Announcement April 2, 2024

As I’m sure you figured out, I am not collaborating with Me-Me to write a book on Archetype cats as I announced yesterday. The truth is, she asked for an advance, and that’s not how the indie book marketplace works. So she will have to postpone her dream of publishing, and I will go back to my regularly scheduled work.

Today’s Exciting News

I am happy to announce that I will be co-authoring a book with our very own Me-Me! The book, Archetype Cats, will detail the lives of the immortal cats created by Angel to honor the cat who sacrificed herself to save Lilith.
Me-Me contributes her unique perspective as a cat, and I hope to harness my years of writing into a new venture. Expect madcap adventures, heartwarming tales, and the occasional bout of confusion, as these cats teleport wherever they like.

April Snowstorm

We’re under a winter storm warning. We’re supposed to get 4-10 inches of snow today. In April.

The timing is all wrong. This should have happened on April 1st.

I don’t know what to do but laugh, because the alternative is to scream. Isolation is starting to be a bit difficult for me, and a dump of snow when it’s supposed to be Spring is just making matters worse.

I have no choice, though, but to shelter in place during the pandemic. I have no choice but to accept that our spring is going to be bifurcated by ten inches of wet, cold fluff. I don’t get a say in matters beyond my control, so I sit behind my computer and field work emails and work on improving my writing.

But what to do with the mood — with the tiredness, with the frustration, with the crabbiness? I’m not sure. Maybe I need to sleep more, but I get 8-9 hours of sleep a day. Maybe I need to sleep deeper. Maybe I need to get out — oh, wait, we’re on shelter-in-place and a major snowstorm is coming.

All I can do is keep my sense of humor up and stay productive. And drink coffee, definitely drink coffee.

Rebirth

I believe everyone experiences rebirth —

There are many religious festivals that follow the motif of rebirth, with Easter being the most present in my mind at the moment
Some people experience rebirth through transcendental experiences like walking in the woods or standing in a silent cathedral or looking out in space
Some people feel reborn through restorative justice — not just the wronged, but the one who has done wrong.
Some people feel reborn through new insights into life
Some reinvent themselves — when they fail at one thing, they open themselves up to another possibility.

I believe in the potential for constant rebirth. It might be a bipolar thing, because I’ve lived much of my life with that enhanced glow in the religious/spiritual part of my brain. But I seek out opportunities for rebirth as often as I can, hoping I can hatch a more whole part of me.

Happy Easter/Good Passover/April Fool’s/Camp Nano time!

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And now for my re-hatching:

My Kindle Scout entry, Voyageurs, can be found at:

Voyageurs

And I’m looking forward to you reading (and hopefully nominating) me!