tonight, pouring a big hot mug of tea, and settling in for a nice long read.

Steven McDermott is a big sparkly gem of an editor and I'm thrilled to be a part of his journal. The news that the story received a Pushcart nom. has pretty much made my year.
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Candy update:Convinced that 11 bags of sweets might not be adequate for the hoards of trick-or-treaters I was expecting, I went shopping yesterday and picked up an additional 7 bags.

The weather last night was miserable. Bitterly cold, windy, icy. The low was something like 11 degrees.

My doorbell rang a total of four times.

I am going to lose every tooth in my big fat candy-eating head.