Top 10 Memories From 2008

10 top Memories of 2008 in no particular order:


1. My son’s graduation.

2. Catching the first rainbow trout at our family reunion in Arkansas.

3. Accidentally smashing four pizzas we were toting back to hungry family reunion because spouse and I pulled into a deserted parking lot for spontaneous combustion in the back of the rental van. We blamed it on a deer jumping in front of the car and causing the pizza’s to fly.

4. Finishing final draft of novel.

5. Publication of a story, and public readings throughout the spring, summer and fall.

6. Caring for my dying mother.

7. Working with a personal trainer in my home. Worth every penny; he thought I was gorgeous.

8. Cybering with a woman on a vampire site (purely a writing exercise, you understand) who scared me more than turned me on.

9. Being disinherited.

10. My brother’s wedding to a guy who is very much like my mother.

A Brief Update on My Life

I'm off to give a break to my bro who has been caring for our elderly mother. She seems to be giving up, doesn't want to do much to help herself. It'd be just like her to die in my care. And right before Mother's Day.

On the upside, I have a story in the Latinos in Lotusland anthology, which Dan Olivas edited, and we're doing readings starting later this month.

I've lost ten pounds, and my arms and legs are quite shapely. Stomach is flat, but (the writer's lament) my ass is unwavering in dimension. Have not worked on my second novel much. But have started to feel at loose ends, which is a sign I need to get back to writing. Going public with it here.