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Two Award Nominations

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They're both from:      The Science-fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association , so one would be correct in thinking that they're both for poetry.      The first is a nomination in the "long" category of the Rhysling Awards for my poem " What Water Says ," published on the Eternal Haunted Summer website back in December. And the second is a nomination in the "full-length book" category of the Elgin Awards for my short-story-disguised-as-a-collection-of-poems, " Two Strikes and I'm Out " that came out from Island of Wak-Wak last summer.      So far, only the Rhysling nomination is showing on their website if you page down to the bottom of the list of finalists. But I assume the Elgin Award one will show up eventually on their page devoted to those lists . We'll all find out together!                     ...

A First Time for Everything, Pg 4

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The Daily Grind Table of Contents      We first learned that the Devil's nickname was Zebulon - or at least that the Nulla Lucis called him Zebulon - way back near the beginning of our 24th storyline, " A Long, Long Trail A-Winding ." We didn't get an explanation of what the name referenced until much later, near the middle of the final actual comic in our series here, storyline #114, " A Tickle in the Throat ." And now we get a little talk about it again!

Terebinth, Page 1,884: The Ballad of Shurra & Blatt

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The Terebinth Story Archive      It's been over nine months since page 1.842 and Mrs. Pell's previous ballade. In case people aren't fanatically keeping track of this stuff...

A First Time for Everything, Pg 3

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The Daily Grind Table of Contents      Once again demonstrating the overwhelming power of cute...

A First Time for Everything, Pg 2

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The Daily Grind Table of Contents      Ah, love. Or whatever this might be...

A First Time for Everything, Pg 1

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The Daily Grind Table of Contents      And we are moving on! To our 135th storyline, "A First Time for Everything," featuring the return of Ariadne and Chief Henshaw as well as an assortment of other characters. It's almost as if we've got a continuing adventure serial going on here!      As for reviewable reading, Henshaw first showed up in the comic near the beginning of our 27th storyline, " Foreign Correspondence ," while Ariadne appeared a good deal later, near the beginning of our 90th storyline, " Fubar " before going on to become the main antagonist for the whole of Book XVI: Boundless . The two of them then met near the middle of our 98th storyline, " Jurisprudence ," and their relationship devleoped over the next 16 or 17 storylines. We last checked in with them during storyline #123, " Universally Acknowledged ," and now we seem to be checking in again.

Terebinth, Page 1,883: The Ballad of Shurra & Blatt

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The Terebinth Story Archive      As I often say, it always nice when everyone takes part in the conversation. Just maybe not so nice this time...