Tower of Light Update

[Michael01]

Sorry I took so long to bring this update. The Summer 2008 issue of Tower of Light Free Ezine is up and running, with more great stories. Check it out at your leisure!

www.tolfantasy.com

[Ian Whates]

Hi, Michael.

Just in case you weren't aware, my story "Knowing How to Look" from TOL #1 has been long-listed for the BFS (British Fantasy Society) Award for best short story of 2007.

[Michael01]

Woohoo! That is great news, Ian! I need to start bragging about it. Congratulations!

And, on a different note...

I sincerely regret the decisions I need to make now, but I hope I can get things back in order before the next issue is due. As I mentioned on the homepage of the ezine, Tower of Light will now be a biannual zine because of certain limitations that I am forced to endure. I hope this will change in the future.

However, now I also have to contend with repairs that I simply cannot afford at this time. For the past 8 months I have had to deal with a very badly intermmitent Internet connection. For a long time I had no idea what the problem was, and was constantly banging my head against the wall in frustration. After numerous calls to Cavalier, eMachines, and Best Buy, I learned that my computer might be infected with a virus, so I did a "full factory recovery." The problems with connection remain, however, and now my ISP says that it might be in the telephone jack, or faulty wiring, which would cost more than I can afford at this time.

I was thinking about temporarily canceling my subscription to Cavalier, since it seems rather senseless to pay for a service I can hardly use, but then I realized that I can't. Without the webspace provided by that service, the ezine doesn't exist. On the other hand, I will not be online very often, if at all, until I can afford the necessary repairs; othwerwise, I'll just be beside myself with frustration. I promise to make an effort to check my email, however, and respond to submissions as often as possible.

I hope that everyone can understand this decision, and I want to say that I very much appreciate all the support Tower of Light has had from its members, readers, and associates. I'll be back, so please look forward to it!

[Michael01]

Ian, I posted your news as an announcement in the ToL forum and in the Maple Hunters forum, one of ToL's associates. Thought you might like to know.