Happy times with an amazing woman.
I’m finding it hard to wrap my head around the reality that next month will mark one year since I lost my beloved Jacqueline. Often I find myself floating around my empty house in a daze of denial. Still, she made me promise to take care of myself and to keep on truckin’, and so I am. The consequences of not doing so could be a ghostly hand upside my head. I wouldn’t put it past her for a minute.
Under the category of “moving forward” I am going to write another book. Deliberation on what to write did not take much time. No horror; there’s enough of that in the news these days. No Sword & Sorcery, or Sword & Planet; too much bloodshed. An easy choice: the sixth Jack Miller book, working title: The Magic of the Bike Path.
This book will finally have a sequel.
I actually got a bit more serious in the fifth book, Perils of the Bike Path, but consider the time frame in which that one was written. I enjoy living vicariously through Jack and his crazy adventures, and I’ll make sure this one is lighter. Hopefully that will help get me through this phase of my life.
Thinking of you both! I love that you’re working on a new book.
Thanks, GOTB. These days I have to laugh, otherwise I cry.
Yes, for good or ill, time seems to be flying by faster and faster these days. It was such a pleasure meeting both you and your lovely bride in person (in Berkeley). That was quite a few years ago now, which doesn’t seem possible either.
It’s wonderful that you are not only writing a new book but you’ve decided to add something ‘magical’ to a world that has quite enough horror in it at the moment. And thanks for sharing a photo that overflows with love and joy. It’s beautiful.
Kate, we both enjoyed our visit with you in Berkeley. But you’re right, it does seem a long time ago. I’m glad you got to meet my wonderful bride.