Late To The Party, As Usual

Writing

I made my first fiction sale to Marion Zimmer Bradley. Even before then, I'd devoured her Sword & Sorceress anthologies, dreaming of seeing my name in the TOC. But before that could happen, MZB passed on and the S&S anthologies petered out, with the last being published in 2004. Now the series has been resurrected by Vera Nazarian and Elisabeth Waters, and the deadline for the first new antho in three years is this Friday, the 20th.

Why am I telling you this? Because I have a story for it, of course, one which didn't come to me until Friday (the 13th, but I refuse to take that as a bad omen). Which means I basically have five days to finish, polish and submit this puppy. Which in turn means I probably won't be posting here again until the weekend.

Wish me luck!

Everything Else

I have a list of things my husband and the guys with him are asking for in care packages. In no particular order:

*phone cards
*beef jerky
*power bars (or equivalent)
*pretzels
*puzzle books (sudoku, etc.)
*steak sauce
*drink mixes (Kool-aid, Crystal Light, etc.)
*pouches of ready-to-eat tuna, salmon, etc.
*flavored coffees
*non-dairy creamer
*home-baked goodies (w/out chocolate, as it will just melt all over)
*letters and cards

If anyone is interested in sending anything (my husband shares whatever he gets with all his guys), please drop me an email and we'll get it coordinated. And thank you for your support. :)