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In two days I shall be over the virus. I'm almost over the tooth. This has been decided. It is non-negotiable. In the space of those two days, I shall teach (twice), read books (three times), run one batch of messages, and do I-forget-what-else. Yes, I am noble and self-sacrificing. Pity my students, however. I have my voice back and I'm over the worst of it, but I am at the self-pitying misery when I want to be better NOW.

And in other news... There really isn't any. It's improbable, but my life is quiet. Except that Women's History Month is coming and this year* is all about writers and artists (and maybe a musician or two) speaking about writers and artists and musicians.

Oh, and I have determined that Clara Butt singing Land of Hope and Glory (the coronation arrangement) is the Sound of Steampunk. I now want sounds for other fiction, but for some reason I can't get Clara Butt's voice out of my poor beleaguered brain. This can't be because I insist on playing the piece to everyone who drops in to see if I'm OK. No, it can't be that at all.



*On my blog, not the official theme.

LGBT Month

I wish I had more time in my day and more energy in my life. I plan to take a break between editing and class preparation and dealing with virus and to read Cheryl Morgan's thoughts on LGBT Month. If women's history is badly known, LGBT history is appallingly so. I was hunting Medieval resources a couple of years ago and the view of scholars seemed to be just how little we know and how much was obscured because of the nature of potential sources. This means I know almost nothing. I am *never* happy with a state of ignorance.

Cheryl's thoughts are worth a look. The first piece is a report on a speech she just gave: http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=12836 The second is a report of a workshop in London: http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=12839