Happy Holidays from the SoleChen Family 201<3 Reasons to be Happy! J Seattle sightseeing Jasper here! The big news is that Lady Grey found a home this summer. We A surprise trip for D N are all very happy for her! I am happy for the male human; his ignite-thing speech—while about music and not cats—was popular anyway. Also I am F JoCo Cruise trip E now an older cat who takes pills every day so I don’t limp. I’m happy the Oscar Party B humans figured that out before I bit Tye too much! M GC Summit A @DeeAnnSole Int’l Tabletop Day Pleasant Surprises R In January, Curtis surprised DeeAnn with a post-birthday trip; in July, A “100 Rejections” party DeeAnn began lying to Curtis—so dozens of people could create a secret, P Paradise Lost Star Trek-themed puzzle hunt just for him. “The Double Secret Game” and R Curtis’ 40th birthday party were a HUGE success. DeeAnn also helped M Portland Afoot Game with several other puzzle hunts, was point person for OryCon 35’s A WhiskeyFest NW Guests of Honor, attended the first two weddings she’s cried at, and Y DASH 5 PDX played lots and lots of great games. DeeAnn is now working part-time for Sauvie Island a new startup she believes could revolutionize mental healthcare. J D+Mom road trip U Open Source Bridge N @sparCKL WarTron Boston Words Do Not Fail @CurtisCChen J Readercon Imagine Curtis’ surprise when Janet “Query Shark” Reid called his query U JayWake letter for Waypoint Kangaroo “a Win on the First Try” and asked to see L Puzzled Pint turns 3 the full manuscript! (She provided excellent rewrite notes.) Curtis also Mt. St. Helens Trek in the Park celebrated his 100th rejection slip, had his story “Don’t Fence Me In” A Willamette Writers published in the Song Stories: Blaze of Glory anthology, and concluded 512 U Conference Words or Fewer, his five-year weekly flash fiction mission. A collection of G Lady Grey goes home 512 stories will be available next month (in trade paperback and e-book), Acorn+Sunshine and Curtis’ novelette “Somebody’s Daughter” will appear in Leading Edge wedding PAX Prime Magazine #65. Visit http://curtiscchen.com/stories for more! S CKL surprise 40th E birthday puzzle hunt P D starts work so happy together... The Famine Game hello... i’m TYE... this was a good year... i had fun hosting LADY GREY... i got a new perch... the female human makes a LAP for me every day while O CKL Grimm extra C working at her computer... and JASPER is still my BEST FRIEND... he Our birthdays! T snuggles and shares his food... and we play wrestling or boxing or Ghost Patrol CHASING... sometimes he BITES... but that is a fun game too... i don’t Reconstructed know why he complains so much... life is pretty awesome here... N OryCon O Chris+Doug wedding V Ignite Portland Friendsgiving weekend D Puzzled Pint at OMSI E After Dark C Puzzle Break Seattle http://snout.org .