I was pleased to hear back from the editor to whom I sent last week’s new short story this morning. Though the anthology in question is not a definite go yet, he liked the story enough to say that he would use it if it gets the green light. He asked me to clarify a couple of things, but other than that it’s good to go.
It was a productive weekend. Getting that story off the desk frees me up to turn to other matters. Got the taxes finished and filed, too, and made a good start on the essay I agreed to write. On the docket, I have at least one more short story I want to tackle within the next few weeks.
Amazing Race is back with a bunch of losers. They’ve all raced before, but the best any of these teams has managed is second place, and some didn’t make it that far. One team was eliminated because they lost their passports. Others got lost en route to a pit stop or were stymied by a challenge. Things change fast in this game. Eight teams were supposed to have a 90-minute head start over the other three, but their flight from LAX to Sydney, Australia was diverted to Hawaii because another passenger fell ill, which gave the second flight time to catch up and pass them. The underwater challenge was interesting. They made a point of saying that the stingray in the tank with the contestants was as large as a queen-sized bed, and all those sharks…all those teeth. I wonder what the penalty for losing an arm to a shark is. Good to see that Phil is doing one of his personal diaries this time. I always enjoy the behind-the-scenes stuff. He was on the first flight, too, and had to scramble when they landed to get to the pit stop ahead of the first team.
