Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Argh! I forgot to mention here:

This afternoon, The Homespun Ceilidh Band will be performing at two o'clock (in the Fiddle Tent) at the Virginia Scottish Games in The Plains, VA (this is the event that used to be held in Alexandria on (usually) the hottest weekend of the summer. Today's forecast is fabulous. Well, temperature-wise, at least; 20 MPH gusts at a fairground full of guys in kilts might present a challenge or two here and there.)

"Brevity demands a sense of ruthlessness." -- Miriam Ruff, The Shortest Distance (2010 Bumbershoot, Inc. Press), on the challenges of writing "ultrashort" fiction -- complete short stories in 150 words or fewer (quoted passage is in the preface).

[I'm pretty sure she doesn't read this journal, but just in case: happy birthday!]