Autumn, 2024, fragments as falling leaves

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"Name of organization had a good run, and it kept Name of person out of the madhouse."
--anonymous, on some small local organization that may finally close, and its apparently contentious chair

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I have a couple of small events forthcoming. D.S. Barrick and I will have a small table at Christmas market, courtesy of LA Mood, a local comics and gaming shop located in Kellogg's Lane, London, Ontario, which runs the market in question. We will be there November 30, 2024 until about 5 pm, selling books and graphic novels. Barrick will be selling one-of-a-kind cards, some featuring creatures from my writing, in festive apparel.

December 3 at 6 pm, I will be doing a reading at the library in Thamesford, Ontario. It's a small event in a small town, but it holds particular significance. The library in my short story, "Hapax Lizardman" was based loosely on this

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