On the grid, again...

Tech issues with Squarespace for two days. Guess I’m up and running again.

Big news. My story, “The Denunciation,” was released in yesterday’s Saturday Evening Post. Have gotten some nice feedback from readers. Hoping a few of them will pass their words along on the SEP comments section.

Bigger news. Young Jack’s birthday today. Eight years old. FaceTimed with him this morning, and he seemed to be enjoying his newly acquired status. Was wearing the Colorado ball cap we sent. Later, he modeled his “moose” Pikes Peak hoodie.

Went shopping downtown for the first time in a long while to pick up a few Easter goodies. Pretty day. A lot of new stores since the pandemic, but a lot of old ones gone as well. Saw the site for the new Tattered Cover. It’s gonna be great. It’ll even have a bar, if the signage isn’t lying.

Did some grocery shopping for dinner, then took a nice stroll around the neighborhood.

All in all a pretty good day.

Blink, and it's gone...

Another one gets away.

Up early to the keyboard.

Wrote a review, read a new story, worked out, went to the dentist, came home, went out, got a haircut, came home and talked to my sis, M.

That pretty much does it.

Need to get an earlier handle on the day tomorrow.

What goes around comes around...

Strange couple of days.

But that’s for another time.

Today, had an early rise and a solid day at the keyboard. Nearly finished with the newest short. If I don’t muff it, this might very well be one of the better pieces I’ve written in a while.

Put in a good workout at the gym this afternoon. The neck remains a problem, but the rotator cuff and bicep continue to improve. Starting to feel like my old self again.

Scouted some tile for the bath renovation. Found the stuff we want, but like everything else it’s going to depend on a very iffy supply chain. Demo starts next week, but pretty sure it’ll be months before the fixtures, door, etc. arrive. Not much you can do about it but shrug and keep going. So that’s the plan. Who knows, maybe we’ll get lucky.

One story left in the N queue. Figure I’ll address it tomorrow.

Tonight? Baked potatoes and broccoli.

Hard night, easy morning...

Woke early after shaking off some bad dreams.

Hit the cottage early and steamed ahead on the new short. I’m calling it “One Way Out.”

Thought the piece might crash and burn after all the revisions, but it’s reached a point where I now believe it might be one of the best things I’ve written in a while. Put a pin in that. I might have to come back later and eat those words.

Was taking a break when an email came in saying another new story of mine, “Sister Moon,” was just accepted. Two in two days.

Suddenly, everything breaks loose.

Did some grocery shopping this afternoon, and decide to chill the rest of the day. Wrote a critique for N, read a little bit of NYer, took a short walk, and now here we are.

Cheers all around...

Got an acceptance from the Saturday Evening Post this morning while we were out in the cottage having a cup of coffee. Appears “The Denunciation” has found a home.

Nice way to turn the week around, especially after the shingles shot and all the rest.

Dryer arrived today, too. Halleluja!

Put in a nice workout at the gym, then met with our construction guy, Steve, about framing out the new shower stall and installing the new doors. If we can get together with the plumber now and agree on the details of the timing, I think we’ll be able to move forward with the demo. Sure hope so.

Pretty day today. Wish we’d gotten out for a walk.

Looking forward to doing a little yardwork tomorrow.

Still dizzy...

Thought I might have an interesting day in front of me, and I was right.

Got out of bed at decent hour and managed to put in an hour or two at the keyboard. Dyer installation guy was supposed to show between the hours of noon and three so i thought I’d head out to the gym before he came. No luck. As soon as I stood I nearly fell over. Reaction to yesterday’s shingles shot, I think. Anyway, ended up spending the entire afternoon in bed with the kitties,.

Dryer guy never showed. Didn’t even phone. Lowes said he was a new supplier, and that he’d only finished two installs the entire day. Right now, I’m hoping that’s because he’s careful. not incompetent.

Long and short of it, the day was wasted. We’ll see if we can’t do better tomorrow.

All in, at least for now...

Caught up with the real world today, spending most of it running errands and the like.

Got my second shingles shot this afternoon.

Rest of the day we spent shopping in Manitou, looking for birthday gifts for Jack.

Weather turned south mid-day. Got stuck in a hailstorm, but it wasn’t bad. Meaning, it didn’t do any visible damage to the Jeep. Happy about that.

