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CHALLENGE: 15 Books by Labor Day

CHALLENGES This summer I decided I would enjoy more reading time, especially since so many friends have lent me books a while ago that I've never picked up yet. Here is a partial list (in no particular order) of the 15 I would like to finish by Labor Day. "X" shows which ones I've finished. I would love suggestions for the last two. X 1. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong (borrowed from Angie Mollis, one of my high school English teachers and now Jason's colleague) X 2. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (borrowed from calico_reaction at the June 2006 Seton Hill residency) 3. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (borrowed from Dina Kriebel, a chemistry teacher who works with Jason and a good friend) 4. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (borrowed from my sister-in-law _dolphy_ ) X 5. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Jason finished this while we were in Europe, ...

CHALLENGE: 100th Submission

CHALLENGES I just sent in my 100th submission for the year. This one was a SF poem titled "Misplaced my keys." It went out via email to Aberrant Dreams . I don't normally post my submissions, but I thought this was a great milestone. I have my former Seton Hill mentor, Tobias Buckell , to thank for my submission frenzy. He submits at least 150 works each year. I'm going for 151, Toby!