The Waiting is the Hardest Part

How long can a person wait for something before the sizzle of excitement dwindles into lukewarm apathy? Regular readers, and pretty much all the people in my real life, know I wrote for the 3-Day Novel contest again this Labour Day long weekend. So far, two friends have read my novel, The Rarest Kind, Indeed,…

Late Bloomer

It’s just past the middle of October, and by some major meteorological miracle, there is no snow on the ground in Alberta yet. This time last year, we were already well below zero every day, and there was at least foot of snow to wade through by Halloween. It’s thirteen above today, which is fifty-five…