A few minutes ago, people walked through The Milford with a realtor. We lost some on the way, but every one of them filled our lives with more wonder, kindness, stories, beauty, art, and fun.Īnd now, we’re leaving this place. Caitlin had three major surgeries, thousands of hours of therapy, completed elementary and middle schools, and went on hundreds of adventures with us and our friends around the world. Together, Lynne and I co-edited 26 months of Apex Magazine and now 36 months of Uncanny. I ran a few disability organizations, co-edited two anthologies, presented on two popular podcasts ( SF Squeecast and Down and Safe), and won two Hugo Awards and one Parsec Award, along with receiving many nominations for other awards. In the 13 ½ years we’ve lived in the house, Lynne built up the NIU Rare Books collection (including adding the archives of over 75 SFF authors and it becoming the official archives of SFWA ), co-wrote one academic book and co-edited another, co-edited five anthologies, presented on two popular podcasts (SF Squeecast and Verity!), and won five Hugo Awards and two Parsec Awards, along with receiving many nominations for other awards. The down payment came from money Lynne’s late mom left us-her last gift to our family. We fell in love with this charming Cape Cod during our first walkthrough. Lynne was starting her new gig as the Curator of Rare Books at Northern Illinois University. Our time with this house started in 2004. The Milford is a Sears Catalog House -a kit that came to DeKalb on a train and was pieced together in 1938. I’m writing this in the same chair I’ve written the previous 17 “ Uncanny Valleys.” It’s a squishy leather chair in the corner of the living room in our house, The Milford.
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