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Last Monday, Oct. 12, Don reported back to the hospital for the umteenth time, and had his internal stint removed. \u00c2\u00a0He now has no artificial tubes at all, and Zippy the Teenaged Urologist said everything looks very good. \u00a0Hallelujah,\u00a0hallelujah!\u00a0I think it’s as over as it’s going to be. \u00a0It’s been almost exactly a year since his first hospitalization, and he was ill for months before that. \u00a0He’s now in better shape than he has been for years. \u00a0Of course, I’ve been ground down to my basic chemical elements. However, all is well, at least for the time being, so onward and upward and \u00a0I have every confidence that 2010 will herald the beginning of a whole new wonderful world. <\/p>\n

Coming up one week from tomorrow, I’ll be participating in the world’s first virtual mystery and crime convention, the Poisoned Pen Webcon. The Webcon offers the benefits of a major mystery convention, from the comfort of your home computer! I’ve contributed to two text panels which will be available that day – Ideas, featuring Rebecca Cantrell, J.M. Hayes, Peter May, Rachel Brady, and Yours Truly, and History\/Mystery, with Clea Simon, Jane Copsey, Vicki Delany, Roger Hudson, Sarah Wisseman, and Self. I’ll also be reporting for duty in person at eight-blinking-thirty in the morning in order to be filmed live (as live as I can be at 8:30 a.m.), discussing Suspense with Libby Hellmann, Frederick Ramsay, and Betty Webb.<\/p>\n

If you\u00e2’ve been wanting to attend a mystery conference for fans and writers, but just couldn’t afford the time or money to travel this year, here’s your chance. I’ve copied the links and info below. Check it out, and I hope to \u02dcsee you there. <\/p>\n

PP Webcon<\/a>
\nSaturday, October 24, 2009<\/p>\n

The world’s first major virtual mystery and crime convention\u00a0 bringing authors and readers together online from all over the world<\/p>\n

The convention you can attend from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n

\t\tLive interactive events bringing authors and others together in real time
\n\t\tAuthor Panels and Debates in Video, Audio and Text
\n\t Author Presentations – authors discuss their writing in Video, Audio and Text
\n\t\tCoffee Shop – a live chat room where visitors can mingle and chat with each other or with visiting authors
\n\t\tRecorded “on-demand” video and audio presentions, and articles.
\n\t\tBook Trailers
\n\t\tAuthor Interviews – Barbara Peters’ in-depth interviews with over 80 top mystery and crime writers
\n\t\tGoodie Bag with book voucher,\u00a0 free E-books, and privileged interactive access to live events for all registrants<\/p>\n

Register Now!
\nRegister now to be part of this revolutionary experience. 100% of all profits go to the public library system.<\/p>\n

Our Price: $25.00
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