I’m traveling to Barbados over the next few weeks! And will be revisiting a blog style from way back in the olden days: the daily short posts about what’s going on in my life. (Assuming the internet connects are as advertised.) As well as writing a new novella.
I’m sure these posts will not live up to the SEO criteria (optimal length, internal headers, etc.), but you might still find them interesting. It’s the sort of thing people used to put on socials, but…this plan feels better.
How did this trip to Barbados come about? It is one of the Wayward Wormhole writing retreats offered by Cat Rambo’s Academy for Wayward Writers, a resource of which I’ve availed myself for many years. Due to personal issues, I had to cancel plans for the last retreat (November 2024), so I am taking the opportunity to make up for that. The retreats are in a different location each time: Spain, New Mexico, and now Barbados.
Tomorrow is dedicated to packing (always a stressful puzzle). Saturday will be a pre-crack-o’-dawn flight from St. Louis to Miami, then on to Barbados by late afternoon. Fingers and toes crossed for no snow or other flight delays.
I’ll post again once I get settled!
Meanwhile, enjoy yourself with my latest novel, The Talking Cure.
“The Talking Cure is a marvelous story—an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery infused with a strong sense of the Weird… and a hearty dose of magic on the side. It’s ideal for all fans of the sinister, the surprising, and the strange.”—Cherie Priest, award-winning author of Boneshaker
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