...or July 21st, depending on your timezone.

49 years ago the first manned Moon landing was accomplished. It is one of my favorite moments in history (To learn about my favorite you may have to wait for December the 9th), and to celebrate I've re-edited Hoofprints to be a little less... ah, draft-y.

I hope you'll join me in raising a toast to these gentlemen.

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You may have noticed that I've sort of been... missing. Missing might be the word. Being even worse at answering chat messages, e-mails, phone calls, carrier pigeons, and the odd note stuck to my front door with a jeweled damascene dagger (you know who you are).

Let me explain.

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Hello my most delightsome readers.

I have a new chapter up in Obiter Dicta called "The Other Princess" and it has it all! Comedy! Intrigue! Gossip! Latin!

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Hello everyone! Just a brief post this time on the subject of—of all things—music. When I wrote An Afternoon for Dotted Line people expressed some disbelief, I seem to recall, on how Rose managed to get so many voices on one violin, and assumed I was taking liberties. And, yes, in part I was, and really, those can be hoofwaved by just going "Magic!" but I knew there was a

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Hello my readers xenial and xenodochial!

What? You thought that I, the original Verbose Bastard wasn't ready for the letter X when I began this alliterative affectation? Ha!

Anyways. First! Some extra pony words! I have a new short story in Obiter Dicta—Love and Other Acquired Tastes. Give it a look if you like—I'd appreciate your comments.

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