hello, all! thanks for the warm welcome!
thanks for the pointer to the guide with public domain books, i'll get that right away. i also have some ebooks i'd already saved up -- like the freebies from tor.com. sadly, my kindle isn't here yet, but it *should* be here tomorrow, if the usps tracker is right.
as for my username, i've used etitameh for the past 10+ years.

it's relatively unique, so i've never seen it taken on any forum, etc, before i got to it, and i originally chose it based on one of my favorite stones, both in looks and feel. it's become a pretty strong part of my identity by now, too, lol. plus, it's fun to see how many people pick up on its drawkcab-ness, and how quickly! i should have known a community of readers would be quicker than most.