Thanks for the messages and stories related to my post below about Pub. I really appreciate everyone’s kind words. Anyone who stumbles on this blog after losing a pet should check out the comments. Lots of love from kind-hearted animal owners.
Things in L.A. are perking up after a few stressful weeks. It was starting to seem like all roads were going to end in me giving no less than $200 to every entity I encountered (car registration, driver’s license, car insurance, renter’s insurance, vet bills, &c &c) but the spending is slowly coming under control and I feel okay about leaving the house to do fun stuff. Last night, I met up with the girls for dinner. I emerge!
The dreary day today makes me want to go to a movie. My place isn’t all that well insulated, but I discovered that another benefit of converting my largest closet to an office is that I’m tucked away from the drafty doors.
little space
As the moving-in errands dwindle down and I perk up a little more after some tough weeks, I’m slowly getting back to work. Right now I’m finishing a longer thing, but there are three short stories on my desktop needing completion. It has been a while since I’ve taken such a long break from writing short stories and I’m excited to see how the pieces will have changed upon my return. I’ve also been reading some great books: just finished ‘A Bright and Guilty Place’ by Richard Rayner about corruption and murder in L.A., a real page turner; now in the middle of Ryan Call’s collection ‘The Weather Stations’, beautifully written and engaging and funny all at once.
