thursday

cool news today, a norwegian publisher is contracting to translate and publish my first three novels, the ones that are out-of-print here in the states. already they're in german and one is in dutch, and for me, it's as exciting as the first publishing contract. bookshelves in norway...imagine that.

what does it mean to be 7 years old and have had two major encounters with rattlesnakes? at age 2, my son was bit and survived. then last weekend -- here's eyewitness son's account, "it was all curled up and struck at me but i jumped out of the way." once i saved him from drowning too.
as a very little guy, this kid told me about a dream, "the birds came and took me to where the children were, but i started crying really hard and said i wanted to go back to my mom, so they took me back."
i hope they don't return for a very long time.

writing chronicles: more progress on manuscript in progress clockworks.
more rewriting progress on stone rivers.
perhaps i really can accomplish something without contracts pressing me onward. thanks to you who keep asking me, that helps too.

random, random, oh the randomness of a thursday afternoon. hey, i think i was born on a thursday afternoon. now, that was random.