Ellen Datlow is still hoping to have her minor surgical operation today, but it is unclear whether it will happen or not. The NHS is like this. They are absolutely wonderful in an emergency, but once you fall down the priority list things get difficult because they are almost always understaffed and underfunded.

Meanwhile my good friend Pádraig Ó Méalóid is in hospital with suspected appendicitis. He needs to be back up on his feet soon because he’s helping host the Neil Gaiman / Amanda Palmer event on the 17th, which I see from Facebook already has 90 confirmed attendees, including me. So Pádraig could do with some good wishes too.