May the Fourth be with you!

Behold, emails from my father.

• Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
• Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

I also wrote a 50,000-word “novel” during the month of July.  I think I was fairly productive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRY POTTER AND J.K. ROWLING!  Thank you for everything you have given me over the years.  My life would not be the same without you. 7/31

This song makes me cry.  Love it.

I need to read this book.  Now.

Read it.

Quidditch Quarterly is the publication of the International Quidditch Association.  It’s a 60-page, full-color magazine with reports on tournaments, interviews with players, information on upcoming events, editorials, tips, and every bit of Quidditch news your heart desires.  And you can get it in print!  Plus, I write for it.  Do it for me.  Get it for yourself, your friends, your family, your team, your school, your dog, your cat, your bird, or your hippogriff.  Everyone will love it.

The IQA Summer Games are approaching!  The USA, UK, Australia, and France will be competing in Quidditch matches on July 8 and 9 at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford.  This awesome t-shirt has been designed for the event.  Currently it is only available to people who will be present at the games to pick it up.  Each shirt is £15 or $24.  Click the above link, place your order, and make your payment now!  All profits will help fund the games.  The earlier you order, the better!  If your friends and family can’t make it to the event, order shirts for them and bring them back home as souvenirs!  Look at this fancy little design:

Why are you still reading?  Go buy!