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The wolf howl was a howling success. (Sorry, I just couldn’t fight it off.)
We sat in the clearing around a camp fire (atmospheric, but it was hot for a fire) and did our Q and A. Then I read from A LICK OF FROST as I said, I would. The uncorrected pages that I read from will be up on e-bay. I’ve signed and dated the front page, and I think it comes with a signed copy of THE HARLEQUIN, as well. All proceeds from the auction go The Wild Canid Survival Center. By the way, we just finished finalizing the plans yesterday that the release date for A LICK OF FROST has changed. It will hit the store shelves on October 23, 2007. So, you guys get it early.
The wolves started howling during the reading. I had to stop so we could all listen to them. It was amazing. This is the second time they’ve howled during the reading almost as if they’re getting used to hearing me read. Sitting in a circle around a camp fire with a group of people reminded me so much of Bible camp, you know. With the wolves singing, I had these urge to say, “Let us pray.” What is it about the sound of wolves that moves us in a way that other sounds do not? I don’t know, but I love the fact that all of us there last night were helping take care of the very animals that were singing so beautifully.
On another religious note; today is Summer Solstice. It’s a big holiday for our faith. We celebrate the coming of summer and the sun coming into his greatest warmth and power. This is the longest day of the year. From this point on the days will grow gradually shorter until Winter Solstice when the process is reversed.
It was great seeing everybody at the signing last night. We saw a lot of familiar faces, and a good number of new ones. To all of you who flew or drove from out of state thanks for making the effort. I think the farthest was Orlando, Florida. She’s flown in twice this month, earlier for the Science Center signing.
We saw a lot of people from the LKH Forum. We did a group shot at the end of the signing with all of them, and Darla, Charles, Jon, and me. It’ll be up on-line somewhere soon.
We inducted two new members into THE ORDER OF THE PENGUIN. Pili and Carri were two of the people who made the Science Center Signing go so well. You can thank Pili, especially, for all the comic art work and memorabilia in the MARVEL SUPER HEROES exhibit that are from us. When the exhibit moves on, our stuff does not. It’s not part of the main exhibit, but Pili really wanted a St. Louis connection and she got it.
To all of you who don’t know what in the heck THE ORDER OF THE PENGUIN is, let me explain. It’s an honor awarded to fans that have gone above and beyond the call of duty at some point at a public event, or done some other service for us, the fan club, or just been a good all round egg. I think we have twelve members so far. You get a certificate suitable for framing, though you don’t have to frame it. You get a real medal with a penguin on it. Jon made the design and found a company that would make it for us. The medal even comes with ribbons which is the small bars that people wear on their uniform when they are not wearing the larger more conspicuous metal. We decided if we were going to do it, we’d do it right.
We actually had two fellow inductees at the wolf howl last night. Thanks again to Missy and Ann, you guys rock.
I’m going to go get breakfast now. Everybody be good, and enjoy the longest day of the year.