Author: Bill

2022 has been a year of loss for so many people, whether sudden or expected. The entire tenor of the year seems to be one of spoilage – we should be getting back to a comfortable new normal and yet so many days have been filled with the disruption of rights, access, and lives. On…

Well, that – like so many things this year – almost got away from me. But it is still the day of the Winter Solstice, and as such the return of light to our lives is still much on our minds. Things are a bit better than last year for many, not so much for…

Seldom does the Winter Solstice so mirror the actual events in our lives. Even in the midst of some of our darkest hours, with increased Covid-19 infections and deaths, continued economic inequality and impact from pandemic-incited unemployment, and isolation from our friends and families we can see a glimmer of light on the horizon. It’s…

It’s an odd year. Certainly this is the warmest December since moving to Indiana (and the irony of Atlanta getting 6″ of snow when we haven’t had enough to show a rabbit’s tracks yet is neither lost on me nor pleasant). We were late getting decorations up due to weekends spent doing other things –…

Unfortunately, with the SPAM inundation, I’ve had to set up some of that annoying “are you a human” stuff. Hopefully this will work.

We are back from FenCon and have the full shipment of CDs on hand. The first step is to mail the CDs to those who pre-ordered – some have volunteered to receive their CDs at OVFF and this is especially appreciated for those outside the US. I will be conducting a survey to confirm this.…