Five things make a post, but I only have three...

1) So okay, yeah, it's true. casacorona has made an offer on two sequels to A Companion to Wolves (tentatively entitled An Apprentice to Elves and A Reckoning of Men) (not necessarily in that order), and through the good offices of arcaedia, truepenny and I have accepted. Now, um, we just have to write the dratted things. (Don't hold yer breath.)

2) via everybody, "You Have To Get Out Of Here. YOUR VAGINA IS HAUNTED." Chris's Invincible Superblog sporks the latest issue of Tarot: The Worst Comic Evar. NSFW. In case you were, you know, in doubt somehow.

3) meet Ace, the Wonder Ridiculous Dog. (Yes, that is his name. No, I did not name him: he came with it.)



(Other photos here.)

The thing in his mouth is a Linus blanket synthetic shearling llama. Because I already knew you were going to ask.

He met the Presumptuous Cat today, and was properly obsequious. Also really really good on a very long and trying car ride.

Closing tabs...

Okay. Fantasy Book Critic's Writers-on-2007-books feature is back up, and for keeps this time.

wtf_nature links a youtube video demonstrating time-lapse photography of a decomposing baby pig. (I think that's via rosefox, but I may have it wrong.) Fair warning, some people may find this more gross than fascinating, but if you are a crime writer or have any interest in forensic pathology or forensic entomology, it's a win.

A Companion to Wolves is nominated for a Lambda Award in the SF/F/H category, along with Many Fine Books:

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And I am informed that an unofficial, unauthorized  Yahoo Group has sprung up for discussion of Shadow Unit. Having passed along the information, I will now proceed to utterly ignore its existence.