Brenda raised a hand up to her mouth in reaction to the shock."When are you scheduled to go in for the first dose of chemo?" I asked."I've got more te...ts this week and then probably chemo next week." From what you're saying, your own doctor doesn't hold out any hope of being able to fix this. The best she seems to be offering is a delay to when it might end your life. What have you got to lose by trying my approach?"Now I could see some hesitation and uncertainty on her face and on her. During the time spent in Wiltshire I had not been bereft of female companionship, and the Rector’s wife and the proprietress of the Anchor Inn had both been extremely entertaining galloping companions, in their own different ways. However, now I longed for somewhere more sophisticated, with the attendant type of females, rather than this back water in deepest rural England.It seemed that I would get my wish, as orders came in the middle of February for the battalion to proceed to Lincoln. I had. ...(Lorna) Maybe we do.(jchalker) I have been a part of the science fiction live conference on Delphi every Wednesday night since 1985. Now THAT can be a weird group. People log on expecting to hear us talking SF or books and there's Gardner Dozois comparing the quality of dog farts. And you really think you have an idea?(BillHart) I would think dog farts vary greatly in quality.(jmac) LOL(*Anne-Mal) Have you ever considered having a book club, that puts out your books like Harlan Ellison? In. "There used to be a sleigh bed upstairs," she said. "I see it's gone." It was sold," Hollis replied. "Just today."The woman let out a dejected sigh. "Thank you." She headed for the door.Hollis followed her and locked up behind her. "At least we sold that damned wooden Indian," he remarked as he turned off the signs and enabled the burglar alarm.Annie slipped on her coat and they descended the stairs from the apartment to the parking lot. "I have a laundry list of things you and I have to do,".