Paksworld

The silence following the trip is partly LifeStuff, partly illness (minor, but annoying: very sore throat, drippy nose, gut problems) and mostly the 800+ pages of copy edits now occupying the bed with me while I sneeze, suck down liquids, and make frequent runs to the small tiled room.   I am doing my best not to contaminate the ms.  with lots of hand washing, using clean kitchen towels over anything not immediately being read, etc.    I may bake it in the oven when I’m done (you can do that with paper…if you’re careful.)   I don’t have enough time to just let it sit for a few days while I recover (I hope I recover in a few days.  This started on the train Friday night or Saturday, I see in hindsight.   Since I was sneezed on and coughed on in NYC, in subway and diners, plural, that’s probably where I got it.)  It’s not flu, it’s just some other viral thing.

Anyway, expect nothing until I’m done with the monster, or at least am far enough along to say something interesting.  Early yesterday I did the CEs on the short story that’s in the same world and time period but not spoilerish for the book (or vice versa.)   I need to mail that off but forgot until just now that I hadn’t.  (That’s what a virus plus the !**!**!!!!! idiots in Congress can do to you.)