And left from my dreaming was a feeling of unnameable dread

Tonight - at Third Place Books (the Lake City Way location) - you can catch me reading/signing sharing secrets starting at 7:00 p.m. Yes! Secrets! The same secrets I might've hypothetically whispered to the nice people in Portland last week. It's a bit odd to have secrets that can be shared in person (if vaguely) though not on the internet, but it beats not being able to share the secrets at all.

I swear to God, I've been on the verge of exploding for weeks.

Also, I would like to point out that this is essentially the last local event on my schedule - with the exception of a trip out to Bainbridge Island in November. I'm not sure how "local" Seattle people consider Bainbridge, as it takes a ferry and some driving to get there; but if you miss the Third Place event, that's your only other option to catch me ... for what might prove to be quite some time.

After my tour next month, I've kept the rest of the winter essentially free - well into spring and through the summer with just a small handful of exceptions. There's quite a lot going on in my life for the next five or six months, a great deal of which I've not mentioned online and don't plan to for a bit. I'm not trying to be cryptic; I'm just trying to get my ducks in a row before I start talking.

So there you have it - tonight, yours truly, Third Place, 7:00 p.m. Come on out! I'd love to see you.