Sunrise

The sun exists. We had not seen evidence of it for some time, but it rose this morning in the usual fashion and is now melting frost off our roof and cars.

As an addendum to yesterday's snow report, I will note that some of the ski areas in the western mountains of our fair state received over two feet of snow. Since many of the hardwoods still have leaves on, this snowfall caused rather more than the normal level of uprooted trees, broken limbs and downed power lines. Nothing like Wilma did to Florida or the earlier Katrina/Rita complex, but the line crews had a busy day and are still at it.

Blood pressure crash

Well, just got an email from the Nice Agent Lady to the effect that Ace has declined to purchase GHOST POINT. I'm a great writer and other nice pat-him-on-the-head things, but the sales are slipping a bit from book to book and they don't think this latest manuscript is the way to turn the trend around. Now, since I only have two books out there actually selling, that implies WINTER OAK has been declared a dud. And further implies that working on PENDRAGON AUTUMN is a waste of time.

Oh, hell.

And it's all YOUR fault. You didn't buy enough books.

Nice Agent Lady thinks she may be able to sell GHOST POINT elsewhere.

I think I'll send out for a fifth of rum.