Just a quick note about Burn: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology…

Yes, today is the deadline for submitting a story; however, I’ll begin reading those I’ve already received next week and will continue reading until around mid-July. If you still want to submit, I’ll hold the door open while I’m still reading. Click on the graphic to the left to read about submission guidelines. These are short stories! Maybe a little more than a weekend’s worth of work!

Report Card

Last week…

1. Zero editing gigs this week, which was kinda nice.
2. I did finish reading through what I have of Ignition, the last of the Delta Fire stories, and I wrote one page of new material. One page. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I haven’t written a single page since July of last year—so that’s a big deal for me!
3. I requested print covers for Ultra Strokes, volumes 1 & 2!
4. I swam every day the weather cooperated. The pool is now a lovely 88 degrees.
5. Healthwise, I had an immunotherapy treatment on Monday. They started me on a new protocol, something a little more aggressive than what I was given before. A daily pill is coming to me in the mail, so that will be an added PITA. I was fatigued for two days and suffered the indignity of diarrhea and nausea. But hey, so long as this stuff kicks the remnants of the cancer in my body in the ass, I’m good with it!
6. I’m limping toward the end of #the100dayproject. I only completed two pieces this week. The one below was fun. It started life as a Gelli-printed paper using actual flowers, then I glued it to a board, added smudges of color with Pan pastels, then highlighted with oil pastels and a little gold and black pen. I’ll be experimenting with that again!

This next week…

1. I’ll complete work on Ignition—writing new words until I get to The End.
2. I’ll upload print versions of Ultra Strokes, volumes 1 and 2.
3. I’ll re-read the stories in the We Are Dead Horse series and then plot the next stories.
4. I’ll continue painting to complete #the100dayproject. I want to finish by the end of the month.
5. I’ll hopefully have time to take pictures and reopen my Etsy shop for the summer to sell some of the bookmarks and small paintings I’ve been making!

Open Contests

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1. May Into June (Contest) — This is the last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
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3. Celebrate Repeat Day! (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Gabbi Grey: The Story that Happened When I Wasn’t Looking (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
5. It’s Drive-in Movie Day! (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
6. Saturday Puzzle Contest — Morning Cup of Joe — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. Gabbi Grey: Did Some Say Rucking?!?! (Contest) — Win a FREE eBook!
8. Gabbi Grey: I have an addiction… (Contest–2 Winners!) — Two winners will receive a FREE audiobook!
9. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: AI Software & Spaceship in Candy Land — Win an Amazon gift card!