So, yeah – sorry about the near-month between parts one and two of San Bonifacio's Curse. It's been a strange February, one filled with (not to be too dramatic) death and looming death. My nearest and dearest are well, but I have friends who have been dealt some wicked hands.

But now all the Verona shorts are out there, to be picked over by all. There are elements in each one that matter a great deal to the future of the series. But all of that will have to wait until COLOSSUS is finished.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to read a true literary gem – THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK, by Grover Monster. You really have to love the classics.