First things first: JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE, um.  INTERNET.  I have a new short story out today on Tor.com!  For free!  Go read it!

Still here?  Why?

Okay, fine, you probably want the low-down on the events of yesterday’s crazy awesome book launch!

Well.  It was great.

First things first, I have essays like all over the internet now.  I stopped by Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog to talk about My Favorite Bit in Full Fathom Five.  On SF Signal, I stop by Sarah Chorn’s Special Needs in Strange Worlds column to discuss how I used to cheat on eye exams, and (more seriously) the relationship between disability and worldbuilding.  And more to come!

Yesterday culminated in an amazing reading / signing / million dollar bash at Pandemonium Books and Games.  Here are some pictures from the event, courtesy of Amy Eastment!

And here’s another one, more serious:

There was wine.  Much good craic, book signing, and board game purchasing (I am now the proud owner of Mage Knight?  We’ll see how that turns out.) ensued.  Also ice cream!  As a result I’m a bit staggered today, but making  progress toward normal, non-release-addled human engagement.

Be well!  Enjoy the short story!  And the book, for that matter.