Gargoyles, Weddings, & Bill Hicks

Newsbits from the Land o' Tif: I'll be away for a while and it's unlikely I'll post. Instead, I should be lighting candles and floating them down Thai rivers during the Loi Krathong festival in Sawankhalok and being part of my friends' wedding in Chennai, India.

Writing: Gargoyle editor Richard Peabody claims he's going to publish my story "Mary's Egg" this winter. Hurrah! I know it's fashionable for writers to pretend to hate their work, but I actually love this odd little slip of a thing and I'm delighted she'll be out there in print soon.

And: our friends at the Stare network have partnered with Soft Skull Press on a new project about the amazing comedian Bill Hicks. Perhaps you'll be contributor? Read more at whatwouldbillhickssay.com.