sovay: (Lord Peter Wimsey: passion)
sovay ([personal profile] sovay) wrote2013-08-06 11:52 pm

Am I thinkable in the USSR?

My poem "A Bulgakov Headache" has been accepted by Stone Telling. It was inspired by and partly written during a migraine I had in February—I'd heard [livejournal.com profile] rose_lemberg refer to them once as "Bulgakov headaches," which only made sense. I class it among the ghost poems, of which I really need to write a final one so I can send the collection somewhere. I need to sleep enough first. Also, irony, stop having this headache.

Current music courtesy of Bogi Takács, who also provides a translation.

My brother was twenty-eight today. My parents now have a fire pit in their back yard. We set up chairs after dinner and watched bats flutter like barnstormers against the water-blue sky.

[identity profile] ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com 2013-08-07 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! That's an excellent poem.

I wish you sleep and an un-ironical (or ironical, I suppose, as there's no reason to be particular in these things*) cessation of the ironic headache.

Happy birthday to your brother! And hurrah for bats!

*All that matters to me, O relevant powers, is that my friend who writes such poetry get the relief she deserves.

[identity profile] alankria.livejournal.com 2013-08-07 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats! We will be ToC-mates.

I class it among the ghost poems, of which I really need to write a final one so I can send the collection somewhere.

Yes. But I also support sleeping first.

[identity profile] snowy-owlet.livejournal.com 2013-08-07 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you got some sleep and that the morning will greet you gently.

(Also - congratulations. And please do finish up that ghost collection. We wants it, precious.)
Edited 2013-08-07 12:58 (UTC)

[identity profile] cucumberseed.livejournal.com 2013-08-07 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations to you and to your brother.

I wish you more sleep and less pain.
gwynnega: (lordpeter mswyrr)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2013-08-07 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on the poetry sale!

& a happy birthday to your brother.

[identity profile] prezzey.livejournal.com 2013-08-07 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm happy you like the music :] Also, we're going to be ToC-mates again :] I've added you here on LJ!

Happy birthday to your brother :]

[identity profile] joshwriting.livejournal.com 2013-08-08 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
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