Someone mentioned me doing these blog posts as video diaries. If you’re interested in such a thing, lemme know in the comments.

Oh, and no mention of social media this week, you know, beside what I just said. I think I’ve finally detoxed.

The kids’ birthdays have passed. Dan is now 14, and Chris is 7; they’re almost exactly seven years apart, April 7 and April 3, respectively.

Dan got a buttload of funds to splurge with at GameStop, although he wanted Borderlands GOTY Edition but no one had it in stock. For some reason the physical PS4 release has been delayed until April 19, while every other system has it: PC, XBOne, and even the digital Playstation-store version. Brokenhearted, Dan shuffled from GameStop an unhappy gamer, no amount of “The nineteenth isn’t that far…” could cheer him up. Hey, at least he has the money to buy the thing the minute it drops.

Chris got tools and wood to work with and a Spider-Man storybook. He’s been taping EVERYTHING together for the past year, so we finally bought him a tool kit. A real one. None of that kiddie shit. He’s in love. There was a time when the tools would’ve been set aside so he could read through the Spider-Man book, but those days are gone. Now he’s all about building, and building is exactly what he’s been doing since he got his gifts on the third.

We saw Captain Marvel as a complete family. It was okay. Solid three stars. Then Chelle, Dan, and I saw Us. Another solid three out of five. I preferred Get Out, to be honest. The symbolism and social commentary was great. Lupita Nyong’o was exceptional. She was easily my favorite part. But about halfway through I figured out the twist and got bored. Still a solid film, just not my favorite of Peele’s. And then Chelle and I saw Pet Sematary for date night. She enjoyed it. I hated it. My review is up on the blog.

I finished the omnibus for my Bay’s End series, All Things Lead to the End, and uploaded it to Amazon. I’m currently waiting on it to be approved for pre-order with a June 4, 2019, release date. My Patreon peeps have it as of today.

The omnibus will include:

Bay’s End

Fog Warning

The Sound of Broken Ribs

The Bedding of Boys

Everything is Horrible Now

“Cinder Block” (A Short Story)

No Home for Boys

Cruelty

A Sneak Peek of Cruelty & Joy

The Omnibus will be $9.99 on release, and will be available as an ebook only due to length. It will also be available on Kindle Unlimited. It’s the only way to read No Home for Boy, the final book in the All Things Lead to the End storyline.

I had a load of fun putting all these together, and I’d love to hear from anyone who reads these books back to back. 900+ pages and ten years of my life, all in one convenient package. Dig it.

In reading news, last week I finished Becoming, by Michelle Obama, and Your Life is Mine, by Nathan Ripley. Did reviews for both on the old YouTube channel. I’m currently reading Westlake Soul, by Rio Youers, and The Eyes of Darkness, by Dean Koontz. I put The Talisman, by King and Straub on hold for now, and I don’t think Chelle and I will be finishing House of Leaves, but only time will tell with that one. We might feel like picking it up next week…next month…next year…

How’re y’all doing? What are you reading? How was your week? You know how we do. Leave your weekly update in the doobly-doo and I’ll catch you guys next week.

Take care of each other,

E.