Up, out to the cottage, and at the keyboard by 5:00.
Sent off the spots I’d been working on yesterday, caught up on some correspondence, tweaked the synopsis, and cleaned the office. Got a text from D up in Alaska while I was writing him a letter. Sent a pick of a giant salmon he’d just caught. Looked like fun.
Wish I could say I had a more productive day, but it feels like I came up short. Been feeling that way for a while. Think it’s because I haven’t started any new stories for a while. Have two in my head, but need to get them on paper.
Reading an historical analysis of Blood Meridian. Pretty interesting by most accounts. Hadn’t realized how heavily Chamberlain’s ride with Glanton figured into the text. Gonna have to dig a little deeper when I get the time.
Facetimed with Jackie tonight when I got home from the gym. What a treat. Been missing him and his little brother quite a bit. We did kind of a free range call with him walking through the house, traipsing around outside…. All big fun. He asked when we were coming out, and warned me the water there wasn’t as good as it is in Colorado. Out of the mouths of babes, right? Never wanted to get on an airplane so bad in my life.
Cool, quiet evening. it’s beginning to feel like fall might come after all.