by Ira | Feb 10, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s blowing out there right now. Gusty. And the rain should be here any minute. Gonna be a cold, dark day tomorrow…and I’m here for it. Helps me with the writing. Writing was better today! I’m six pages in. Should be 12, but that’s okay. I’ll find time to make it up...
by Ira | Feb 9, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We’ve got the Coops established at a new vet. Woohoo! It’s a doctor we know and love from his old vet—which shuttered a few weeks ago, much to our surprise; they didn’t even inform us—and, even better…it’s ten minutes from our house. Extra Woohoo! Bit of a swing and a...
by Ira | Feb 8, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Happy Birthday Tilde! We spent the day with the Kings. Pho, then the tail end of a Famer’s Market, then presents (so many presents!), then pie. Twas a wonderful time, and I’m so glad we all got to do it. Did my writing—still got a decent amount of outlining to do for...
by Ira | Feb 7, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
King John is a mess of a play. I actually have a hard time believing that Shakespeare wrote it when they say he did, or even that he originally wrote it in the first place, just because there are so many narrative missteps and clumsiness that I can see he’s already...
by Ira | Feb 6, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Busy, busy Friday. Whew. I was up on time at 7 this morning and was able to get my outline off to my cowriter…hope he likes it. There are still a few things left to fill in. Didn’t quite finish it, but the story is all there. I honestly got much further than I was...
