Visiting with Elise

[pegkerr]

I got together with elisem on Friday night, going over to her house. We grabbed a couple of bottles of hard cider and retreated to her workshop in the attic, where I oohed and aahed over the necklaces that she is making for World Fantasy Con. I was particularly drawn to one which was titled "Down All Those Glittering Halls." I held it up and thought,

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[elisem]

Aw.. (blush)

Really, it was a great gift to me -- your visit, I mean. It was good to see you, and good to hang out; it had definitely been too long since the last time. And talking writing was an excellent thing to do.

I hope the books prove useful, and I suspect that all sorts of fascinating historical details will come and find you in order to indicate where the right track is. (Isn't it cool how that works? I've always loved that about writing fantasy. So many writers talk about it... though I am tired enough that I can't recall specifically whom I'm remembering... Tim Powers, probably. Emma, certainly. And so forth.)

[purpletigron]

[purpletigron stands in awe]