Terribly sad over Madeleine L’Engle’s death (see my reference to L’Engle’s work on my concepts of time travel a post or two ago.) Not only did she have a cool name, she had wonderful insights into science and human nature. Her nuanced portrayal of an older sister and younger brother, Meg and Charles Wallace in the Wrinkle in Time trilogy, seemed very close to my own relationship with my little brother, except, as far as I know, we were never able to save the world with angels, witches, unicorns, and time/space travel. Read Laurel’s article on her work in Salon here.

Got two encouraging rejections today, one very sweet one from Barrow Street, and another from my query to Sarabande only a few weeks ago (ten pages from my third manuscript) that had a little note on the bottom that said “wonderfully original work!” I felt nearly as happy as if someone had given me a basket of flowers. Sometimes nice rejections are almost as good as acceptances. Now I am ready for some fall subs. It bolstered me on an otherwise depressing day of doctor appointments.