Dead men working a sinner a saint
I took the day off, and I spent it by myself — slushing through the after-Christmas sales, and entertaining myself with cheap doo-dads and lunch. I probably shouldn’t have spent the money, but it was relaxing; and since finishing Draft Zero of Clementine, I really needed the downtime. Oh well. I regret nothing. [...]
December 29, 2008
I know I’ve been scarce since my return from Florida, but I have a most excellent excuse. Behold — here’s the final Draft Zero progress on my steampunk novella about a runaway-slave- turned-air-pirate and his lost Confederate war dirigible, a mysterious doomsday weapon, and a disenfranchised southern spy who’s gone to work for the [...]
The light upon your rainy streets offers many reflections
I’m back in Seattle, and I have no idea where to begin the task of catching up on the internet goings-on while I was out of town. I think the best I can do is start from scratch, saying, “I’m here again, and if I’ve missed anything important, please pass it along.”
Anyway. Due [...]
Home now.
Am alive. Am also badly parked in about half a foot of snow, across the street from my apartment and far too close to a stop sign; but I’m willing to risk the ticket, because my poor little car isn’t moving another inch until the snow has had some time to melt up here. [...]
Cursed.
Oh yeah. THIS is why I come home to Florida so rarely, even though I love it here.
As you may well recall from my previous post, getting to my home state was a real bear. Now it appears that going back to Seattle is going to be a real picnic too.
My original flight was [...]