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Zaza heard Tau's nails scrabbling all the way down the spaceway and then fade, as he ran out onto the Docking Ring of the station. She stared after him bemused.
"Huh. I was just going offer to fix him some dinner," she said, scratching her head. She shrugged and got back to work. (4/4) #wss366

Panting, Tau headed to Angels' Wings to calm down. He arrived and headed into the lounge.
"Oh! It's Tau!" Zaza said. She patted him, as he capered in circles. "Aw. Rough day? Would you like me to fix you…" But she had no sooner gotten the words out, but he yelped and ran out of the lounge. (3/4) #wss366

Tau breathed out with relief and continued on when he heard someone yell, "The fix is in! Get him!" A bunch people started running toward him screaming.
Tau spun around to make a quick escape, but then saw someone else running away and realized that was who the crowd was after. (2/4) #wss366

Tau was making his rounds through the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy when he overheard something that made his ears prick up.
"You just wait! I'm going to fix him the first chance I get!"
Tau whirled, as a man continued, "My brother is driving me crazy, but I'll get my revenge." (1/4) #wss366

I am growing cautiously optimistic that strictly masking and avoiding crowded events has allowed us to dodge the COVID bullet again. We finished at #Worldcon on Saturday and had the flight home on Sunday, so if I come down with it now, I'd be more likely to suspect our layover at DFW. A fair number of people were masking at Worldcon (10-30%), fewer were masking at SEATAC, but almost nobody was masking at DFW: the airport was jammed and I saw only one other person wearing a mask.

I did a writeup about my #Worldcon experience, which was generally good but mixed. https://stevendbrewer.com/a-mixed-experience-at-worldcon/

Visiting the pollinator garden, we saw a swallowtail caterpillar on Queen Anne's lace and got it to evert its bright, orange osmetarium.

Actually, coffee at home is very much like coffee on the road, although it's hard to find light cream. And, of course, this is the only remaining kaffeino mug in the world. Tho, usually, I actually get a latte while I'm on the road, though I do often make a cup of coffee in the hotel room with their little coffee makers. But, all that said, it's very nice to be home.

Ah! There's nothing like coffee at home…

A guy came up to me while I was having my latte outside the other morning. He said, "You're here for that science fiction convention, right?"
I admitted I was.
"I was reading a book in the 1980s that I never finished," he said. "I can't quite remember the details. But it had this race of little nano-sized sentient beings."
"OK," I said.
"And they were traveling through space or something. I've always wanted to find that book again. Does that ring any bells?"
"Uh… Horton Hears a Who?" #WorldCon

If it's Saturday, it must be time for "Biology and Evolution of the Dog" at #Worldcon. I'm planning to talk about NeoBoxers, Captain Tau and, how, in the future all dogs will be boxer dogs (Just kidding! Please don't hurt me!)

Read more about Revin, Lidja, and Bastard in *Revin's Heart*, a steampunky fantasy adventure with pirates and airships and a trans protagonist, available now from Water Dragon Publishing: https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/revins-heart/

"Maybe later, I could lather you up," Revin whispered.
"What?" she said, continuing to work. "I couldn't hear that."
Revin took a step forward, but then looked at Bastard who was keeping an eye on him — just waiting for a chance to bite or kick.
"I… I'll tell you later," Revin said. (3/3) #wss366

"No, horses' sweat has something that makes it foam up like this, like #lather."
She continued to towel Bastard off, as he steamed in the cool air, and then began to brush his coat until it glistened.
Revin looked around to confirm that Philip, the stable hand, was out of earshot. (2/3) #wss366

Revin saw Lidja return and walked toward the stable to meet her. She had been exercising her big, black, warmblood, Bastard. She removed his tack and began to rub him down.
"Did you wash him?" Revin asked, keeping his distance to avoid provoking the aggressive stallion.
"No," she said. (1/2) #wss366

paseroj, sturnoj, kaj aliaj almozuloj… urba frumaten'… / sparrows, starlings, and other beggars… early city morning #hajko #haiku #esperanto

"Hey! Hey!" Brunhilde said. "Which is better? Snakes or ladders?"
"The latter," the bear said.
"Just one?"
"What?"
They looked at one another. Brunhilde blinked.
"Well, I like snakes!" she said. "Especially Sssindy Ssserpent! She can sssing!" #wss366

While staffing the SFWA table at #Worldcon today, I put my books out with ribbons and 'zines. A young man spied *Revin's Heart*, listened to my pitch, then hustled off to the Water Dragon table to buy one. He brought it back five minutes later for me to sign. That must be the easiest sale I ever made!

I just had someone stop by the dealer table at #worldcon and buy a copy of *Better Angels: Tour de Force* because they'd attended one of my panels yesterday. It's nice to know I didn't scare them *all* away.

We had a minor adventure delivering books to the dealer room at #WorldCon https://stevendbrewer.com/worldcon-dealer-room-npc/