Here’s a quick update on what’s been going on in my neck of the woods.

My wife had her first week of radiation this week.  It went well.  Hopefully, the next five weeks will go as smoothly.

The second week of March is going to be something of a challenge.  The sewer line under the house is cast iron and has corroded away in places.  We’re getting a new line installed, which means breaking through the slab.  The fun never stops at Casa Keith.  My brother-in-law is loaning us his camper, so we’ll be living in it that week.  Fortunately we’re on Spring Break that week, so school won’t be an issue.  My wife’s radiation treatments are in the middle of the day, so they will continue without interruption.

Things are settling into a routine.  I’m hoping to get back to writing fiction on a semi-regular basis this week.  I got two rejections, one yesterday and the other this morning.  Yesterday was from a small press publication.  The editor liked the story but liked others better and encouraged me to submit the next time they are open for submissions.  This morning was from a major publication in a different genre than I usually write.  The rejection letter was from the editor, not a form rejection.  She liked the story but didn’t think it would be a good fit for that particular magazine.  However, she did ask me to submit again.  I must be doing something right.

Blogging has slowed down, and that probably won’t change a lot for the next month or so.  I want to spend what little free time I can wrench from my schedule to devote to reading and fiction writing.  I’ll post a review from time to time, but it will be of something I’ve been reading for pleasure, not anything by request.  The only exceptions will be stuff I had previously committed to review that I haven’t yet.