Happy New Year, Roses and
Friends of Roses!
What a fabulous December
we had here on our blog, a wonderful variety of well-told tales around the
prompt: “Pulling this off would take a Christmas miracle.” In the hub-bub of the holidays, I relished
the time to sip my morning coffee and enjoy a new story section. Well-drawn characters, interesting plots, and
poignant endings, all. Thank you, Buds!
Some of us saw the ball
dropping last night and watched the second hand click to 2018, but even if we slept through the switch of the year, we’re forced to put that snowman at the end
of 201_! Mushing on is what we writers
do. We create another story, edit the
heck out of it, title and cover it, publish it and figure out ways to sell it,
learning from last year, but not letting our 2017 troubles weigh us down.
Resilient and persistent
we are!
Now back to reality. Persistence implies more time at our
computers, right? Lately my legs begin
aching a half hour into a writing spree.
Usually I get up and walk around, do a chore, etc., but I’d like a
different solution. I am well aware of
the dangers of sitting for long periods.
Recent research is worrisome: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/well/move/why-sitting-may-be-bad-for-your-heart.html
So maybe in 2018 I should
write standing up as well as sitting down.
I’m thinking about buying a gizmo to raise/lower my computer so I can
stand half of the time I write. Before I
decide to buy the $500 thing, I want to learn more from people who use one and
how it’s working for them.
Tell me about yours or
your friends’ experiences…or alternates to the $500 purchase.
And if you have the need
to put your legs up, here’s a book to read!
Italy’s haunted
caves spell danger for an American golfer and a NATO geologist
***
Sophie Maxwell is a late-blooming, unorthodox golfer, and mother
of a precocious thirteen year-old. Determined to put divorce, bankruptcy, and a
penchant for gambling in her past, Sophie goes to Italy for a qualifying golf
tournament.
Jack Walker turned his back on a pro golfing career to become a
geologist. As a favor to his ailing father he’ll caddy for Sophie; off hours,
he’ll find caves on the Mediterranean coast, suitable for NATO listening posts
for terrorist activity.
Someone is determined to stop Jack’s underground hunt and ruin
Sophie’s chances to win her tournament.
On a Rome golf course and in the Amalfi coast’s haunted caves, all
the odds are stacked against Sophie and Jack. In their gamble of a
lifetime, who wins?
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