Topic: Back After Three or FourMonths Away.
It's good to be back!
My wife, Diana, is now terminally ill and in Hospice care at home. She's bed-bound and depends on me for just about everything. That has taken priority over everything else. We're hoping she makes it through the summer. I'm almost 80 years old and it's quite a chore. But I'm all she's got, so I'll take care of her. She's a really cool lady! Many of the older folks here know I'm a professional songwriter and guitar player. I have decent paying contracts for original music that I compose and record, so that's a bit more to add to my task inventory.
Anyway, it's good to be back among old friends, and I hope to make a few new friends. I did get a chance to revise two of my stories in the wee early hours of morning - usually after midnight as she slept. I just posted a revised version of the first chapter of a novel I've been working on for a very long time. Hopefully, it reads decently now.
I'll be back to reviewing in the next day or two. I have about 30 reviews I've not yet had a chance to reply to. I just don't see how I'll be able to respond to all of them plus, review your stories, reply to the reviews I get, and take care of my wife along with the day-to-day tasks. I apologize. I have read each of them and I thank you for taking so much of your time to leave the reviews and some terrific suggestions. But I'll do my best to keep up all new reviews and get to your stories as quickly as possible.
Wishing everyone the very best,
Alan
