The Return.

I'm back from an unexpected side trip to Dubai which took place after attending Magnet in Toronto. A very small family crisis brought me to one air-conditioned villa with one strange but happy little dog in the Al Barsha development of the ever-expanding city of Dubai. There I stayed for nearly six weeks, hammering out the next issue while men hammered out more villas by hand in 45 degree heat outside of my window.

I've just spent the entire weekend outside helping with the AMPA booth at the Calgary Folk Festival and adjusting to the shock of being able to spend more than two minutes at a time in outdoor  air.

And so this morning, I sit at my desk with a six week pile of mail that includes subscriptions (hurray!), donations (c'mon print bill for Beyond Issue 16: Small), writing submissions (yes, some people do still send 'em by mail), and other sundry bits of correspondence.

Stories to follow. Shakes fist at sky and says in Scarlett O'Hara voice, "As God is my witness, Beyond shall blog again!"