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

[umadoshi]

Those are lovely photos. I'm glad you got to see the kitties! (I don't know the reason for being apart from them--not prying, just noting! ^^--but I hope you're able to see them again soon. I missed ours so much this past weekend, and we were only away from them for one full day.)

Hooray for new words, too!

[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.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear of story completion. Glad to see Autolycus. Having a tiny cat makes every cat look huge these days, so my first reaction was "look at how long his legs are!"

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

That top photo is so beautiful!

[gwynnega]

Beautiful photos! That's great you finished a new story.

[c-maxx.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful cat. He looks very spiritual.

And definitely loves you!

Happy Birthday, too.

[oiktirmos.livejournal.com]

Autolycus is the coolest name for a cat. Wikipedia suggested he might have the power to become invisible, which makes these remarkable photos.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥ ♥

That second photo is beautiful of you. And all photos of your cats are beautiful.

ETA to change to the proper autumnal icon.