I signed up for the Clarion West Write-A-Thon because my hope was that it would motivate me to get my arse in gear and get a workable draft completed of The Two Kinds of Magic . This did not happen. There are reasons, some that cannot be discussed in public and others that are all too familiar. (The Ugly Handsome Man was in fine form, I must say.) In point of fact, I was in a bad enough place that I couldn't even make myself write excuse notes, so there are a lot of unexcused non-writing days to account for. I believe today is the last day to donate. If you'd like to make a donation on my behalf, despite my miserable failure, the link is thus: http://clarionwest.org/writeathon/sheilaoshea . Anybody who does will be sent one of my Ten Thousand Flowers to the address you provide when you make the donation--you will not need to send a SASE to receive it. I am slowly working my way back to regular writing sessions in an effort to complete this beast. ...