First, in case I didn't properly crow about this earlier, Linda has created an amazing piece of sculpture, a semi-skeletal vulture that came out even more wonderful than I thought it would: http://thereallinda.livejournal.com/163052.html
Lastly, my friend belovdpoet submitted her first piece to a paying market, and had it accepted. You can't see it yet, but it'll be up online in January in Cabinet des Fees. I'll post a link when it happens - it's a worthy story.