Long time, no update. It’s been about six weeks, and they’ve been very busy.

First, and most importantly … I’m married! Becka and I tied the knot in a small, semi-public, and light-hearted ceremony, presided over by our favorite pub trivia host. We wore matching hockey jerseys indicating we were the Captain and Assistant of Team Boats. Becka wears the C, of course.

I’m teaching again, and that’s taking up a lot of my time. So is driving my son to high school five days a week, because he attends high school 25 miles away. It’s a complicated situation, but only until January, when he is expected to graduate a semester early and then begin attending the University of Detroit Mercy. He got his acceptance letter about a week ago.

I was a featured presenter at Family Day at the New Baltimore Farmer’s Market, and that went very well. I’m looking into places I can do signings this Fall, particularly as the holiday season approaches. Books make great gifts, you know. Just saying….

Oh, and when I have the time, I occasionally write. 😛 I anticipate finishing my first book of crossword puzzles by the end of this month, and I continue to make slow progress writing the first draft of “Drawing Dead.”

I’m now exactly 4 months out from the official release date of my sequel “Crying Call,” i.e. Book 2 in the Thomas Vale series. I suppose it’s time for me to send out ARC copies. I’ll probably do some kind of special early-reader sale on my website, as a favor to my friends and family, and in the hopes of getting some early reviews up on various websites. And I need to make some important decisions regarding the release of the e-version of the book — I’m probably going to try something different this time. More on that later.

Busy busy busy. But fun. It’s the writer’s life.