About the Yule Chapbook
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 05:42 pmDear Friends of Liad.
As some of you know, Steve has been in the hospital since Sunday evening with pneumonia. While the doctors were doing their various things, it was also discovered that his heart muscle is. . .weak, which we’ll be dealing with after the pneumonia has been run out of town. The current situation is that Steve must maintain a normal-within-tolerances temperature for X readings in a row before the hospital will release him to home and rest. I hope to spring him tomorrow; Friday at the very latest.
The above means that there will not – that’s NOT – be a Yule chapbook this year. I had said “perhaps there won’t be a Yule chapbook” in another venue — possibly over in the Bar? — and I want to now make this definitive. We apologize, and are sorry to break with tradition. We do each have a story that we were planning to write, and hope to do a Liaden Universe® chapbook early in 2011, but for the moment our lives are about divesting ourselves of as much stress as possible, and getting some room to breathe.
Speaking to that, those who shop the SRM internet store will note that orders are not being accepted at this time. Orders placed before we turned the store off are going to be indefinitely delayed.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please feel free to share this.
Edited to add: In answer to a question posed in email (because if one person is thinking it, others are): Yes! the Carousel Tides book launch is on as scheduled.
Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.
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Date: 2010-10-20 11:24 pm (UTC)May he recover quickly and thoroughly. And you get a chance to sleep, somewhere in there.
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Date: 2010-10-20 11:47 pm (UTC)Barbara in Texas
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Date: 2010-10-20 11:48 pm (UTC)Sorry
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Steve is much more important than the chapbook!!
Date: 2010-10-21 12:03 am (UTC)Very best wishes and I'm expecting to appear at the book launch. Jeanne T
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Date: 2010-10-21 12:18 am (UTC)Maybe we'll write YOU a chapbook...
Healthy eating?
Date: 2010-10-21 01:04 am (UTC)Oh, yeah. Zero mixer, zero fuss, and can be made either in one bowl or directly in the pan. It's a definite winner.
Sending good wishes for Steve's recovery, and for you to maintain your health as well. De-stress as you need to; we all understand the demands of real life events.
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Date: 2010-10-21 01:07 am (UTC)Continuing to send healing thoughts and positive energy your way.
Get Steve healthy!
Date: 2010-10-21 01:19 am (UTC)Elena
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Date: 2010-10-21 03:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-21 03:16 am (UTC)Especially if there are cats involved. :-)
Re: Healthy eating?
Date: 2010-10-21 04:08 am (UTC)Some of the best cake out there! I make mine with Ghirardelli chocolate, and it tastes every bit as rich as other chocolate cakes (and people are shocked to learn it's not horrible for them).
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Date: 2010-10-21 04:09 am (UTC)Best wishes for both of you - remember that you and your health are also under stress right now.
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Date: 2010-10-21 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-21 06:11 am (UTC)Get Well Soon Steve
Date: 2010-10-21 06:20 am (UTC)Didn't know about a Yule tradition of chapbooks. I didn't notice the dates. So I'm oblivious. All we want for Christmas is a healthy Steve!
Message to Hexapuma: Hang in there kitty. Steve's coming home soon.
We all here are crossing fingers and paws for a speedy recovery.
C. and Gang
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Date: 2010-10-21 08:17 am (UTC)Wishes of a complete recovery
Date: 2010-10-21 11:58 am (UTC)Take care of yourself while you help Steve recover. Keep on those Drs! Make them explain in ever day English what is going on!!! (Needless to say - past experience)
Many healing thoughts sent Steve (and your) way.
Regards,
Laurie
Best wishes for a swift recovery
Date: 2010-10-21 12:54 pm (UTC)KB
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Date: 2010-10-21 01:00 pm (UTC)Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Barbara
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Date: 2010-10-21 02:00 pm (UTC)- susie
Well known fact
Date: 2010-10-21 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-21 05:52 pm (UTC)As for the chapbook, divesting yourself of stress is an excellent idea, and anyone who doesn't support your decision is being a poopyhead.
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:44 am (UTC)Now, go get some rest--or calm--in whatever way works best for you.
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Date: 2010-10-22 05:20 pm (UTC)sending healthy energy to Steve hoping he will be home soon as the best story we all could have for christmas would be that he is completly recovered.
edwige in london
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Date: 2010-10-22 07:11 pm (UTC)This is a really, really smart thing to do. Well done. Keep laying down as many of your burdens and responsibilities as you can -- you have enough to carry.
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Date: 2010-10-22 08:47 pm (UTC)Kind of you to tell us --
Date: 2010-10-23 04:48 am (UTC)Wish excellent tea and stupendous chocolate could cure this....