Summer is here, and it is almost time
for the Gargoyles World Tour in Dallas,
Texas.
This issue, Avalon Mists is pleased
to present the cartoons of Michael Heitz, the debut of the "Artist's Challenge"
feature, and many great stories and other articles.
The deadline for submissions for the
Fall issue is Wednesday, August 25, 1999. E-mail
them to me at vecna@eskimo.com,
and be sure to check the Submission Guidelines.
Things have been changing rapidly
for me. At the beginning of June, I will be leaving Cascade Hall after
having worked there for almost nine years. I'll be transferring to a facility
called Harbor House, located in downtown Seattle with a nifty view of the
Space Needle. It's the same night-shift hours, the same pay and benefits,
for less work, a nicer environment, air conditioning, and even Internet
access! Which means I'll have to learn how to use AOL as well.
Not only a new job, but a new house
as well. In July, after returning from The Gathering, we will be moving
to a much larger home in Everett, about 1/2 hour (traffic permitting) north
of our current little house. It's right across from a part, kitty-corner
from an elementary school, has a marvellous living room, and an enormous
yard.
I also get to look forward to the
joys of remodeling the entire kitchen. Country blue with little hearts
just isn't me ...
Writing-wise, I am celebrating the
completion of the first draft of Black Roses, a horror novel roughly adapted
from my fanfic of the same name, but of course having no gargoyles. There
are a few familiar names from my stories, and a few homages here
and there, but it is mostly set in the fictional Northern California town
of Trinity Bay.
I will soon be getting my second Gargoyles
cel back from the frame shop. Very excited and happy with it. It's from
"Eye of the Beholder," of Goliath and Elisa-as-Belle. And best of all,
when I unwrapped it in the frame shop, all three of the staff enthused
about how cool it was. And here I was afraid they'd give me "that look."
To keep up with new additions and
updates to my personal site, visit my New
Stuff page.
Christine Morgan
May 30, 1999