Woman at Work, Part 10

What’s Happening? Well, there’s COVID-19. Obviously. At the start of this, experts were saying it would go on for two years. I thought, “No way.” Now, I’m not so sure. Too many of my fellow Americans lack the maturity to take a simple measure like wearing masks. The school where I work has the highest number of positive tests in our city. One whole classroom is just back from being quarantined, and another will return next week. The specter draws closer.

What I’m Working On. In the month of November, I finished up a couple of short story submissions for two small press anthologies. Those are submitted and I hope the editors like them. With that handled, I’ve started in on the third draft revisions of Prisoners of the Wailing Tower.

What’s Next? If I feel good about Prisoners after this draft, then my next project will be the fifth Minstrels of Skaythe novella. Then, come January, it will be time to start thinking whether we can have our science fiction convention, SpoCon, in person for 2021. Dare I hope?

Fun and Games. Animal Crossing had some fun special activities around Thanksgiving. That’s a game you can play forever, in a very low-key way. I also got to a good place with Fallout 4 and ended the playthrough with my character and her lover sitting by the fire in the cabin she built. I’ll be finishing out the year with my old favorite, Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Normally I am not superstitious, but it really does feel like the year 2020 has been carrying a curse. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this one to be over!

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