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.\u00a0\u00a0 I am doing my best not to contaminate the ms.\u00a0 with lots of hand washing, using clean kitchen towels over anything not immediately being read, etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I may bake it in the oven when I’m done (you can do that with paper…if you’re careful.)\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This started on the train Friday night or Saturday, I see in hindsight.\u00a0\u00a0 Since I was sneezed on and coughed on in NYC, in subway and diners, plural, that’s probably where I got it.)\u00a0 It’s not flu, it’s just some other viral thing.<\/p>\n
Anyway, expect nothing until I’m done with the monster, or at least am far enough along to say something interesting.\u00a0 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.)\u00a0\u00a0 I need to mail that off but forgot until just now that I hadn’t.\u00a0 (That’s what a virus plus the !**!**!!!!! idiots in Congress can do to you.)<\/p>\n
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