Temps have dropped and the rain’s settled in, but we’re all happy to get the moisture.

New dryer comes tomorrow.

On a Monday...

Decent day at the keyboard.

Come afternoon got a chance to workout with Sol again. Been a while. Had a nice time.

Took a walk when I got home, and jawed a little more about last night’s spectacle at the Oscars. Jesus, people are ugly. Ugly and stupid and selfish.

Saturday evening, 6:19 pm...

Spent the better part of the morning at the movies, something I don’t do very often. Had a nice time. Small crowd, good flick, hot popcorn.

Wrote for most of the afternoon, hoping to straighten out the mess of the story I’ve been dragging behind me for a month or more. Think I may have finally—knock wood—hit on the fix for it. Hope so.

Was a nice day today. Cool, but sunny. Lots of blue sky and only the occasional cloud. Supposed to be in the mid-seventies the next few days then turn cold again. Guess we’ll see.

Dryer’s been down almost a month now, but the supply chain’s supposed to have opened enough that we can expect its replacement on Wednesday. Been hanging the sheets out to dry, the way mom used to in the old days, and enjoying the results. The towels and t-shirts, less so.

Going in for my second shingles shot tomorrow. That pretty much takes care of all the important needlework I’ll need for a while.

Need to start thinking about yardwork soon.

Water on the brain...

D’s birthday today. 47. What a milestone.

Kids came in yesterday for Betty’s funeral. Had scones and coffee with them this morning. They look happy together, and it feels good to see them that way.

Spent the later part of the morning talking to the plumbers about the fix in the upstairs bath. Repairs are in order, but not looking forward to the four, five, six months it’s going to take to get it back in shape. Especially with the supply lines being so messed up. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything to be done about it.

Expecting a quiet night.

Shaking down some good vibes...

Read some new stories by my old friend, Renuka Raghavan. Nice work all around. Always happy to see my pals find success in the literary world when it’s so hard to come by .

Did some okay writing myself this morning, then headed out the gym to blow off steam. Took a nap when I got home, but did get in some worthwhile daydreaming while I was at it.

Fingers crossed I can get back at it tomorrow, early, and maybe finish one of the shorts I’ve been goofing around with.

Visitors this week. Need to stay frosty.

Small doings...

Up early after a good night’s sleep.

Put in some good work at the keyboard, including the last revisions on the reader copy of the kid’s book I wrote for Matt and Jack.

Took the day off from the gym and went to an early afternoon movie out east. A good decision all the way around.

Pretty day, though I didn’t get out for the walk I’d wanted. Maybe tomorrow, if the weather holds.

Once again, in search of lost time...

Wow. Day went sideways.

Crawled out of bed late, missed PT, missed the gym, my dental appointment got twisted up, and I hardly had any time at the keyboard.

Positives: got letters off to the boys, and managed a short walk around the hood.

Nice sunny day, today. A little cool, but nice. Heard things are supposed to go south again by tomorrow afternoon.

Tile guy’s supposed to show at 8:00 am tomorrow. We’ll see. Meanwhile, settling in with a nice fish dinner and crossing my fingers things pick up.

The comings and goings of time...

Daylight savings time…again.

Managed a decent night’s sleep, but only because we didn’t turn in until after 11:00 last night. No complaints. Just sayin.

Spent the morning at the keyboard working revisions for a number of different projects. Spent the afternoon cleaning up around the house.

Pretty day today. Got out for a nice walk in the late afternoon, and took in the sun. Looking at cool weather and maybe even more snow as the week goes on, so glad to be able to spend some time outdoors.

Pushed a critique out the door this morning only to find a new story in my queue. So far, it’s been a light load this time around.

Gotta catch up with my correspondence tomorrow. Same with my research.

Tonight, taking it easy.

Inching along...

Up early.

Not a bad start.

Took care of a few domestic issues, got in some good writing time, then headed out to the gym for rehab.

Thought I might accomplish a bit more, but happy with the output I managed and wiling to call the day a win.

Got another inch or so of snow this morning. Temps have been brisk, but are supposed to rise the next few days.

Couple of critiques to write, so that should keep me busy going into the weekend.

Art museum on Saturday.