Welcome, one and all, to the Traveling Circus and Snake-Handling Show!

The Travelling Circus sounds so awesome! One of these days I will fly out again to the Bay Area, visit my old friend Kaolin again, and actually attend a book signing of yours. In lieu of money to do that, I've ordered a fourth, additional book for signing (at your leisure. later than people actually there is completely okay): "Home Improvement: Undead Edition." I hesitated before buying it, since I already read a library copy. But I want to read it again -- the story of how Toby opened Goldengreen knowe really serves as a transition and missing chapter that is relevant to "Chimes." It is so wonderful that you do these signing requests as an author; I really appreciate it.

My tally to date of copies of "Chimes at Midnight" is one Kindle version for my tablet (they're on sale for $6, along with the others!); one signed paperback, and one copy bought tonight at Barnes & Noble, suitable for reading outside the apartment, loaning, or general wear and tear abuse in my backpacks and satchels. I picked up three more books for signing, on top of that, then finally had to restrain myself. I'm really hoping "Indexing'" will get a collected physical edition some day, but love the installment format. I would pay $3 _per installment_ -- I can't believe I keep getting new updates regularly with just the admission price (it's like a rock concert ticket good for repeated visits as you follow the band around).

Speaking of requests... Mary from Alabama, singing? (My ears perked up at the mention of my home state mentioned). Could you post links sometime to the musicians at these events? Their websites can be hard to track them down. Also, you often quote snippets of music, as post openers or closers, can baffle Google. Sometimes I suspect they're your own works (in which case I want CDs, but that's a long-standing wish waiting for funds). Other times, they're up and coming bands, or filk music, and I just don't know where to find them.

"Time is fleeing," I know, but should you get the time on a given post, maybe you could add a hyperlink or two?

I hope the Travelling Circus Show is awesome. Jude and Cary at Borderlands have been wonderful in filling requests and correspondence; I hope to see them and the store in person some day (though you writing Borderlands into "Chimes" is the next best thing).

Yours Truly,
Mack