It has been a chock-a-block time since I have last written anything on my blog. They were good times and sad times. In fact it has been so busy I haven't even read "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" in months. On Sept. 26th my dear friend, Gwyn Ramsey, passed away. It is an understatement to say it was the end of an era. We were not only good friends but we were critique partners and travel buddies. It is an understatement to say I miss her every day. Before she passed I promised that I would do the edits and galley on her last book. I fulfilled that promise yesterday. It was one of the most difficult tasks I've done in many years. Now it is back to work on my stories that waited patiently me to back to creating them.