You'd think emailing someone would be as simple as composing a letter and clicking 'send', right? Well, just a few quick warnings before you email me:

First off, I want you to know that I do like getting email. My web pages generate a lot of email, and have led to a network of online friends whom I enjoy corresponding with. Less enjoyably, they also generate a lot of spam mail, and mail from clueless morons who think that sending "ALL RAVENS MUST DIE!!!" messages is the height of hilarity. This amounts to a LOT of email which I download on a regular basis. Alas, I just don't have the time to deal with it all. A significant amount is sent straight to the trash.

If you want to email me, please do - but don't expect a reply instantly. In fact, unless you have a specific question or comment which is brief, well thought out, and worth a reply, don't count on one at all. I might reply anyway, but the odds are lower, and I'll probably wait until I have more free time to do so.

Secondly, if you have a question which is clearly answered elsewhere on my web page, I'm not going to reply at all. So before you ask "Are you a girl or a guy?", or "Why do you have this thing for ravens?" take some time to browse through my pages and look for the answers there.

Thirdly - and I wish I didn't have to say this - I've been having trouble with Email Daemons lately. For some reason, my Domain hasn't been forwarding my email properly, and bits of it have been lost in cyberspace. I'm currently discussing the matter with them, and hope to have things rectified soon, but until then, please be patient. If you are expecting a reply and don't get one, you may want to try sending your mail again, directly to my back-up address.

That said, here's my email addy. Click on the link, or copy&paste into your mail program:

Nightshade@shades-of-night.com

Or try my back-up address:

TheRaven@ecn.ab.ca