Reader Helen Kemp sent in a correction to one of my notes on the story A Dead Letter. The term "pots," as in "to win pots," means "cups, medals, awards for athletic or sporting prowess"---makes more sense than the "pot" of a poker game, which was my guess. Thanks, Helen!
Also, over at Multo, I've started this year's Winter Tales season. My opening tale, "The Bright Room of Cranmore" seems to be either an early version, or a plagiarized version, of a story called "Brimg me a Light!" by Jane Margaret Hooper. You can read the details, as well as both stories, at this post.