Wishes for the New Year

I had a pretty awesome holiday.

I got thoughtful, wonderful gifts: the Daria box set, a sewing machine, some wonderful books, a backpack that folds up teeny tiny. My family and I had delicious food, and I saw my wonderful friends on the Solstice, when we watched Flash Gordan and ate and drank and were merry. It was so good to be around people I love.

In fact, my year has generally been pretty awesome. I got an agent and sold my first novel. I wrote thousands of pages. I moved to the Hudson...