Happy May!
Can you believe we're already five months into the year? It seems like time is rushing by. Soon it will be Christmas―sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up. Don't panic...yet. Oklahoma is in storm season so we're all watching the sky and the weather reports. Love my state, but the weather can be dangerous. Be safe, y'all.
Book News:
• Murder by the Mile is murder. Yes, you say, it's a book about murders; we know that. No, smartypants, I mean that it's a struggle as I pick up the pen--I'm using a keyboard, but you know what I mean―after all this time to resume my fiction writing. It is going slow, but we are going, letter by letter, word by word, sentence by sentence, paragraph by...well, you know. I appreciate all the people who have cheered me on. You are awesome.
• I am also
working on the next Floozy, tentatively titled A Little Floozy or Floozy Takes A Holiday or A New Floozy or something completely different. It's scheduled for publication in late 2025 or early 2026.
• You can find Floozy Goes Forth, my latest book, and all my other books online at various retailers and your independent bookstores. You can also check with your local library. If my books aren't on the shelves―for shame!―the library can get them for you through interlibrary loan. Just ask!
Here's the link to my author page on Amazon.
Here are my books on Thrift Books--which are not used but new.
Here they are on Powell Books.
You can find them just about everywhere you buy books.
Personal news:
• Excited to share that I will become a great-great-uncle in November! My family will be joined then by a beautiful little girl. This will be my first great-great-niece. Absolutely wonderful!
• Results are back from my diabetes checkup last month. Some improvement, but much more to do if I want to avoid further complications. And I do. Sure wish carbs weren't so dang attractive. I mean, Little Debbie®...what a babe!
• Tawny, a sweet little tomcat, has joined our household! Yes, that means I'm the neighborhood crazy cat guy. Six cats now. You knew it was coming. He has a couple of health problems we're working on, but so far, he is adapting well. Or actually, we're adapting well to him. Cats don't accommodate you; you accommodate them. Please spay/neuter your pets. It lets them live longer, healthier lives with you.
• Recommended: Dawn of Shadows by Wendy Blanton. Just released. If you like dragons and magic, buy this!
• I'm using the new ARC browser. Interesting. Can't tell if will replace Chrome or not, but I doubt it. Download it HERE and see what you think.
Jokes of the Month:
Bob: "A man got hit in the head with a can of Coke® at the last ball game."
Bill: "Oh no!"
Bob: "It's okay. He was all right because it was a soft drink."
A man went to his lawyer and told him, "My neighbor owes me $500 and he won’t pay up. What should I do?"
"Do you have any proof he owes you the money?" asked the lawyer.
"Nope," replied the man.
"OK, then write him a letter asking him for the $5,000 he owed you," said the lawyer.
"But it's only $500," replied the man.
"Precisely. That’s what he will reply, and then you’ll have your proof!"
Quotes of the Month:
“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ― Vincent Van Gogh
I'll return you to your regularly scheduled life now. I hope May blesses you with health and happiness. We'll chat again in June.
