Twas a good Christmas

I went to my folks on Christmas Eve. Spent the night there and went to my sister's with my parents on Christmas Day. All my siblings plus their kids showed up. Dinner was good and I spent the day eating, drinking, talking and trying to avoid tripping over semi-domesticated house apes. Boxing Day we all went to breakfast at a local hotel's restaurant and then I came home.

It was fun plus not too exciting which is always a plus in my opinion.

The gifts I got were few but good.

From my folks I got the book What Is America?: A Short History of the New World Order. I finished it in a day. It's an excursion into the history of the U.S.A. and how its past has made it the confusing country it seems to the rest of the world. The most fascinating, and sickening, part is how the European portion of the US performed ethnic cleansing on the people already here. I use that word in exactly the meaning you think. I also got a little money from them.

My oldest brother and his SO gave me a copy of The Hebredene Journals, a book his SO wrote.

My other brother and his family gave me a $50 gift card for one of the local grocery chains. That should keep me in food for at least a week.

Yesterday I went and bought some new equipment for one of my favorite activities. I got some containers to keep loose accouterments in, some latex gloves and a couple of D-rings for my cuffs. I also got a couple of new floggers and a paratrooper's bag to carry all my stuff around.

It was a good Christmas.

Despite…

My grumpy mood I'll take this moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I'm not quite…

At the point of saying, "Bah! Humbug!" But I'm close.

For some reason I am just not in the Christmas spirit this year.

A little music…

For the few people who read my blog. ;)

Enjoy.

Time to do an update

Well, Breaking The Covenants went out to several beta readers and the feedback was positive. I'd say we have a winner.

I did have to rewrite my opening scene. Well, I didn't have to but Celina thought it would be a good idea. She was right. I was winging it the first time and didn't have a clear idea of Gunther's character. This time turned out much better.

We've submitted a partial to the publisher that suggested the project, Aspen Mountain Press. I'm pretty sure we'll get a contract out of it.

That's it for now. I'll try to post on a more regular basis.

Edits are started

For Breaking The Covenants.

We've got a request for a partial and I'm pretty sure we'll get a contract from it.

Going to be a busy weekend though.