Not to fret, Monkey Soul is on the way. I’m hoping to get it done in time for Mother’s Day 2026. It may be late, but by mid-summer if not May. Meanwhile, I’ve just published the latest collection of short stories. This is truly a collection of misfits. As I’ve done before, each story has a note about its inspiration. And while all my stories are all my babies, I confess I have some new favorites in this bunch. This is the most eclectic I’ve gone to date: one story verges on horror, one is almost a folk tale for children, one involves a bicycle messenger who enters a time travel machine–and I even stuck two true stories into the mix!