Well, sort of.
I am glad I finished the editing of the M. Christian tribute anthology, but I am still feeling those little stragglers of depression and loss.
For instance, Bill Brent, who had been a very close colleague and friend of both M. Christian and myself (and countless others), came to live with me here in Ohio for awhile, after he’d broken up with a long-time significant other in Hawaii.
Bill was not easy to live with at that point in his life — his topics of conversation included his detailed thoughts about how to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco without getting rescued…
After he left Ohio, leaving all his possessions “temporarily” stored in my basement, he moved back to San Francisco…
And jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Without getting rescued.
That was back in 2012.
Of course, for me, Bill’s spirit is all over M. Christian’s tribute anthology…along with the loss of so many others from my world.
But I am trying to shift my focus. And shift my focus. And shift my focus.
I’m hoping that once I send the manuscript over to my publisher and have her focus on it for awhile, it will sort of get my mind off of all the loss, and I can truly move forward toward focusing on new stuff.
We’re gonna find out, because I’m gonna hit “SEND” as soon as I’m done posting to the blog today.
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Well, here’s some stuff!
Keith’s birthday wishes to Bill Wyman yesterday:
And here’s some birthday wishes from the gallery in London where Bill’s photos are currently on display:
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And I thought this was quite interesting!!
It was taken only THREE DAYS AGO, and Keith is clearly smoking… (so much for quitting!) (But my guess is that he’s still gonna live longer than any of us!!)
And here’s Keith again!!
Smoking!! And playing a guitar!! In mostly black, a little white…
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Speaking of guitar heroes…
Here’s something that has me sort of spellbound, gang.
The producer/narrator who is working on the audiobook edition of my novel, The Guitar Hero Goes Home, sent me over an update, an audio file, yesterday and he is doing such a fantastic job.
If you are unfamiliar with that novel — it is told from the POV of a famous (fictional) guitar hero at the very end of his life. (In fact, in my opinion, he is already dead while he’s telling the story of his life, but I leave it up to the reader to decide.)
He has no name in the book, and the entire book is being told by him to the new love in his life — and she is never named. Never speaks. Nothing. It’s only him, throughout.
When this novel “came to me” in 2019, it was literally as if it were being dictated to me by a guy in my head. A voice. I typed out what he “told me”. His whole life story. (You can read a sample here on the blog.)
I loved this novel. And every publisher I sent it to declined it. I finally published it myself, and I still love this book, gang.
Well, yesterday, listening to the new audio file — wow. It was like I was finally really hearing the guy who had spoken to me in my head all those years ago. It felt incredible, listening to it. I even got chills a couple times. “This is the guy!”, you know?
I won’t be publishing it until early 2027, but I can’t wait.
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From James Tabor — he sent out this video to us this morning. It’s from a couple years ago, but it is really good.
Paul within His Hellenistic World: Understanding Cosmic Salvation (1hr 30 mins):
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And later this afternoon, Ross K. Nichols is having a private Zoom discussion with the Yachad. I can’t post details about it yet, but it should be really interesting!!
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And in other very interesting developments — I’ve been invited to contribute a flash fiction piece honoring William S. Burroughs, for an anthology edited by Alex S. Johnson. (Tight deadline.)
Ideas are already flowing into my brain, so here’s hoping it will hit the page quickly and in a good way. We shall soon see!!
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Meanwhile….
From Facebook.
I do not think this day sucks in ANY way, however, I loved this photo!!
So here it is!!
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And that is it for now.
I’m gonna get the manuscript off to my publisher, and then maybe take a little walk and clear my brain.
It is another stunning fall day out there today.
Enjoy your Sunday, wherever you are in the world, gang.
Thanks for visiting.
I love you guys. See ya!
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Let’s close with this!!
That TV show from Japan that I really loved is back on Netlfix!! With episodes I haven’t seen yet!!
I watched it last night. I’m so glad it’s back. (Between that, and new episodes of “Ludwig” on Britbox, and reruns of “Mrs. Brown’s Boys”– again!!!! I’m doing all right, TV-wise.)
“Midnight Diner”. Recap. Enjoy, gang.
