Yes yes, I’ve been remiss about posting. My humblest apologies. I will get back on that horse very soon, especially since, as of now, I have my finished fancy new site, courtesy of the most awesome 4emphasis team, my dear friends Caren Gussoff-Sumption and Chris Sumption. Lookit how cute the robot monkeys are!
Secondly, I’m well-entrenched in the first draft of a second novella for the lovely and talented Rose O’Keefe of Eraserhead Press, which portends to be a lot of fun to write.
Thirdly, those of you who live in temperate climates probably don’t understand that summer in Chicago is incredibly hectic. It is a narrow three-ish month window in which the weather is nice enough to actually leave the house and enjoy oneself… so there is an insane amount of pressure to be happily buzzing around doing stuff, such as beach parties, biking along the lakeshore path at night (my fave), barbecues, gardening (we have squash! And sugar snap peas!) and the most aggressive fun-having you can stand. Because by mid-September, all bets are off. We’ve had snow as early as October, for crying out loud. Is hectic fun as much fun as non-hectic fun? Probably not. But I’ll think about that come December.
Fourthly, the First Annual Brain Harvest Mega Challenge has begun! Should be a hoot. If you haven’t submitted yet, you still have awhile, but don’t put it off ’til the very end, or you’ll have no one to blame but yourself.
More thought-provoking and interesting posts to come, promise.
Today’s word count: 1913
