Yes, I'm still alive! At least that's what my wife keeps telling me. The last five plus months have been a blur as I fight what the doctor has finally decided is a chronic Upper Respiratory Infection. Between the symptoms and, eventually, the various combinations of pills, nasal sprays, inhalers, and shots, I've spent more time comatose than aware. Every time I start getting better, it comes raring right back. Needless to say, my focus, concentration, and stamina have been completely shot. On the plus side, it's not Covid!
The latest rounds of medicines seem to be working as the symptoms are decreasing day by day. My focus, concentration, and stamina increase a few more minutes each day, so I hope to finally recover and get back to writing soon. Even though I only have a handful of chapters left to write on Rangers, Book 5 in the Robledo Mountain Saga, I can't give a solid release date until later in my recovery.
Meanwhile, Dan Carrol has been hard at work and completed the audio version of Refuge. I currently plan to work on editing this over the next couple of weeks, assuming my recovery continues, as it's much easier to listen and read along, for an hour or two a day, than it is to write new material. I'll keep you updated on the status.
My thanks to all those who've emailed and/or texted me asking about both my status and the status of Rangers! Please accept my apologies for not responding as, until today, I haven't looked at either emails or texts since early June. With over 250 emails and texts, it's going to take a while to answer all of them, but I will spend a few minutes each day responding to them until I'm done.