We’re going to have an early spring. I knew it a couple of weeks ago when I started seeing robins and blackbirds, and it’s very early for them to arrive. So for those who’re tired of winter—buck up! Relief is in sight. :)
Otherwise, I have no spectacular news. Yes, I’m subbing here, querying there, checking out contests, etc. And yes, I’m writing. I may be subbing an anthology soon, but we’ll see. I really LIKE the stories in this book. But they are a little dark, and so far the feedback has been mixed.
For a while now it’s been like sailing in very still waters. Every now and then there’s a breeze, small islands in the distance, but generally the sense of being stalled.
However, spring is famous for its stormy weather. So we’ll see. ;)
(painting by Tim Wistrom)
This distinguished gentleman,Pilot Chesley B. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, hero of the Miracle on the Hudson plane incident, is a big time hero to me.
Imagine flying that huge hunk of metal, holding the lives of 155 people in your hands, and very calmly advising an air traffic controller as you’re going down that you can’t make it to the airport they’re directing you to, and without missing a beat or becoming the least bit ruffled, telling them, ““We’re going to be in the Hudson.”
And freaking MAKING it without a single casualty, just landing that baby right on top of the water.
And once all of the excitement and inquiries have been dealt with, he quietly called his hometown library to report that he might not be able to return a borrowed book. It was left on the plane that went down.
The book, btw, was a volume on ethics.
They let him slide.
I LOVE THIS GUY. :love:
Oh, and I’m blogging at the CHICAS site today. Please join us!
