One more day...

Early rise, early to work. Made some pretty good headway before the baby came, after that a wild day of grinding coffee, chasing the cats, knocking down castles, making cookies.

Read a Salvatore Scibona story, “Do Not Stop,” while M was down for a nap. Been saving the piece for a month, looking for the right time to look it over, and was happy I’d set it aside.

Lots of sun today. Snow’s almost gone. No gym, but that’s on me. Need to re-work my schedule so I can get back to my early morning routine.

Tired. Really tired. Signing off.

Here comes the sun...

Managed an early rise, and some good edits.

Cranked along until noon, when I did some voice work for one of the clients. Revised a couple of TV spots after that, then lit out for the gym and the bank. All in all, a productive day.

Weather warmed considerably since last night. Much of the snow’s gone and the snowman looks like the immolated remains of an alien from outer space.

Did some grocery shopping before heading home, but that pretty much sums up the excitement. Not much else to report.

Young M back again tomorrow. Looking forward to a crazy day, and an early weekend.

Still winter...

Getting more and more light every morning. Got in some good edits before young M arrived, then shifted gears, went outside and built a snowman.

Long day, but a good one.

Have a lot to catch up on tomorrow. Stories, ads, correspondence. Billing.

Missed the gym today, and with daylight savings time coming this weekend, need to rethink my schedule and maybe consider early mornings again. We’ll see.

Meanwhile, gonna sit back and try not to think too much.

On the wing...

Yeah, so, some of these entries have been pretty weak. Mostly owing to fatigue, some owing to a lack of adventure, and some from just plain laziness. Gonna try and break that habit when I get back from New Mexico. Expect to be off the grid here for the next three days, and maybe the road will help bring back some of the energy.

Got something good going with the new short. First half of it, anyway. Can see the shape of the end, but will probably need to take a detour or two before getting there. Again, some time on the road should clear the mind.

Haven’t been inside my folks house in three years. I expect that leg of the journey will be a little strange. Might be about the same amount of time since I’ve seen D. Which is just as hard to believe.

Have to try and leave before 10:30. Make a nice clean getaway. Not worry about anything and just enjoy the time behind the wheel.

Fingers crossed I don’t run into any storms. Coming, or especially going

That’s it.

Moving along...

Mid-week, and going fast.

Up late. Fell back to sleep, somehow, after an early rise.

Put in work on the new story, then hit the gym. Big day, politically. TVs blazing.

Young M tomorrow.

Albuquerque the day after that.

Truck repairs finished tomorrow, too.

We’ll see where everything else goes.

All over the place...

Day flew.

Little M a jewel all day.

Just back from dropping the truck off at Stanley’s for some minor repairs before the road trip to Albuquerque.

Need to jump on my N reviews tomorrow, and try to make a little more headway with the new piece.

Nothing much else to report.

Picked up a “Hungry Hippos” game at the grocery this afternoon. Boys went crazy playing it after school.

Cross country...

No sleep last night, but had a great time with young J, and heard some great stories.

Breakfast this morning at the Ihop, then up the mountain for a day of snow shoe-ing in Mueller. Snow was deep and beautiful, and the hike perfect. Logged nearly four miles.

Made a pot of tomato soup when we got home. Gonna settle in an catch the Oscars in a bit. Wonder what my buddy G is doing tonight, out in LA?

Two new stories in from N. One was an easy pass, but the second is going to take another read. Or two.

Short week ahead. Leaving for Albuquerque on Friday. Looking forward to the drive, and all the rest.

Small day, small doings...

Misplaced my glasses, so doing this blind.

Early up, and early out the door.

Managed a pretty full day, what with the baby and everything else.

Missed the gym, but got in a brief nap.

Not much else to say.

Looking forward to seeing D next week. Mom, too. Truck goes in for maintenance on Wednesday.

Talk to me...

Blur of a day.

Hit it head on, and made a lot of progress. Or what felt like progress. We’ll see. Made an early afternoon trip to the gym, came home and went back at it. The new, short piece is going to be interesting if I can make it work. Feels as though it has a lot of potential.

Another rejection a year in the making. I swear, turnaround time is getting worse and worse. What the hell’s wrong with these people?

Weather got a little better today, despite a light dusting of snow last night. Hope we’re inching toward something tolerably warm tomorrow. Make for a shorter day with the little one.

