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As part of the “Next Big Thing” meme that’s been making the rounds in the Facebook/Twitter/blogosphere the past few weeks, my pal Jo Anderton tagged me in her blog post last Wednesday.  Thanks, Jo!  

My answers to the Next Big Thing questions are below the cut.  And then I tag three people instead of five, because I’m lazy.

Though my newest project is the tentatively titled Clakkers trilogy, as I mentioned recently, I’m going to talk about my other projects, the ones that are headed for publication in 2013.

My Antipodean pal Emily Craven is interviewing authors in advance of the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto at the end of the month.  Even though I had to pull out of WFC this year, owing to a conflict with my work schedule, Emily kindly offered to interview me anyway.  Our conversation can be heard here or here.  By which I mean, of course, you can hear me ramble and babble while Emily tries heroically to keep the conversation on track!

After several weeks, I’m still coming home from work every evening feeling like I’ve had my head tapped with a 1/2″ auger bit and all the neurotransmitter drained.  It’s not the most awesome thing in the world, but, on the other hand, it’s far from the worst thing in the world, too.

But!  Our local SF convention, Bubonicon, is THIS WEEKEND.  And, like all Bubonicons, it will be great.  Right now the promise of Bubonicon is what’s getting me through the week.  Below the cut: schedules!

No thanks to me whatsoever, the peach tree in my back yard is producing a bumper crop this year.  I didn’t get any peaches last summer, perhaps because of the ferociously cold winter that shattered water pipes all over town, but the year before that I ate sheer deliciousness right off the tree.

For that I thank Alice Ann, who lived here prior to me.  And who planted the peach tree years ago.