I suspect, without systematic evidence, that standardization on 'fae' has a lot to do with the early oughts' urban fantasy boom in the US, when 'fairy' was still a homophobic slur of some currency here.

I am excited to see the published version.

Congrats

It was the unity that was so fun. All the other smart stuff we said was varied and we sometimes disagreed or worked very differently. On genAI we spoke with one irate and long-suffering voice.

All my colleagues are so smart and interesting and different, and we all hate genAI.

different genres as different board sections?

I'm guessing you qualify, from the sales in your bio. We went to at least $100 lifetime earnings from writing a few years ago. I always encourage people to join if they can. (Full disclosure, I am on the Codex board)

Are you on Codex? There's a lot more good info there.

this isn't the first account I've seen of MRM trying to walk things back after a withdrawal. Seems like flouncing early is the only negotiating tactic they respond to.

I did, and it did not, but my problem was specifically about shoulder and elbow support and inflexible desk height

"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.