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School’s back in session, so it’s time for another school-themed banner, or at least one tangentially connected to school. Our September feature is a spread of eight sharp-looking HO-scale diesel trains, parked in their roundabout, ready for action. They’re part of an annual model train show at Lyons Township High School in  La Grange, Illinois.

See, I told you there was a school connection.

This picture is from their 2007 show, and more shots of the event can be found at http://crew57.org/activities_2008/lyons_township_hs_2008/lyons_township_hs_2008.php .

These trains, like all others gracing the rails of the Frederation, run on subjective time, which seems to pass a lot slower when you’re in school.

Scribbler’s Scoreboard, August ’10

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Carol Award, Clive Staples Award, interviews, Reflection's Edge, Rubes, scribbler's scoreboard, The Muse, WhereTheMapEnds, Writing

Dog days of summer again. Long, hot, and chock-full of real-life busy. Not much action on the writing front–worked a little on a couple of stories in progress, did an interview, and got a rejection. Waiting for results on the Clive Staples Award (last day to vote!) and the Carol Award nominations for my novel The Muse, winners to be announced in September. One story published: “Rubes” in Reflection’s Edge.

Next month is a long work trip and a full-court press to finish one of my pending novel projects (donning Rally Cap), so probably not much short story activity in September. Maybe a couple of re-subs, and I might finish those two stories in progress if I get a bolt of inspiration.

The August Scoreboard:

1 August – “Rubes” published in Reflection’s Edge

12 August – 27-day rejection from Every Day Fiction for “Old Wheezy”

31 August – Interview at WhereTheMapEnds

Still waiting on responses from Bull Spec for “Promises” and Beyond Centauri for “The Flying House”