At the moment I am at the airport, heading to beautiful Columbus, Ohio for the World Fantasy Convention. I had been waffling about attending, due to some issues with the program and communication by the committee, but I really need to be with my people right now ( Read more... )

Just a reminder that Kate's funeral is tomorrow, Sunday 10/16, at 1pm at Wilhelms Portland Memorial Funeral & Cremation. All who loved Kate are welcome. There will also be a less formal memorial gathering in January or so, details TBD ( Read more... )

Kathryn Lynn Yule (nee Barbara) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to William and Marilynn Yule and died of brain cancer at her home in Portland, Oregon at the age of 55. She attended Kennewick High School and Lewis and Clark College, where she majored in foreign languages and spent a year abroad in Munich. After working for the Red Cross as an ( Read more... )

Kate Yule's funeral will be held on Sunday October 16 at 1:00 pm at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral & Cremation in Portland, Oregon. Anyone who loved Kate is welcome to attend. The ceremony will be officiated by Ellen Klages, and there will be an opportunity to share your memories of Kate if you wish ( Read more... )

Kate passed away at 3:30 this afternoon. I was holding her hand, Sue was on the other side, and my father was with us as well as our friend Teresa E. Her passing was as peaceful as it could be. Thank you all for your thoughts and kind words.

Kate has basically been asleep for the last couple of days straight. She hasn't been able to eat or drink anything, and can no longer swallow pills. We are now giving her only the most critical medicines, in forms that can be absorbed through the tissues of the mouth. She is resting peacefully and we are adjusting her drugs as appropriate to keep ( Read more... )

Kate is getting a little weaker every day. She can no longer get out of bed and is having even more difficulty communicating than before. She's sleeping a lot, but her pain is under control. Her sister Sue is here for the duration, her parents are here right now, and my father will be coming this weekend ( Read more... )

I haven't sent out a progress report in several weeks because there hasn't been any progress to report. Kate has had two infusions of Avastin and has not been improving -- in fact, she's been getting worse. She is now extremely weak and, despite using the walker indoors and out, has been having falls and near-falls almost every day. The aphasia is ( Read more... )

Sandra Odell, Django Weller, and I will be appearing at two events in the SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series this week:

• In Seattle, on Tuesday August 30, 7:00-8:30pm, we'll be at the Wilde Rover Irish Pub and Restaurant, 111 Central Way, Kirkland, WA 98033.
  
• In Portland, on Thursday September 1, 7:00-8:30pm, we'll be at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne, ( Read more... )

I'm heading to Kansas City tomorrow for the World Science Fiction Convention! Here's where you can find me.

Thursday Aug 18, 2016:

• 10:00-11:00 AM in Autographing Space: Autographing: Christopher Husberg, David D. Levine, Diana Rowland


• 2:00-3:00 PM in room 2503B: The Care and Feeding of Minions
  A panel of aspiring Evil Overlords need Minions to carry ( Read more... )