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I've already accepted that the pictures I download will not perfectly fit the scene. And this has a long tradition at least in science fiction even when the artist is working for the publisher of the story. It was either Galaxy or If that first published "Skylark Duquesne," a late member of the Skylark series published in the '60s or '70s. Turns out that, except for Earth, humans go naked in the universe. Well, except for the artist who drew a scene that was, in the story, naked but not in his rendition. So Dakota will be black and white, as I suppose is only right for a half-human, half-elfin.

And I'm glad you appreciate the pictures.

Thanks, Doug. I figured out what I was doing wrong with the tNBW website. They didn't have a 'select' button unless you right-clicked. So far, so good.

Thanks, j p. I have Kindle Unlimited, so I'll pick it up. Congratulations!

Of course a gun. Why should Barbara and Dakota have all the fun? (One of these days I'll get a sword to join in with Rhiannon's fun, but a good one's expensive and it's hard to hunt with a sword and I know of no one who's actually gotten into a sword fight.)

Gacela:  I think on the "busy" index, you are near the top. It's great that you get to travel for work. I used to travel four or five times a year, paid for by my employer. I always found some time for the sights, even if that meant yet another mall. I visited relatives in Texas one time, so I know how that feels as well.

But as they say in the Writer's Lounge, always find time for your writing. (Carry a notebook, if you have to.)

A zombie story set in Sao Jose?  I'll think about it. If Elizabeth George and Deborah Crombie can write convincing Brit novels from their cozy houses in the US, I can write about Brazil from mine.

A GP 100 is a medium-size, six-shot .357 Magnum revolver made by Ruger. It always comes up as one of the top guns in any discussion. It is known for its reliability (like it fails as often as a Sasquatch sighting is verified), accuracy (wings off gnats at 50 meters), and for being useful as a club should you run out of ammo (it's built like the proverbial tank). It is bigger than their five-shot SP101 which is more useful for concealed carry (with an ankle or garter holster or IWB its invisible and almost comfortable) and their six-shot Ruger Redhawk, always listed as No. 1 for defense against bears (you move to long guns if you need more, or you hide in a hole and toss out honey jars while shouting how you are best friends with Yogi and Smokey). I had the latter two and now I have the GP100!  I've shot about a hundred rounds so far. I get a good grouping at 11 meters and am very happy.

Thanks for asking, Suin.
I've been staggeringly busy lately between taking my spouse to the doctor, going to the doctor myself, working on flooring, doing yard work (preparing for the summer fires), and tutoring (which despite my poor application of marketing has been really good lately.) I am also letting my beta of "Exile in Elsewhen" percolate for a while. I could use reviews of it. I will get back to reviewing soon. The weather has gone from summer to spring (shouldn't it be the other way around this part of the year?) I planted a lilac bush for Rosalyn. It's been raining, so I use my scythe for mowing. I bought a GP100, which I always wanted and finally got, but the weather hasn't allowed me to practice with it. (I suppose I could break down and re-join the range, but when I'm downtown, I'm too busy for practice.) Oh, and I'm watching stuff on Acorn and Britbox.  That's about it.

CJ, better to bite off more than you can chew than to have nothing to bite off on.

I've read one story from 2nd person and even written one story from that. It's different. It's fun. And it can get published.

Whoo! Hoo! The 4th novel in the series is now on Amazon.  Yippee-yi-yo-ki-yay!

Welcome to the site, Brett.  And Bobbie is right, go premium. (Put yourself on a Starbucks budget if you have to or collect cans and bottles for the deposit. Dumpster dive and sell what you find.) You will find the feedback invaluable. Plus you get a sense of who your audience is and worst case scenario--you have an audience.