Thriller Fest

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No thrillerfest for me this year. We have a small houseguest arriving, and she wants to go on a Whale Watch, re-visit Nantucket, and chill in the neighborhood pool. And visit the new calf, of course. She is always interested in the cow dynamics: old Maggie, the bull of the woods (but female), and the others in the small herd.--the Sweet-Faced Young Bull, who showed a new and stubborn side (freedom now!) yesterday. There are firestarters for the fireplace to be made and flowers to pick. Bread to bake. And blueberry pancakes. The important stuff.

Dona Leon started her book with the weather. Another well-known writer (somebody good) began a flash back on page two. Why is it that only "beginning writers" can't break the rules? I've been scribbling for 15 years--am I still a beginner?

I play the Sopranos theme song over and over.