Janet Reid, Literary Agent

Several years ago, when I was much stupider, I brieflyinterned for a reasonably well-known agent. I let her know ahead of time that Ihad a vacation lined up where I would be off grid about a month after I started,which she was on board with.
However, due to some wires getting crossed on my end andsome stressful visa shenanigans, my last email to her before I left didn't endup getting sent, and I didn't notice until I got back - effectively meaning Iaccidentally ghosted her a week early....

Here's a question for the blog: does a reasonablyestablished but not MAJOR author really need an agent?
I've been querying for months with a really good projectbecause my agent is retiring.  I'mgetting full requests and plenty of "this is a great project but not forme" -- and no offers. And I'm also still selling work: short stories, andprobably soon a...

Sorry for the dreadful delay in posting this.
I was beset by a foul ailment that laid me low.
I'd say it was fur deprivation, but I did have a nice longweek with Mx Pix the parkour puss.

I'm still under the weather but I console myself by sayingat least I don't have pneumonia (which two of my friends have now) and at leastI don't have covid (which half the world seems to have now.)  Time for some medicinal flash fiction!
The usual rules apply:...