It’s that time of year again, and the calendar seems to be doing that time lapse fast-forward flippy thing it does in the movies while the clock races to stressed out music. Life is ridiculously hectic and I’m not really sure how I’m going to get ready for the holidays in time, but I’m still delighted with all the work that’s come my way in the past couple months. I have big deadlines this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the following Monday!

It didn’t help when my glasses broke in half on Monday, right down the middle in classic nerd style. My optometrist is slammed because of people trying to use up their calendar year insurance, so I’m going to be wearing my old glasses for at least another couple of weeks. They’re thick and clunky, and it’s not a good look in combination with my current hairdo, which is much more orange and poofy than I intended. But since I’m spending most of my waking hours either typing furiously or reading “How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?” to my son for the thousandth time, it doesn’t really matter.

In other news, I’m absolutely thrilled to hear that my beloved Elliott Bay Books is moving closer – practically into my backyard. I know my son and I will be taking a lot of walks in that direction this spring. I just hope they decide not to have a used books section because I wouldn’t want them to put the Capitol Hill Twice Sold Tales out of business. It would be great if these two favorites of mine could work out some kind of collaboration.

Back to work now. As always, if you’re looking for a writer, especially if you’re in Seattle, drop me a line. I have a feeling things are going to drop off in January, so I’m definitely up for new clients.