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Jan 09, 2026

Hello Friend,

Worried that I was imprisoned? Don’t be. I’ve been accused of no crimes at all.
That I died? Naw, I am very much alive.
That I kicked you off my newsletter list? No fear. I just kicked myself off it, apparently.

It has been a long time since I’ve written here. Why? I’ve been out of town every weekend since mid-September, almost all for book events. It’s been such fun, but I come home exhausted, unable to “people” for a while, and not feeling like doing much other than watch TV.

You see, I’m a closeted very-extroverted-introvert, or perhaps a somewhat-introverted-extrovert. Whichever it is, I require downtime after socializing…and there’s been a lot of socializing, so a lot of downtime has been required.

And then there’s everything going on in the world. It’s hard to have much chipper to say, when I’m so heartbroken about the state of affairs.

Also, I’ve been suffering from a tinge of the postpartum book blues that everyone warned me about. Several years of working toward an objective, and then what? It’s been another one of those “I need a new goal” periods.

Anyhow, I’m here now, so stop your complaining…except I’m only here for a moment because I leave for India this afternoon and won’t be online while I’m gone (so I guess you CAN keep complaining).

Come February…I hope to be back to regular newsletters and new Instagram posts. I have a book proposal in the works, and I plan to finish that up. And then start work on a new novel. All while continuing to query the finished-but-not-yet-book-dealed novel.

So hopefully, you’ll be hearing more from me in a month or so. Until then, thanks for waiting patiently.

This week’s TV binge: This Way Up, which gives Fleabag vibes if you’re into that sort of thing (I absolutely am).

This week’s most loved item: This cheese curler (and this isn’t an affiliate link, so you can trust that I mean it). If you’re curious, my favorite cheese wheel is comté, but tête de moine is the traditional one and great too.

This week’s annoyance: Going to a long-scheduled and much-needed doctor’s appointment, only to find they switched me over to the nurse practitioner. I just wish they’d ask before doing this, because this time, I really did need to see the doctor herself.

This week’s curiosity: You can use Cheetos as a firestarter. Who knew?

This week’s obsession: Somehow, I got sucked into playing that whole hotel/airline points game. I did manage to get a free flight to Vietnam out of it, and I still have enough points for a few more long-hauls, so I guess the time hasn’t been wasted.

Anyhow, here are the reels from the week (yes, mostly re-runs still, until I get back from India).

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