Been waiting for a client call that apparently isn’t going to come.

Signing off.

Small revelations...

New snow coming down. A light one.

Crazy day with the meetings, babies, and all the rest, and now I’m tired and just looking to kick back.

Haven’t been sleeping well, owing to the sore throat, but still managing to get a few things out of the way when I need to.

Friend turned me on to some stories by Breece D ‘J Pancake. When I saw the name I thought it was a joke…until I started reading. What a talent the guy was.

Calling it a night. No more gas in the tank.

Just passing through...

Woke to new snow.

Shoveled, then brewed a pot and headed out to the cottage. Another day of decent revisions, and some good composition. Hammered away until early afternoon, then headed off to the gym for quick workout.

New business stuff tomorrow. Meetings, etc. Glad to have more work coming in.

Weather’s supposed to get even colder tonight. Might have to run the faucet to keep the pipes from freezing.

Tired of winter. Have I mentioned that?

Tired of this damned cold, too.

Looking forward to a quiet night and some good reading.

Young M tomorrow, early.

Sunday Evening, Coming Down...

Productive day.

Got a good start at the keyboard, worked till mid afternoon, then banged it out at the gym for a couple of hours.

Finished the Abernathy book. Not much finesse to it, but wow, what a life. If the man were alive today he’d have PETA , Child Services, the IRS, the courts, Green Peace in hot pursuit.

Cold weather moving in. You can feel it already. Temps supposed to drop into the 20s tonight. Better than wind, I guess. But not much better.

A little less than two weeks before I head down to NM. Need to get the truck into the shop before I go. Make sure all’s good for the road.

Laying up...

Day was more businesslike that expected. Took care of housekeeping duties—personal and otherwise—and didn’t get much going at the keyboard other than to make a few new submissions.

Taking a break from the long piece.

Have to shorts in progress that should keep me busy. Like to spend more time reading as well. Get in at least one piece of short fiction a day, along with some of the longer works I have open.

Weather was supposed to get up into the 50s today, but I doubt it made it. Had a cold wind in our faces much of the day, and got a light dusting of snow tonight.

Cold, or whatever it is, is still hanging around my head. Ears are sore, throat’s sore…

No gym today. Maybe tomorrow. We’ll see how things go.

Hopscotching...

Hoped for a little more out of the day, but will take what I got.

Up later than I’d have liked—didn’t get to the keyboard until 6:45—and had a slow start with the revisions. Mid-morning had a long spell with the plumber, who was replacing a water pipe and spigot on the back patio, and never managed to get completely back on track.

Did a little reading while waiting for the water and gas to be turned back on, and managed a start to a new short piece as well. Also got in a brief trip to the gym. Came home thinking I might catch up, but instead found myself in a long phone conversation with an old acquaintance. Just one of those days, I guess.

Maybe I’ll redeem my self tomorrow.

Until then, a quiet evening.

Building up to something...

Early rise, good morning at the keyboard. For as long as it lasted. Feel as though stepping back from the long piece for a week will be a good idea. Might start on something new tomorrow.

Pretty quiet day, considering.

Spent about an hour on art projects with M, then went off to the store to do a little grocery shopping. Missed the gym, but got in a nap, which is even better. Especially considering the cold/sore throat I’ve been packing.

Managed a little bit of reading, but not much. Abernathy book still holding up. Looking forward to a bookish Friday, if nothing from the commercial world shows up.

Tired of the dreary days.

Need some sunshine and time in the woods. Miss Wyoming like I can’t say.

And here it is, Wednesday...

Back at it early. Kept the throat in check with a couple of Aleve, and managed nearly an entire night’s sleep. Up by six, revising.

Funny, but the last forty or so pages weren’t as confused as I’d believed them to be. They need some serious looking after, but the narrative seems to work, sequentially and otherwise, so maybe I was just tired the last time I reviewed them. Anyway, coming close to needing a break. Want to knock off another short story before I look at this latest pass.

Put in a long morning, then ran off to the gym for a while. Good workout. Best in days. Probably because I slept for a change.

M early tomorrow. Meetings later in the week. Maybe a sleepover with young J on Friday if all goes as planned. Weather warmed today and it sounds as if it’s trending that way for at least a few more days. Should make the babysitting a little easier.

Abernathy book interesting. Enjoying it quite a bit.