I’m not dead. And I haven’t killed anybody (whose body has been discovered, at least).

I am swamped with a couple of things.

First of all, work. This semester is keeping me busy. Both my classes started at capacity, including my 8:00 AM section.I just gave the first exam and have barely made a dent int he grading. My department head seems to have a new hobby. Thinking up more things for me to do.

I also have a new hobby. No, it’s not thinking up more things for me to do. Although it might resemble such to the untrained eye.

I’ve been taking some online writing workshops. So far they have been worth the time. I’ve learned a lot. There was a sale on them last week, and I signed up for two more. They are six week workshops, and they, along with a three week workshop that was a Kickstarter exclusive, start over the next two days.

So most of the writing I’m going to be doing will be either for these workshops or other fiction projects I’ve got in the works. More on those when they are ready to hatch.

Most of my reading has been short fiction, although there’s one novel I want to review. I will try to fit it in later this week. I read the hardcover and the paper edition comes out soon.

I will try to do a better job on birthday posts. (Ignores the dirty look from Theodore Sturgeon’s ghost.)

If you will excuse me, I’ve got fiction to get started on.