There’s been a LOT of writerly socializing in Santa Fe the last few days — it’s felt a little like a more intense version of a convention, and no actual writing happening yet. But I have final proofing comments due back on a Wild Cards story, coincidentally, so I did just take an hour to do some work on that. More to come, but first, more socializing — I get to meet Arkady Martine! Exciting. 🙂
“Sometimes I thought I had been too hasty in agreeing to this marriage, even if it had been Rupa’s idea, and even if Rupa’s ideas were almost never wrong.
Almost is such a troubling word, don’t you think? Rather a wolf in sheep’s clothing. So often, one is inclined to put faith in it, to assume the best outcome possible, when it might be wiser to plan for the worst, so that when the wolf shows up with blood around its mouth, you know exactly whom to blame for the missing lambs.
Still, a husband was undeniably convenient at times.”
– from “Lady Sri Extricates Herself, Emerging Not Entirely Unscathed,” coming soon in House Rules.
