Hey hey party people. Miss SugarCookie here, coming to you from good ole Norfolk Nebraska, which apparently nobody knows how to pronounce including yours truly.  

I’m here for a writers retreat / conference—a three day event with a schedule so packed, there’s no time to actually write. Well..  There’s this time but this is “our” time isn’t it, sacred time before all the day’s expectations begin unfolding in loosely organized squares. 

Here’s some fun facts to start the day. Whaddaya know.. a list! 

1. I don’t sleep well in hotels. True story. 
2. I don’t sleep well when public speaking engagements are imminent. Double whammy. 
3. Being away from home throws the eating off. So my insides are all kinds of messed up. Triple trouble. 
4. My regular medicine/ supplement regimen has been altered temporarily also, for other reasons, which has caused a re-surfacing of daily headaches. Oye Vey! Quadruple quandary. 
5. This conference isn’t quite enough of a distraction from the next nerve wracking event (the aforementioned, unnamed “other reasons” thing. That’s next Friday, one week from today, and I think there’s nothing in the world that could completely take my mind off of it. 

I don’t know what 5 would be. So that’s enough of a list for now. Good gravy, I’m so severely sleep deprived and malnourished. And I know I’m wasting precious energy on this stupid elliptical machine but don’t care. I need my “me” time. 

Last night I participated in a reading. It was good. Long but good. I did OK. I’ve got a few regrets as I always do but that will fade pretty quickly, I’m sure of it. Especially with the next thing.. another spotlight on Saturday when I’ll be speaking at a panel on publishing. After that, though, I don’t have another speaking engagement on the books and I swear that’s it. It’s “no thank you” from here on out. 

/such a liar. 

But seriously, I am going into hiding for a few months. I’ll be working on a few personal projects and focusing on myself and the fam through the holidays. I still don’t have a clear picture of what that will turn into, but time will tell. 

What else? 

More good news on the publishing front. Several more acceptances since my last update. One for another nonfiction essay and just yesterday a lovely email hit my inbox for a poem I’m particularly fond of. I’m happy both these pieces have found good homes. 🥰

Yeah… despite my current despair, life couldn’t be better. Living the dream and all that jazz. 

Hmmm. I’ve done a fair bit of thinking and not a lot of actual writing, but my time is up. My machine just informed me I’m in the 5 minute cool down. Coolness. 

Thanks for reading.

Later gaterz,

~Miss SugarCookie