Friday's Surprise, and a Plea

cristalia pointed out last week that Alyssa Smith, aka aqeldroma , an editor and one of the slush readers for Ideomancer, suffered a total-loss house fire. That means clothes, keepsakes, books, pets, walls, ceilings, everything.

I wish I'd noticed this sooner, because I might have been able to do this sooner. I don't actually know aqeldroma , but I've seen the inside of many house fires during and after the excitement. Even when we manage to save a structure, the damage can be mind-boggling. I s...