But Enough About Me!

I really have little to say about the passing of a writer I considered to be one of the treasures not just of the sff field but of literature. I did not know Diana Wynne Jones and I knew almost nothing about her, but I read her novels because they gave me so much reading pleasure. She had the rare ability to combine quite serious and even grim subjects with a means of delight that was her gift of humor and her clarity of sight. It was a unique combination and one I found deeply humane as well.

I am so very glad she wrote. I am so very sorry she is gone.