Sometimes they come back

On May 12, 2011May 12, 2011 By NathanIn Uncategorized

I went to Clarion way back in 1992. It was a great class. Jeff VanderMeer, Cory Doctorow, Dale Bailey, Felicity Savage.

Me.

And Pam Noles. She was dynamic, crazy smart, opinionated, funny, and beautiful. I was struck. I think a few of us were.

A couple years after Clarion she came to visit me in New Orleans and something happened. I was on fire. And then time and distance and a variety of other factors did their ugly work and we fell out of each other’s lives. But I never stopped thinking about her. Never stopped keeping track.

And now, after a fluke exchange, and a buckle in the wind, here she is again. Suddenly and miraculously. And just in time.

Taken by Kathleen Ann Goonan last weekend. Ignore that creature shining palely in the sunlight. Look at the woman instead.

14 thoughts on “Sometimes they come back”

Livia Llewellyn

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 12, 2011 at 1:41 pm Reply
1. Nathan
  
  You’re telling me!
  
  May 12, 2011 at 2:24 pm Reply
  1. Livia Llewellyn
    
    And I just want to say – the picture is of a couple. To ignore the “pale creature” would mean ignoring the picture altogether. You can’t see the woman without seeing the man, and vice versa. Because it’s not two halves of something: it’s whole.
    
    May 12, 2011 at 2:31 pm
  2. Nathan
    
    Thanks, Liv. 🙂
    
    May 12, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Ellen Datlow

How wonderful. You’re both terrific people.

May 12, 2011 at 3:34 pm Reply
1. Nathan
  
  🙂
  
  May 12, 2011 at 5:15 pm Reply
Alexa Duncan

Awww! You guys are adorable together.

May 12, 2011 at 7:22 pm Reply
1. Nathan
  
  Thanks, Alexa. 🙂
  
  May 12, 2011 at 8:09 pm Reply
Foxessa

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww – some!

Love, C.

May 12, 2011 at 9:24 pm Reply
Dawn

Sweet!!!!! 🙂

May 12, 2011 at 9:41 pm Reply
Robert Levy

Awwwwwwwwwwww! Love it. Huge congratulations!!! Too cute.

May 13, 2011 at 10:53 am Reply
Ted

Congratulations to you both!

May 13, 2011 at 4:57 pm Reply
Cat Mihos

to know our Pam is to love our Pam.
xox

May 14, 2011 at 12:53 am Reply
1. Nathan
  
  You’ll get no argument from me! 🙂
  
  May 15, 2011 at 1:31 am Reply