Which, as usual, I finished in less than a day. It is a New Adult mystery with a ridiculous ending, plus I solved it around page twelve. The good news is that though it’s categorized as  New Adult there’s only a teeny tiny not-even-the-least-bit graphic sex, which means I can call one of my novels New Adult without readers expecting a poorly written version of Lady Chatterly’s Lover. And if they do expect it, that’s their problem. Gee, Carol, that was cold.

I normally don’t post on Saturdays, but I am thrilled to announce that someone from Estonia visited my blog. This is kind of like the license plate game we played when we were kids, to entertain us on long trips. As an aside,* we once thrilled a young gas station attendant in Niagara-on-the-Lake,** Ontario, because our DC plates meant he’d collected every U.S. state*** except Alaska

*Which describes pretty much everything I post.

**Not to be confused with Niagara Falls, EVER.

***Yes, I know, we’re not a state. Don’t rub it in.

Time for an update from the theatre side of my life. Going to Bull Run to design a fun teambuilding event for a small corporation. Because nothing says ‘fun’ like a Civil War battle sight.

That’s how much YA I’ve read since October. Obsessive, much?

“Oh, Canada.” Thanks for stopping by.

It’s The Virgins by Pamela Erens. Although it’s categorized as YA, I think anyone who was already an adult by 1979* would enjoy it even more.

*Yes. I admit it. I was already an adult in 1979. But not a really old one.

Russia just dropped by my blog which makes perfect sense since I am half Russian.

Another possibility re my Brazilian blog-follower: He knows Orfeu Negro is one of my favorite films. Or he’s looking for my distant cousin, Hugh.

So I am toying with the idea that my Brazilian blog-follower heard me sing Bachcianas Brasileiras* many years ago in NYC and has been searching for me ever since. Although it seems much more likely that (s)he’s looking for my cousin, Allen.

*Look it up, or better yet, listen to it. It has lots of cellos.

I am going on a book diet. After I finish the next one I ordered, I’m not going to read another one for a week.*

*HAHAHAHA I am such a liar.