As people spring clean their houses, many of them drag out unwanted items and pile them by the road, making a feast of possibilities for veteran scroungers. Shawn and I have always made use of such opportunities, just as I dig through our things and drag out our own pile of unwanted items. It is a tradition, one we were not sure would be here in our new town, but…

I was hoping Jo, my editor, would have a packet for me leading towards the release of book 7, The Hunter, but it looks like her work may be still stalled. Instead, I spent a good portion of the day outside. When I wasn’t outside I was with my dad. We are having fun planning the garden and looking for interesting things to plant. We found rhubarb roots and a…

Whether you believe in gravity, or not, you won’t float. The same is true of climate change, atmospheric toxicology reports, and many other environmental issues. You don’t have to believe. It isn’t going to make a difference. Well, except you’ll be among the first to die. But I guess you don’t plan to be prepared. You probably don’t watch for tornadoes during a watch either. In any case, while I…