Hangouts and Handfeeding and Deadlines, Oh My. (Patreon)

As your  humble PatreonGoblin, Official Laboratory Photographer and Sometime Preparer of Catfood-slurry I have just jumped on here on behalf of Catherynne to let you know what's up.

When last you all heard from her, the Laboratory's Director-In-Chief, Prose President and CEO (Canonical Entertainment Oracle) told you all she was in Deadline Jail, but would be temporarily sprung to be a guest at the Imaginale Festival in France and that "When I get back, I will Belong to You."

Unfortunately one of our beloved Laboratory Denizens, October the cat (to clarify, a very real  pet animal Maine Coon  and not at all not imaginary despite looking like she was made in Jim Henson's creature workshop...)  refused to eat and drink while we were gone and we returned to find her in a very bad way indeed.

So Catherynne has been holed up nursing poor October back to life and health and still working on her done-so-soon book. That is to say, despite her assurances, she does not in fact belong to you now she is back but to a swaddled far-too-thin ball of fur.

So please accept her apologies but today's scheduled Q&A will have to shift to this Saturday the 27th when hopefully she can show you all a much improved feline over her webcam.

As to the rest of the Month's goodies, they may again be slightly delayed but never fear, no mere sick cat will keep them absent for long!

(Pictured - the author busy signing French editions of Fairyland in the  Bulle du Livre  in France. Because a photo of her spooning cat-food into poor Toby's mouth might make you weep or feel a little nauseous depending on how you feel about cats in general and 9-Lives Hearty Beef specifically.)

-PateonGoblin Heath