I received my most recent critique from Dean on my Dangerous Goods short story, which was that he read all the way through and enjoyed it, but that it needed the validation portion of the story. I added the validation, gave it a final edit, and submitted it to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. I hope…

I spent some of the week sick in a low key way: low fever, some sniffles, many aches and pains. I still managed to finish a short story and I’m pretty proud of that. Writing these shorts in 5 days is so much harder than I expected. The problem for me is that I write…

I’m overwhelmed by all that I am doing. My life is consumed by writing, reading, talking about writing, and learning about writing. This will be a very intense year for me and I love the opportunity I have to do this. I’m almost packed for Colorado. I scrutinized photos and videos of people at the…

I’m a little late with this update. I’ll do better in the upcoming week. I’m consumed with worry about dressing for Colorado. No other location makes me panic like this. I wear dresses and skirts normally. I even wear skirts and dresses when I run and hike. Coloradans, on the other hand, wear jeans, pants,…