There and back again — again

I’m home from Vancouver.

Rode the rails (I love Amtrak) there Friday morning for the Best of Every Day Fiction Three anthology launch Saturday.

The book launch went well.  John, Gay, Peter and I had a lot of fun. I think we introduced a few people to flash fiction. I read The Maple Leaf Maneuver, got a big laugh with my faux Canadian accent.

Thanks to Camille, Jordan and Steven and Blackberry Books on Granville Island.

There and back again

Home from L.A. and Writers of the Future. I had a fantastic time.

Had dinner Monday night with Andy, Carol, Gay and Kelly.  Learned a lot from K.D. and Tim, and so many other well-known writers. Strengthened old friendships, participated in the budding of new friendships. Righted a small wrong. Wrote a short story in twenty-four hours (and it wasn’t bad.).

Chatted Saturday night at the barbecue with Larry Niven, carried on a coherent conversation with the man, I think  All I can say is “Wow!”. How many times in our lives do we get to talk to our heroes?

I missed the awards ceremony Sunday night (because of health problems) but everything else was swell.  Thank you Joni and John and Marcus and (especially) Sophie. C’est si bon!