The reason I’m not at Clarion…

I was supposed to be in San Diego this week teaching at Clarion, but my partner-in-crime had a rather serious surgery — and family and loved ones always come first. My apologies to those who I missed teaching, as well as the program itself. And a heartfelt thank you to the lovely, brilliant, Delia Sherman, who stepped in to take my place at the last minute.

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Check out this very motivating article about the importance of competition, called “Someone Is Coming To Eat You”:

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