oyster50: Blog

I know.

First - Merry Christmas.

Second - Cindy and the bunch are coming back. I got too many emails to let The Community alone. Started on a chapter a bit ago.

Third - in a premature New Year's resolution, I promise to wrestle with Dorable until she starts me working again.

It's hard to explain the dry spell. I fully intend to get back in and finish Benjamanda and get back in on Present.

I have a couple of ideas on the back burner and I'm actually contemplating an entry into the Halloween contest. Details Matter started out as a prospective Halloween story but I fell in love with Sachiko and thought she deserved a bit more coverage.

So for all my fans and those who used to be fans - buck up! I'll get through this.

And I'm glad I don't write for a living.

I'm in SouthWEST Louisiana. Hurricane Ida rolled ashore in SouthEAST Louisiana, a hundred and fifty miles east of me. We hardly had a breezy day. I'm thankful. Last year we got hit twice - Laura and Delta.

Ida is not without effect for me, though. MY real job covers sites that were right under the worst Ida had to offer and now we're doing recovery things needed to keep America's energy infrastructure on line.

To the dozens of you who emailed and messaged me about my status, wishing me well, worrying - thanks, folks! Your thoughtfulness is appreciated.

Several of you know that I live in Southwest Louisiana and that a mere year ago we suffered TWO hurricanes - Laura, officially a Category Four (maybe a Five - some critical instruments blew away when hit with 150 MPH winds - 155 is Cat 5) and Delta, a Category Two when it came onshore six weeks later, twelve miles east of Laura's track.

We got a story Hurricane, Laura out of it.

It's a year later. Hurricane Ida's predicted to come ashore as a Category Four tomorrow. Fortunately for me, she's a hundred and fifty miles east of me. Looks like the home is safe for me.

New Orleans, Baton Rouge, dozens of medium and small communities are in the path. Gonna be rough for them.

For me, when I put my work hat on, I have several facilities including offshore assets right there in Ida's path. This might be interesting.

For those of you who've written asking about me, cautioning me, CARING about me, thanks, folks!

I've run the course with Details Matter. For a story originally conceived for a Halloween story contest, this one took a life of its own.

I quite enjoyed writing it. Sachiko is an interesting character.

Lets see what my muse comes up with next.