• We need a break

    Anita and I need a break. A vacation. She's been working violent crime for over six years, and I've been…

  • More recovery

    Woke up at 6:30 A.M. I can bloody sleep in, and I woke up with the room still dark. Woke…

  • Recovery

    Okay, I've recovered enough to say more about finishing the book. Let's see . . . hmm. The book weighed…

  • Done

    I could say other things, but right at this moment the only thing that seems to matter is . .…

  • Yesterday

    It's not long past dawn here. My office is still dark. I turned on a light, and turned it right…

  • Tired

    Six pages kept. Seven pages edited out. Seven really good pages edited out. They read well. They were powerful and…

  • Ramblings near the end

    I use music so that when I play that particular piece, I know I'm working on this book. It gets…

  • Last scene, at last

    This is the last scene. Not the last chapter, but the last scene. The last scene could take me another…

  • A better day

    Better day today. After backing up a little, ie . . . dumping some pages, I got fifteen pages done,…

  • Anxiety dreams, but not all mine

    I had anxiety dreams last night. Not my anxiety dreams. Anita's anxiety dreams. I spent much of last night searching…