It would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 63rd birthday today. Enjoy a listen to his inimitable voice. He manages to bring out the poetry in Waffle House. Today is a day to remember him with love.

In book promotion news, I’m participating in the upcoming Smashwords Summer/Winter sale (July 1-31). This monthlong event always livens up the summer gloom (because summer in San Francisco really is a kind of winter!). I will have one standalone book free (my first novel, The Leaving), and the two books in my LGBT historical fiction series will both be 50% off. I’ll pop back with links and things closer to the time. In the meantime, my Elsie Street Trilogy is heavily discounted for Pride Month on Smashwords, and this continues in July as well.

Politics: I’ll be avidly watching the two Democratic debates this week!