I should have known it, of course. And up to a point I did. Going on the road for a month, attending WorldCon and doing family stuff, effectively meant a month of lost work time. I intended to get the introduction to The New Space Opera written (I didn’t, but it’s almost done now), I intended to read lots and lots of short fiction (nothing, not a single story), and I intended to keep up with Locus. As I type, I am late with the intro, have an enormous tsunami of short stuff to read and need to proofread Locus over the next day or two. Busy, busy, busy.

The real problem here, of course is that I have no self-discipline and two little kids who also need time. Not sure how it’s going to work out, but go buy Ellen & Terri’s Salon Fantastique. It’s terrific.

Note: Amended to reflect the fact that Salon Fantastique has two fabulous editors, not just one.