Ahhhh, but what an evening. As per the norm, earlier in the day, I ventured
forth to Pleasant Hill — happily, picking up a geocache en route. Once
here, I visited the local market to acquire vittles and other staples; feasted
on some very lovely dead bird; and then set out on a moderate hike to perform
maintenance on one of my caches, out on the
Dick & Willie Trail (yes, yes, I know). Then I settled myself on the porch to further plot
the novel. I made some progress, which pleased me. But the truest pleasure at
the time was the serenity of being at the old homeplace, on a truly beautiful
evening, with thrushes, mourning doves, and barred owls singing their way into
the twilight; bumblebees buzzing around the azaleas; and a couple of bunnies scampering about in the yard. Scarcely a hint of human racket for the
better part of two hours (apart from one useless jackass blasting hip-hop from
here to the coast). To accentuate the mellow, I made a couple of lovely
martinis and a platter of blackened scallops for dinner.
Following, I spent a pleasant hour or so on the
Lovecraft eZine Patreon Podcast gathering, which usually happens on
Thursday nights, but this week's was moved to tonight. I don't think
it'll become a regular Friday thing, but tonight, it was certainly convenient.
This just in: the signed/numbered edition of
Fugue Devil: Resurgence is now
available for pre-order —
here.
