So, how long has it been? A year or more? I'm sorry, but I've been busy!! Right now I'm secluded in my little hovel with bronchitis. The bad thing is it's snowing and I want to go out to play! I have to be content with watching it sprinkle the treetops and fall on the ground from the warm confines of my sofa. Ho-hum! Don't feel too sorry for me! I have a pot of coffee on and a huge black lab puppy to play with!

Wow! So much has happened! The Snakeman Cometh has been out for a while and I hope you've read it!

Honestly, heres where I get to cry on your shoulder, so-if you can't take it- LOG OFF NOW!!! Ha ha! Still with me? Good!

I went into a major league writers block. I had the unfinished manuscript for 'The Daughter of William Rowe' tugging at me to finish, but I'll tell you what- you can't force things! The main character was in limbo, waiting for me to finish telling her tale, but it was such a sad story, that it was hard to go back to. Finally, I pulled myself together and finished.

The good news? It'll be 'out' within the month. So, I'm thinking mid-March. This book is a new 'thing' for me. I set it in turn-of-the-century England. Thomas Hardy is my favorite author, which is where I got the inspiration to give it a try.

Feedback from my readers would be greatly appreciated. Forgive the long 'hush'.

From your favorite hermit.