Day 4,641: Hot Dog

Day 4,641: Hot Dog

by | Jul 15, 2026 | Challenge, Journal

So, it was one hundred degrees today. Whew! Felt like it, too, which I suppose it always does when it gets that hot. It doesn’t always feel like the temperature it is outside in LA. Sometimes it feels warmer than it really is, sometimes it doesn’t feel quite as warm....
Day 4,640: Koshien

Day 4,640: Koshien

by | Jul 14, 2026 | Challenge, Journal

We keepin it light again tonight because it was a buuusssyyyy day. Unexpectedly so. But I did good work. Got not all but plenty of my writing done. Enough that I can make it work. Wiped. Night night.
Day 4,638: Cheri O’Teri

Day 4,638: Cheri O’Teri

by | Jul 12, 2026 | Challenge, Journal

Back in the day, on a Friday or Saturday night, Maggiano’s at The Grove was a poppin, poppin place. I worked the host stand for the first year or so that I was employed there, and it was madness. We were in a tiny little cubby that looked like it should have been a...
Day 4,637: Build

Day 4,637: Build

by | Jul 11, 2026 | Challenge, Journal

The prequel novel is edited. Off to our readers tomorrow, and then to the mailing list. Lemonade from the neighborhood kid’s stand was delicious, especially with cherry. The pups are the loves of my life. Mom gave me the dates she’s coming down. I took a nap, though...
Day 4,636: Blur

Day 4,636: Blur

by | Jul 10, 2026 | Challenge, Journal

The new book is 50 pages old. Need to add another 10 more over the weekend to hit my goal, but I can do it. Phew. It was looking dicey there around mid-week, but we rallied, big time. The pages flew by today. I made some good choices in my outline, made the scenes so...