...a little more Russet

While I continue to wait for editorial response to two different projects, I am writing the next novel: Russet.


At first glance, I probably look happy in the pic. I am not. I am standing up behind my chair, because I needed to back away from the screen. I'm wondering if what I just wrote could possibly be true.
If it is, I can hope again.
Here:
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           My father.           He’s got gray-blue contacts...