The Bomb

If you're visiting the blog from the Lucky Penny web site, hello there. This is where I showcase some personal projects and tell some stories about life here in Chicago with a silly Man, an adorable dog, and slogging away at a full time job while I try to keep the dream alive. This photo is a test that was rejected by the publisher. I wanted location shooting with natural light, but was vetoed. So we're doing a studio shoot. Only have a few models confirmed so far. My publisher knows that I'm going to be late with with manuscript. Changing jobs in the middle of this process really kicked my ass, and I probably lost about two months. Being creative on deadline is probably one the the hardest things that I've ever done, but now I sort of feel like I'm in a zone, and could probably sketch out a lot of ideas for a second book. But this one needs to be put to bed before that happens. I found out today that someone I'm very close to may be moving far away. We don't see each other much because our lives are both so scattered, but we talk frequently. So that doesn't need to change. I've known her since I was a child. I don't regret not having children, because I got to spend so much time with hers when they were little. Things like going with for trick or treat on Halloween, and seeing them so often when they were babies and just starting school. Rocking the youngest to sleep when he was an infant. Getting to see them take their first steps, and start to talk. They're all remarkable young adults now, living their own lives, and now their parents are starting to think about what they want for themselves. It's all good. I'll have another city that I can visit, and have someone important to me there. Thanks, M, for sharing it all with me.