For those who were breathlessly awaiting news of the Contents of The Tube, pictured here:

AND The Tube
. . .I may now report that there were two prints of David Mattingly artwork enclosed:
. . .which are quite lovely, and of course suitable for framing, which we shall do, bye-n-bye.
In other news, the winners of the 2013 Maine Literary Awards have been announced — Congratulations to all!
Today, I have some errands, but most of what I have is Carousel Seas, which, so far anyway, is hanging together just fine, and I very much hope that proves to be the case all the way through to the end-of-what-is-written. *knocks wood*
Carousels and seasides and trenvay and whatnot already being on my plate, Steve had drawn proofing duty for the mass market galleys of Dragon Ship, to be published in late August.
For those who are playing along at home, the publishing schedule for the next little while looks like this:
Liaden Universe® Constellation Volume One: July 2, 2013
Dragonwriter: August 6, 2013
Dragon Ship mass market: August 27, 2013
Trade Secret: November 5, 2013
Liaden Universe® Constellation Volume Two: January 7, 2014