Hi everyone! I'm starting the 8-weeks-out run up to Cloudbound soon, plus the 6-weeks-out run to the Updraft paperback. If you're a library requester (ILU), a book-pusher (ILU), a pre-orderer (ILUUUU), or generally like free stuff (ILU2!), keep an eye out. There will be a bunch of that, some preview chances, plus an amazing thing Raq and I are working on. If you see me on your media feeds, and feel like boosting, I will not only share my undying gratitude, but also will save some swag for you when next our paths cross.

My friend Terry passed away this morning at 42. He'd battled heart problems and diabetes for years and his body just wore out.

Thanks for thinking of him, guys, and if you could keep his family in your thoughts, that would be amazing.

I posted this on FB, from one of my locked LJ/DW posts, but this is the person he was: "He's always thinking about and looking out for other people. He's genuinely kind, even with everything life has thrown at him and continues to throw at him, and god knows, he deserves a break from it."

He's no longer in pain and even if he'd made it through this crisis, his quality of life wouldn't have been good. That said, I wish he were still with us, at least for a little while.

I made a MALARKEY! shirt on cafepress.

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My 96 year old grandmother is in extreme pain from gallsstones. The normal courselves of action would be surget bit at her age that's really dangerous.

Id appreciate some health~ma for her.

Update on my Grandma...she had one surgery and tomorrow she's having an endoscopic procedure but if that doesnt do what it is supposed to she will have surgery again. Continued health~ma would be appreciated.

Had a bit of a scare today, Mom went to the ER early this morning with abdominal pains. The doctors ruled out a recurrence of her pancreatitis from 6 years ago, and her EKG, CT scan, and blood tests all came back good. She's home now and feeling OK under the influence of IV painkillers.

Please wish her not-actually-anything-wrong~ma.

Most of you know that my parents spend August and part of September in Italy. They are OK; the earthquake was much farther north (central Italy) than they are (on the sole of the boot near the ball of the foot). The devastation is incredible. Whole towns are gone. If you'd like to help, here are a few ways: [link]

My Neicephews have been abducted by their noncustodial parent. Their biological dad had legal visitation from late June until 15 Aug. He was not allowed to take them out of the country. He did not return them, and has indicated that they are already out of the country in Mexico (this is very believable) and he refuses to ever return them.

I've posted information in the Buffitas group on FB and my personal page. We've worked within every legal option and investigated a few areas slightly more grayish but we don't have the twins back.

All it takes it one person seeing them and letting authorities know where they are. Call 911 in the US and 060 in Mexico.

I've been basically black here for a while but I still think of this as my community. There are photos of the twins all over Facebook and I'm accepting any and all requests because they're all Buffistas and you are my tribe. It's selfish to post when I haven't been around but these kids are missing and I can't even be sure they are safe.

A dear family friend is in the hospital after having a brain tumor removed yesterday, and crashed last night (doctors were able to get her stabilized and on a ventilator, and we've heard no news as of this morning). Any health~ma you guys could send her way would be much appreciated.

Father-in-law has metastasized cancer. Please pray or vibe at him. DH lost his mom 2 years ago. He is not ready for this.