Back to the Future…

C.E. Grundler

I think I've uncovered a way to alter the flow of time, though I'm certain I can't be the first to encounter this weird anomaly. After months of intensive, nearly non-stop writing, I've reached the end – for the moment at least. No Wake Zone is now in the hands of my editor. And as I wait for the verdict on how it reads and what inevitably will need attention, I was given strict instructions to step away from the computer. That was last Saturday and that was also the point when I realized, much to my astonishment, that Christmas was one week away. You have to understand, while time continued to pass at a normal rate for the rest of the world, my reality has remained fixed in September. That's when everything was happening in my fictional world, coming together and falling apart all at the same time. Occasionally I'd look up from the keyboard, and I'd notice almost as an aside that the leaves had changed from green to gold to gone, and that boats were coming out of the water and crowding in around us on the hard. The sun's been rising later and setting earlier and the temperature has dropped too much to work with epoxy, which once again has brought a halt to boat work. Still my brain remained stuck in September — until last weekend, that is.

Now I'm at loose ends. I'm not quite sure what to do with myself, though truth is I have plenty of catching up to do here in reality. It's holiday season, and I have *just* enough time to do the necessary last minute rush around shopping. There's that situation with the tire on my car; I took care of that yesterday. There are plenty of odds and ends around the house clamoring for my attention, not to mention a stack of books I've been waiting for some free moments to read. Still, I can't seem to shake this strange disorientation, as though I've been cast out of place and time. But I'm not concerned; I'm sure just as I get past this odd jet lag, my editor will put me on the next DeLorean straight back to September.

And a Happy Yule to all!

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