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Congrats! That's a great sale, Cate. So great, it deserves a "Woooooooo!" :-)

If you find one of these special clocks, you must mail me one.

Today's ridiculous word verification (two tries for this one): daymodu ndustai

Thanks, Tony.

'grats, Cate. You always need to write more stories. The world needs more Cate Gardner stories. ;)

Oh wow. Awesome sauce. You should write more shorts because you're bloody good at them.

Congratulations, Cate! That is fantastic! I look forward to reading your story.

Thanks, guys

Way to go, Cate! DSF's a cool venue, mos def.

Fantastic, Cate - they're such a great market.

Fantastic, Cate - they're such a great market.

BTW - have you considered turning off that darn word verification? This is my 3rd attempt to comment ...

Thanks, Milo.

Thanks, Simon - and doubly thanks for the tip off about the word verification. I've now removed it.

Congrats to you!

And agreed regarding the clock - I reckon if I could just freeze time for a year, maybe a year and a half, I'd get all those projects done that need doing so I can then focus on one thing at a time.

Tick tock tick tock...

We must begin a quest to find the clock, Ray

I'm sure there's a story there. If only I had the time to write it. (Oh, the irony...)

Ha!

Yikes. Good luck this after, Cate. A small consolation is that you can channel it into one of your stories.

Ouch. Teeth pulling is true horror. I had poor enamel on my "baby" teeth, and had most of them yanked by a dentist who didn't believe in painkillers.

(Lovely story, by the way. You know how I feel about extra doors.)

Thanks, Deborah. Luckily it was a different dentist this time and she was lovely.

That's sadistic, Aaron.

I hope you're home and mellowed out on chocolate-flavored painkillers by now. I've had two teeth pulled in the past and it's always horrible. Speedy recovery to you!

Sadistic, but it explains my pension for horrible things...

Hope you're okay today. I've never had a tooth out but I imagine it's not a pleasant experience (some good ol' British understatement for ya there).

Cate,

Hope it went well. And yeah, loved that snow globe story. Oh, and my copy of Full Fathom Forty came today! Looking forward to House of Snowflakes ...

I'm cringing at the thought of the pulled tooth...perhaps it's best consicered as research for a scene in a horror story you're working on (though it would be hard to beat that scene in that Dustin Hoffman movie...)

I may never eat chocolate again, Kate

It's bloody awful, Mike. And, I know have a hit list full of people who said it was easy, you won't even notice it etc etc... Man are they in for a heap of woe.

Thanks, Simon

Me too, Alan

Sorry about the doc -- dentists are the devil, clearly.

But I did love the story. Both as a metaphor and as, well, what it is. Gave me that jolt in my middle.

Just read the excerpt and wow! Heartbreaking, beautiful, and *funny.* I love the lager breath line, and the line about "traitors" after the four-eyes joke. Both had me laughing good. Can't wait to read the rest!

Thanks for reading the extract, Anthony. I'm too afraid to.

Cate,

Another great week for you. Will it be available sa a Kindle ebook?

Looking forward to your story on DSF greatly.

Yes, it will be available for the Kindle, Simon.

Cool - figured it would. I'll be buying that then!

Thanks, Simon

The world needs more Cate Gardner. Yay!

(Don't open the door, Cate. Never open that door.)

oooh very good teaser. and a limited edition hard cover!!! So excited for you! congrats!

Hey there ... just read your story on Daily SF ...intriguing ... well done.
Take care.

Thanks, guys :D

What a week. I have awarded you seven rocket dragons, Cate.

Wow, thank you, Deborah.

No worries, I just dragon/rocket it as I see it, and that was a great story. Captured the strangeness and the longings of office life.

I enjoyed your story on Daily SF this morning, a fabulous concept that was executed perfectly.

Love the title. In fact, all of them. :)

You are on fire! Am adding it to my list.

Thanks, Erin

Thanks, PV

Shit, am I, Danielle? Someone put me out. :D

Looking forward to this one more than any of the other Delirium Books novellas. If you get the chance, read anything by Greg F. Gifune; I believe you'll enjoy his writing.

Cheers
Jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I actually have one of Greg's books lurking on my kindle.

Cate,

Belatedly - which is pretty much my default position - I've just read Exit Stage Life. Great stuff indeed. I love stories like this. Have voted big!

Ooh, cool cover! And I saw your DSF story come through my feed but haven't had time to read it yet. I'm looking forward to it, though!

Thanks, Simon

Thanks, Kate