Great Way to Start the School Year

Today is my son's first day of 3rd grade. Other than the shift in our morning routine, the day has an odd feel to it--it's cloudy and cool, with the taste of rain on the air. There's a chance of monsoon rains throughout the day. The high is only supposed to be 96.

Therefore, I saw several kids at his school sporting hooded jackets. Heat. It's all relative.

I returned home chanting the word, "FREEEEEEEDOM!" beneath my breath, went to my computer, and found a short story acceptance. Now that is the way to start the school year off right.

There's a lot of other newly published stuff to talk about, too.

- My science fiction story "A Song Not Fully Sung" was published today at Every Day Fiction. If you read it, please give it a star rating and maybe drop in a comment.

- I guess science fiction is the theme for the week. My giant robot story "A Lonesome Speck of Home" is in the very first issue of Blue Shift Magazine, along with some other big names like Mike Resnick and Robert Silverberg. The full issue is available in PDF or print.

- Two humorous poems, "Four Addenda to Home Association Rules" and "Regarding Portable Unicorns," are in Star*Line 36.3.

I think that's it for now. Oh yeah, and then I HAVE A BOOK DEAL. I just like saying that.