Are you the horse? Are you the carriage? Are you the wheel? Are you the baggage?

[sovay]

My poem "Penis Secrets of the Anunnaki" has been accepted by Nightmare Magazine. It was written in the fall, inspired by the conjunction of a line of old-school random-generator e-mail spam with a COVID scare at the theater where spatch works. I imagine the reference was pseudo-scientific conspiracy theory, but I prefer to think in terms of the Mesopotamian underworld.

I did end up transferring one of the three-sentence fics to AO3: "One More Game of Chivalry." It was written to a prompt from theseatheseatheopensea and appears to be the first fic in the archive for The File on Thelma Jordon (1950).

The fundraiser for Autolycus' medical bills is already two-thirds of the way toward its goal. To everyone who has contributed, signal-boosted, or just offered sympathy, thank you.

spatch is in the ER. When last heard from, he was watching Doctor Strange (2016). This is a weird year. [edit] spatch is home from the ER. Still weird.

Comments

[asakiyume]

Saw Spatch post about the ER. Fingers and toes crossed for him.

Very good news, all the other bits.

[sovay]

Saw Spatch post about the ER. Fingers and toes crossed for him.

Thank you. The ER ruled out the scariest things for which he had been referred for stat imaging to a hospital which could not accommodate the referral, hence the ER; he is home and showering and we will monitor the rest. Aaaaargh.

Very good news, all the other bits.

All of that stuff I like!

[rosefox]

Ruling out the scariest things is excellent. Best wishes to him.

[sovay]

Ruling out the scariest things is excellent. Best wishes to him.

Thank you.

[yhlee]

Oh no, I hope spatch will be all right.

[sovay]

Oh no, I hope spatch will be all right.

Thank you. I have just heard that he is being discharged. I maintain none of this was necessary!

*hugs*

[kore]

GAH. I hope spatch is fine! This year needs. to. stop. and it's January

[sovay]

This year needs. to. stop. and it's January

It's been a lot of January!

(He's home and showering.)

[thomasyan]

Someone recommended a (Roman?) history book to me, saying how economical the prose was, such as, -"Their army had more men but fewer soldiers."-

I feel like someone clever could say something similar about how your year, or heck your January, is too much

[sovay]

I feel like someone clever could say something similar about how your year, or heck your January, is too much

Thank you.

[pameladean]

Wargh, best wishes to Spatch and congratulations on everything else. P.

[sovay]

Wargh, best wishes to Spatch and congratulations on everything else.

Thank you! What is all of this!

[sholio]

This is the absolute last thing anyone needs! I hope spatch is feeling better, and I'm glad the fundraiser is going well. (Donated!)

[sovay]

I hope spatch is feeling better, and I'm glad the fundraiser is going well. (Donated!)

Thank you so much! This is definitely a lot.

[minoanmiss]

I'm so glad he's bak home.

[sovay]

I'm so glad he's bak home.

Me, too. Hestia, too.

[umadoshi]

Yay on the poetry acceptance! And I'm glad spatch is home now. I hope he's feeling significantly better.

[sovay]

Yay on the poetry acceptance!

Thank you!

And I'm glad spatch is home now. I hope he's feeling significantly better.

He had some worrying things ruled out, which is always good.

[gwynnega]

I am glad Spatch is home. Congratulations on the poetry sale!

[sovay]

I am glad Spatch is home. Congratulations on the poetry sale!

Thank you! The roller-coaster day shtick is wearing out its welcome.

[kate_nepveu]

glad he's home!!!

[sovay]

glad he's home!!!

Thank you!

[skygiants]

augh I'm glad he's back home! (& congrats on the poem!)

[sovay]

augh I'm glad he's back home! (& congrats on the poem!)

Thank you! The levels of local everything have just been high.