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There’s a full moon tonight, and Mom shared a tradition with me that I wasn’t aware of before. Empty your purse/handbag out under the full moon and hold it up to the moon’s light and say, “Fill it up!” seven times.

If you do this, then you will receive an unexpected windfall (found penny, refund check) before the next full moon.

Did you guys know this one?

[Edited to add: oops -- the full moon is on Friday. But now you know way in advance. Get your purse ready.]

…starring me!
(and Peter S. Beagle…and a lot of really talented Codexians…)

From IGMS editor and Gentleman Extraordinaire Edmund Schubert: We’re pleased to announce that a new anthology collecting award-winning stories from IGMS will be published later this year. In addition, other works selected by the editor and publisher will be reprinted. [I count as one of the "other works."]

The fantastic, stellar, and award-winning table of contents is as follows:

“Trinity County, CA” by Peter S. Beagle (First appeared in IGMS issue #18)
“Sister Jasmine Brings the Pain” by Von Carr (First appeared in IGMS issue #17)
“The Ghost of a Girl Who Never Lived” by Keffy R. M. Kehrli (First appeared in IGMS issue #19)
“The American” by Bruce Worden (First appeared in IGMS issue #20)
“Silent as Dust” by James Maxey (First appeared in IGMS issue #7)
“Horus Ascending” by Aliette deBodard (First appeared in IGMS issue #8)
“End-of-the-World Pool” by Scott Roberts (First appeared in IGMS issue #12)
“A Heretic by Degrees” – by Marie Brennan (First appeared in IGMS issue #10)
“The Never Never Wizard of Apalachicola” by Jason Sanford (First appeared in IGMS issue #20)
“Beautiful Winter” by Eugie Foster (First appeared in IGMS issue #13)
“Blood & Water” – by Alethea Kontis (First appeared in IGMS issue #9)
“Mean-Spirited” – by Edmund R. Schubert (First appeared in IGMS issue #16)
“Robot Sorcerer” – by Eric James Stone (First appeared in IGMS issue #10)
“Aim For The Stars” – by Tom Pendergrass (First appeared in IGMS issue #15)

I certainly can’t complain about the scenery. Or the peace and quiet.

Today’s the day! Wish me luck with the family and the insanity. And wish my niece Alana luck–she’s the one getting herself into this.

Heading out to Morrisville this morning–not sure if I will have phone & internet service or not. But I will have a black raspberry creamy and a trip to the Bijou, for sure.

Have a great Saturday, everyone! Xox

I am in Vermont this weekend for my niece’s wedding. It is good to be home again in my green mountains where the air just smells better than the rest of the world.

Of course, it’s still a wedding. Which means drama. I’ll deal with that tomorrow.

In the meantime, please enjoy the guest blog post I did today for Jim C. Hines! Alethea Kontis, 21st Century Princess: http://bit.ly/pO3HOp

Once a princess, always a princess…