The last month has been filled with “You’re going to do what?” moments. I won’t bore you with them. I’ve got a few more things happening this week and next before they start the actual treatments on June 13.
Status
Everything is on hold. I have put the Cat on the side beside me in my chair to keep my company.* If I can write at all, I’m going to work on the three new Ishmael books. I have zero expectations that I’m going to be able to focus on them.
What Am I Reading?
I ripped through the latest Backyard Starship books from Chaney and Maggert, discovered some interesting paranormal work – Afterlife Academy from Arizona Tape, and found a quirky space opera from M. R. Forbes called Starship for Sale. I may get back to that in a bit so I’ll hold off on it for the moment. All these are really good, and about what you’d expect me to be reading.
Then there’s T. Thorn Coyle’s Bookshop Witch. It’s completely outside my normal envelope and perhaps that’s why I enjoyed it so much. Paranormal mystery. Short-ish. Lots of Oregon coast vibe. Thoroughly engaging characters. I sucked it up with a straw and went looking for the next book in the series.
You can read the description but do yourself a favor and grab a sample. See if you’re as enchanted by this story as I was.
Looking Ahead
That sounds a lot better than “Last Words,” doesn’t it?
Treatment will take 7 weeks starting on Monday the 13th. It’s going to be chemo and radiation in tandem and I’ve been warned that it’s rough. I’ve been told to expect a few weeks – possibly, a couple of months – of recuperation after. One piece of advice I got was to focus on what I’ll do afterward. I’ll be looking forward to getting it all behind me, certainly, but my main focus will be “survive today.”
I do plan to keep up posting my monthly updates. I don’t know if I can do more than that. I’d rather under-promise and over-deliver over these next few months.
Thanks to all the people who’ve offered well-wishes. It’s greatly appreciated.
Until next month, safe voyage.
*Ginger Lonergan noted – correctly – that cats are a comfort.