Sidetrack my engine and go home

[sovay]

I just heard a train go by in the night. I was listening to the right music for it. derspatchel took these pictures of me and Autolycus on Sunday. I love that sleek little cat so much.





Last night I finished my first story since February; it is the first thing of any kind I've written since July. I feel very badly tone-deaf toward my own work right now, but beta-reader results appear to be favorable. This is good. I don't suppose anyone knows any queer dark fantasy anthologies currently reading?

My birthday is on Friday. I've been having trouble all year remembering how old I am. This had better help.

Comments

[tam_nonlinear]

Hi kitty! You both look great in those pictures.

I have said for years that I am not a woman of a certain age, I am a woman of an uncertain age. I can't keep track of how old I am without a moment to remember details like what year it is and how to do math. I would never lie about my age, because I'm pleased, most of the time, to still be here, but I do guess wrong a lot.

[sovay]

Hi kitty! You both look great in those pictures.

Thank you! Autolycus is a beautiful cat. I'll try to get pictures of Hestia next time. She was enthusiastic about being petted, but not so much about being picked up.

I can't keep track of how old I am without a moment to remember details like what year it is and how to do math.

I feel like I did all right until this past year! I'm not really sure what happened. I spent most of the year thinking I was older. It was not a great year.