First of all, let me just state my grave condolences to the families of the victims, and my wishes for a solid and speedy recovery for any wounded victims of this horrific shooting in Las Vegas. I'm truly stunned by the scale of this shooting. No, I'm not going to make this political, either. I am more concerned with the real, human suffering and pain people endure than debating a tired old issue that will never be resolved, anyway.
As for Tom Petty, I am awaiting actual confirmation of his passing, but if he has died of cardiac arrest, it's a real loss to me. I've always been a great fan of his work, even of his cameos in films, but mostly his film-quality videos and awesome lyrics and voice. As a strong supporter of marijuana legalization, I also appreciate his stance there.
As for my stories, I have much more work to do to catch up on several stories, and at least one I think is marching toward its finale. I won't say which one, but you'll see soon enough, I believe. My apologies for the inactive ones, but in at least a few cases, the writer's block was epic for a while on them. At least two of those are heading toward continuation. Also, I rewrote Chapters 2 and 3 of "Sampling Some Italian," with an eye toward a very different conclusion than the one before, hopefully a better one this time.
Thanks again for your patience,
Sev
P.S. I look forward to doing more with Sarah Duncan and her tale, or should I say, "tail"?