So much more September...

[catherineldf]

Last week was a delight, by which we mean the other thing. The microwave (which Jana could reliably still use) died, I came down with norovirus and while I was sick, Jana got lost for 6 hours and had to be retrieved by the police because the battery on her tracker died. Still recovering, in all senses of the term.
In the meanwhile, October will be full! And I have 3 classes coming up that could use more signups because life is expensive right now. Tell your friends!

• Secrets Revealed!: Getting Your Book to the Right Agents and Editors - October 7th, 1-3PM PST, online at the Rambo Academy. Jennie Goloboy and Catherine Lundoff will be teaching this popular workshop.
• Intro to Genre Fiction - October 10th, 6-8PM CST, online. Springboard for the Arts. Catherine will be teaching this free annual workshop.
• Twin Cities Book Festival - October 14th, 9:30-5PM, St. Paul, MN. Queen of Swords Press will be back with a book table!
• Crimson Peaks and Menacing Mansions: Writing Gothic Horror - October 15th, 9:30-11:30 AM PST. Online at the Rambo Academy. Catherine will be teaching this annual workshop.
• World Fantasy Convention - October 26th-29th, Kansas City, MO. Catherine Lundoff will be participating in the online portion of the con.

Comments

[mtl]

{{{{{{{so many hugs}}}}}}}

[catherineldf]

Thank you!

[pameladean]

Argh no, not norovirus. Argh all around, really.

I guess the problem with the microwave, in addition to the general inconvenience and annoyance of acquiring a new one in the midst of a busy life -- is that Jana is accustomed to the dead one but might have trouble with a different set of controls? We are worrying about this with regard to my mother's dishwasher. She doesn't have dementia but she is 92 and has a lot of ingrained habits. Anyway, I am very sorry about it all. It's all very poetic to say that when sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions, but I think there should be a Single Spies Only button you can press on your life at some point.

P.

[catherineldf]

Yep. There’s also the problem that when she installed it originally, it was code-compliant at the time, but now the shelf doesn’t have enough clearance so I can’t just get a new one and hire someone to rip out and replace. :-(((
Thank you!

[queenoftheskies]

I hope this week has been better for you.

I will spread the word about the classes. Would love to take a couple, but they happen before I get my first check from new job, so I'll have to see.

[catherineldf]

Yay! This is new job! I hope it’s great and thank you!