*But* . . . I just placed in the finals of a contest that gets my first 
three chapters sent off to Anna Genoese at Tor.  She's looking for stuff 
for that new fantasy line.  So let's see what happens.  (All that happens 
is you either get a certificate that you placed in the contest or not, 
unless she wants to see the whole book.)

So perhaps all is not lost.

I'm fighting off this weird bacterial infection that went into my sinsuses 
and then my right ear.  Mother has a mild case of the same 
thing.  Bleah.  We think the doctor's assistant has finally licked the ear 
thing (literally, by washing my ear out with a pressure hose--a really 
weird feeling, but immediately ended the humming and tinnitus and pressure 
in that ear!) yesterday (and I had antibiotics, drops, etc.).  I'm also 
handling the roof repairs and fixing the car after severe hail damage, you 
know, just the usual.  But that's life.

Mother's latest test results came out good, though, so that's good.  Thanks 
to all who asked about her and kept us in their thoughts!  That's what 
saves us.  Whatever you believe, happens.  I've concluded that consensus 
reality is exactly that.  Now, if I can find who it is who thinks I 
shouldn't or won't finally sell something, we're in business.

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The only thing that flies faster than an F-16 is your guardian angel
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Nine out of ten doctors recommend reading my books.  The tenth is a quack.
Shalanna Collins   http://home.attbi.com/~shalanna/>
_Dulcinea: or Wizardry A-Flute_  (e-mail me 4 excerpt)  ISBN 0-7388-5388-7
New!  I'm trying out a blog/jrnl http://www.livejournal.com/users/shalanna/>

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