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Apologies to The Treasure of Sierra Madre.

Just posted another chapter of Bill & Haley & Deena. There'a chapter of Community at the editor's. It should be out in the next day or so.

One reader writes "Where's your THIRD story? You ALWAYS have three stories going."

Truth is, Dorable's not given me a third story right now. There are a few bubbles breaking the surface of the seething fermentation that is my mind, but nothing has coalesced yet.

We'll just keep going on these two until something comes up. I'm sure it will. It always does.

Too many days on the road, too many neurons giving up to Father Time - the result being that I sent the wrong chapter to the editor. He dutifully edited it and sent it back, but then the chapter that should be posted next was still floating around in The Cloud, unedited.

I just sent that chapter to him. I'll get it all straight one of these days.

Had fun writing it, but it's finished.

After yet another week on the road, I can go back home and work on what's going on with the other people. There are chapters to both the remaining stories in the hands of my ever faithful editor right now, and I have ten hours of driving tomorrow during which Dorable may give me ideas for new directions in both groups.

Plus, as is my usual case, I have some ideas percolating for a new story.

As always, thanks for reading.

The life of a 'for free' writer on SoL, contrary to what you might expect, it's not a series of parties and galas and cavortings with international supermodels. Or even hamburgers across the table from brunettes with crazy smiles and goofy senses of humor.

Sadly, it's coming home from a real job that keeps the lights on and industry going in America, and it's making a meal, eating, doing domestic things, then sitting down and hoping that one's muse, the irreplaceable Dorable, is in a mood to tell stories.

That;s reality. This week's reality is a five hundred mile drive, a couple of days looking at some of that decaying infrastructure and deciding how best to throw three or four hundred thousand dollars of private-sector money at it so that the people up north can keep their lights on.

and I'm hoping that in that long drive, Dorable comes up with some good ideas and wants to talk about them.

Dorable? Five-two. Blonde hair. Kinda plump in sthe sexiest of ways. Oh so delectable. And moody.

And there is a wrap-up chapter of Becky at the editor's place.

Traveling is over, at least the 'go get groped by TSA then stuff yourself in an aluminum tube and go' variety.

Dorable's being a bit more cooperative.

Somebody made a comment about Nikki and her triangle, featured regularly in the Community's music fests.

I found a clip on YouTube that gives you some idea of what goes on in MY head when I think about them playing Cajun music.

https://youtu.be/MfcXsanQmZM

After traipsing through Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and the airports in Arizona and Colorado, I needed to revisit my Cajun roots. This is what happens.