Summer hiatus

With a few exceptions

Hello everyone,

I am going to do something very European and take off the month of August. Not at my actual workplace, sadly. Just here on Substack. I don’t actually know if Europeans take a lot of vacation time in August or if that’s just an urban legend designed to make Americans jealous, but I’m doing it anyway.

David Austen rose Queen of Sweden. Photo from Beetham Nurseries. I have one of these shrubs, but it doesn't look anything like this at the moment. Thanks, Japanese Beetles!

I do have a couple of posts I’ll send out during this time; they were planned in advance as part of my book launch prep for Octavia Hall, and the timing just happens to overlap. Other than that it’ll be radio silence, folks.

I hope y’all enjoy the rest of your summer, and I’ll see you in September!