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So, what a day!

First, the mail:  If there were no checks in today’s mail, there were at least no bills.

Also!  My new pedometer arrived, which it wasn’t supposed to until Friday, and I’m very glad it did because today! was the day that my old pedometer, which had been tottering along for some weeks, showing half-numbers and fuzzy screens, this despite a new battery — died the real death.  The new pedometer is blue (Sprite picked it out), and has a slightly larger screen, while being itself slightly smaller overall than the now-deceased machine.  Set up was extremely easy and there’s a simple lock/unlock switch to get into the battery compartment, instead of a teensy-tiny little set screw, as in the previous model.

Maisie Dobbs was also in today’s mail from my good friends at Yankee Clipper Used Books.  As is often the case with them, the book appears to be brand-new. This is speedy, speedy service, as I only placed my order on Sunday.

Finding ourselves so very fortunate in the mail, I decided to drive in to town to do some errands, while Steve finished up his read of Alliance of Equals, with an eye toward proposing some sell copy.  When I left, he was being ably assisted by Sprite, who aspires to a career of writing promotional copy from home, in order to make millions, though she’s not exactly clear on millions of what.  I’m sure she’ll get it all worked out eventually.

In town, I actually found a pair of (women’s) Columbia sandals to fit me at Super Shoes.  These sandals replace a pair of men’s Columbia sandals from at least a decade ago, which had finally given up their soles.

A swing by KMart for some needed items, and likewise the grocery store, and so to home in plenty of time to join Steve for the midday meal.

After the meal, I did some online shopping — I’ve decided to keep my hair purple/indigo for the next while, so I made an order at Overtone.  And, for those who were following the debate on Facebook, yeah, I bought the quick-drying pants of many pockets.

Not only that, but the Alien Artifacts/Were Kickstarter Joint Campaign is going great guns.  If you missed the announcement yesterday, here’s the link.

And!  Lest I forget — Steve and I will be announcing a little something different later in the week, so I guess that’s a Watch the Skies.

Quite the exciting day, yes, indeed.

And now?  I need to do some work.

Lee and Miller are part of some exciting new projects that you — yes, you! — want to know about!

First! The Kickstarter campaign to fund anthology projects Alien Artifacts and Were have gone live!  Anchor authors for these projects include:  Phyllis Ames (Phyllis Irene Radford), Jacey Bedford, Patricia Bray, David B. Coe, Walter H. Hunt, Faith Hunter, Gini Koch, Gail Martin, Seanan McGuire, Juliet E McKenna, Danielle Ackley-Mcphail, Steve Miller, Sharon Lee, and Jean Marie Ward.  The Kickstarter page has been up for just over an hour and already 65 eager and generous people have donated over $2,000 toward the $10,000 goal.

You know you want to be part of this, so!

Here’s your link!

Also!

BaltiCon 50 has determined on the Goal of having as many of their previous 49 Guests of Honor join the 50th GoH, George RR Martin, at the con.  They are asking for funding. . .in a rather novel way. . .in order to make this happen.  Read all about it at —

this link!

Today is the Official Release Day for the trade paper edition of A Liaden Universe® Constellation, Volume III, a collection of one dozen previously-published Liaden Universe® stories.

Table of Contents:
Authors’ Foreword
Code of Honor
Guaranteed Delivery
Intelligent Design
Out of True
Roving Gambler
King of the Cats
Kin Ties
Eleutherios
The Rifle’s First Wife
The Space at Tinsori Light
Landed Alien
Moon’s Honor
Quick Working Glossary

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Steve and I, along with a bunch of other cool writers, will be contributing a story to Alien Artifacts, edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray.  A Kickstarter campaign in support of this project will go live on August 11.  Joshua has posted details, and news about special donation level rewards at this link.

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The weather here at the Confusion Factory is grey and damp and still.  They promise us thunderstorms, later.  I, for one, am looking forward.

Asyouknowbob, Steve and I recently collaborated with Offworld Designs to produce Korval logo t-shirts, polo shirts and denim shirts.

We insisted that the tshirts be Properly Screenprinted, rather than speed printed, and that the polos and the denims be embroidered.  What this means is that the good folks at Offworld Design wait a while, until they have enough orders in hand to make a batch run reasonable.

We’ve just gotten a note from Offworld Design, stating that they have orders in-hand for 69 tshirts; 15 polos; 14 denim shirts, and that, at the end of next week, they will be taking those orders, and any additional orders that arrive beforehand, and doing the batch run.

These items will always either be in a state of preorder, or a state of being batched and mailed.  They will not, at this time, be regular stock-on-hand.

This means that, if you’ve been meaning to order a shirt, but haven’t gotten around to it, now is the hour, unless you want to wait an indeterminate amount of time until 70ish orders have built up again and the second batch goes to screenprinting.

Here’s your link to the Korval items at Offworld Design.  NOTE:  This link takes you to a search page.  In order to learn more about each shirt, and/or to order, you have to click on the shirt of your dreams; this action will take you to a detail page.

Alert auditors of this journal will recall that I did an interview with Baen editor Tony Daniels on Wednesday afternoon on behalf of Liaden Universe® Constellation, Volume 3.  Now!  You can hear the result of our labors.

Here’s your link.