It's not that I haven't yearned to post here. It's not that I haven't had things to say. It's not that ...

Oh, never mind. Thing is (a) the issue has gone to the printer, (b) I've finally begun to dig out from a (happy) out-of-town jaunt, (c) the WisCon SF show is over, and (d) I'm almost recovered from one of the worst cases of flu I've ever had. (For the time being, if you Google "Madison," "convention," and "flu," you'll find an account of what hit me (and others) hard.)

Now, my sleeves are rolled up, I've had a nap (several, in fact), and I hope you'll see more activity on this site. In the meanwhile, check out the links on the left; they're always fun -- and usually far more frequently updated than this has been recently.