Wisp the indoor cat? Time will tell

I’m not placing any bets but Wisp seems remarkably content staying indoors all the time, even . now that she’s mostly healed. She’s not trying to rush out past us when we open the door, even when Snowdrop’s on the deck. While we come in from walkies to see her sitting near the door, it seems more like she’s worried we’re not coming back. Cool if so: safer for her, safer for local wildlife. But if she’s determined to go out, we’ll let her.

Here’s a photo of her nuzzling Snowdrop right before we trapped him last week. This week was taken up with a lot of non-writing stuff. Day off for Labor Day. Wednesday afternoon off to give blood. Two trips to the vet with Plushie because of heavy vomiting (seems to have passed, no underlying problems detected, just one of those dog things). A couple of contractors. Even so I got stuff done.

The biggest was sitting and rereading Southern Discomfort, the first step toward self-publishing it next year. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it holds up — no major changes needed. However I changed it quite a bit when I rewrote it last year to shift Maria’s POV scenes to first person and a lot of the changed scenes need polishing or tightening. But the manuscript is, over all, sound, and this should be slightly less work than anticipated.

I also began work on an appendix to go with the book. This will go chapter by chapter, identifying the various 1970s references I’ve worked into the manuscript. Hopefully I’ve done it so well, and written such a good book, nobody will worry about looking stuff up until they’ve finished, but still, I like including the information.

That consumed much of my writing time, plus I edited a short story for the collaborative anthology, Ceaseless Way, that I’m participating in. And I got a new story in The Local Reporter, a business profile. Over at Atomic Junk Shop I discuss the limits of the Marvel app and the time Professor X woke up in bondage gear.I’m also in a Con-Tinual panel on time travel that just got posted to YouTube.

Oh, and someone checked a copy of 19-Infinity out on a digital library service. I got paid. Whoever you are out there, thanks for reading.

#SFWApro. X-Man page by John Romita Jr, 19-Infinity cover by Kemp Ward. All rights remain with current holders.