Which, historically, means very little for the blog. I don’t write any special posts or even tend to spend much time on the site. Saturdays are personal days. I don’t write, I might read, but mostly I play video games and lounge around with the spousal unit. Especially since the pandemic.
Today though, is a very different kind of Saturday. There’s the usual Saturday Morning “Coffee at Your Table” through Willamette Writers, where a bunch of writer types hang out on Zoom and shoot the shit. I’m helping run those meetings these days, and I couldn’t be happier about it. They are one of my favorite traditions to come from the COVID era.
But after that I need to return some pants to Goodwill, buy dog food, and then there’s the Willamette Writers Salem Chapter meeting in a nearby park. It’s the first in-person meeting for my chapter since March 2020!
And then after THAT, I’m rushing home to meet friends and go to Mt. Angel Oktoberfest! Which is quite possibly the most fun tradition we’ve made in Oregon. I fucking love it. If I remember to take pictures I’ll share them in Monday’s post.
I may or may not be in a dirndl. I haven’t decided if I’m going to wear it yet.
In writing news, I received my first ever Revise and Resubmit on a story. This means that the market liked the story, but something about it didn’t work for them. They offered specific (ish) feedback and an invitation to send it again if I decide to make their suggested changes.
So I worked on that for an hour last night and sent it off. Otherwise things are still in a holding pattern.
It’s that last gasp of summer. A week or two where time seems to slow down, giving us time to squeeze in a few more joyous adventures before the summer succumbs to rain clouds.
So a busy day to say goodbye to summer and hello to friends, old and new. I’m looking forward to it.
Until Monday, Bloggos.
BZ
