Aside from school starting back (which elicits a shrug juxtaposed with a yay!students), the following has recently occured:
1) My story "Earthen" has been accepted to NewCon Press' Looking Landwards anthology. A collaboration with the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, this anthology contains speculation on the future of agriculture, farming and food production. My family has farming roots and I've been raised gardening my whole life; it's a pleasure to be included.
2)
Demeter's Spicebox #3: Islands went live today. Among the companionship of Bogi Takács' "Mouse Choirs of the Old Mátra" and Mari Ness' "Stronger Than the Wind, Stronger Than the Sea", you'll find my story, "Flower of Flowers, Bird of Birds". I am so thrilled to be a part of this hypertextual storytelling experiment! All of the stories in this issue are based on the Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) folktale type 2031C, "
The Mouse Who Was to Marry the Sun".
My best to all for the enjoyment of these late July days.