Friday, July 30, 2004





Medic stuff over 4 NOW. Still feel hostile, though. Cranked over Bush & Kerry! Want to know why B wears military-looking duds. LQQKing forward to debates.

I am so loving this summer. green and gold. Nice big check yesterday. It's wonderful to get paid for my words. It makes me humble. And makes up for the hours of rewrite. Working on the new Erle & Stumpy story -- Erle opens a diner with a black Navy (is that confusing? colorwise?) cook named... ta -- DA-- what else? COOKIE! I know you're waiting for a new story but it comes when it comes. Hope you're enjoying the one at www.footstepstooxford.com. Read the editor's bio. It's great. My town is so small that the meter reader does double duty as the bomb-sniffng dog. (my joke of the day)