As some of you are aware, I’ve been working on a novel for like…..oh…..

a decade now.

I’ve done a couple drafts of it.

The current version, however, is over 600 pages, and my agent won’t look at it until I manage to delete 200 pages and find a way to make the story hold together.

Oh…And I need to figure out how to be a lot meaner to my characters.

I had hoped to get this next draft done this winter, but farm responsibilities took precedence.

Then I got an amazing gift — a writing retreat in Harlem.

Yes, Harlem.

One thing I learned going through Bob’s cancer treatment is that the strangeness of the city worked creative wonders for me.  It was alien enough that I was able to look back at my subject matter with a clearer head.

So I’ll be absent for the next few weeks.  I’ll re-join you in April, when the podcast starts back up for the season.

 

And remember: Sap Bush Cafe re-opens April first!!!!