16 Dec 2012
Writing news and musings
The revised version of Shamans’ Seduction–shorter and I think much better–is on its way to my editor. Tomorrow I get back to new words on new books.
We even have a Yule tree now, though it’s not yet decorated.
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And now for a few serious thoughts
It’s a dark time of the year as we head toward Winter Solstice, made darker by horror and tragedy in the news. The light will prevail at Solstice, though, as it always does. The world will not end on December 21, any more than it has any of the other times apocalypse has been predicted. And in the midst of tragedy, you can also see heroism–in teachers who risked their own lives to keep their students safe, in first responders, in people who, day and day out, continue to work like hell to make this world better. And there is beauty beyond understanding: in the night sky and the sunrise, in the mountains and the ocean, in the words of storytellers and songwriters, in the works of artists and filmmakers, in the eyes of your partners, your parents, your children, the purr of a cat or the excited wriggling of a dog happy to see you when you walk in the door.
Embrace your loved ones. Embrace light and joy as best you can. Stay safe, because there is evil out there–but remember there is far more good.
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