I was about to start this blog post about five minutes ago, but instead I spilled my beer all over my desk, phone, and guitar. I call that a pretty successful beer spill. I’m all about efficiency.

My fantastic landlady Bonnie gave me this amazing oak desk for my birthday this year (she might be one of the most generous people I know), and I love it. I was previously sans desk, typing on the couch next to the dog for about a year. Great for the lazy bug. Not so great  for the posture. This desk, on the other hand, has a cross piece underneath, and if I even think about slouching, I get knocked in the shins. It’s ergonomic, I think.

I just had a great interview with Cyrus Webb from Midday Conversations. Here’s the streaming interview, if you’re inclined to listen. My interview starts about 15 minutes in, though the first interview is only 15 minutes and it’s an interesting listen.

If  you prefer to skip ahead to my interview, CLICK HERE!

Okay, by this point in the blog post, you’re probably wondering when I’m going to address this catchy blog post title: “THIS BOOK KILLED MY UNCLE.” The reason I wrote that title is because I intended to tell you a story about one of the first people to read “Confusing the Seasons,” before it was published.

My uncle Joe read the manuscript, and though I never got a chance to talk to him about it, my dad assures me he loved the story. I never got to talk to him about it because he died only a few weeks later. My dad and I sometimes joke that my writing killed my uncle.

Har har har.

The reason I was thinking of this is because I got an e-mail from Uncle Joe’s friend/partner, JoAnn, who recently read the book and also really enjoyed it. She e-mailed me to tell me how much she enjoyed the book, and of course I thought about Joe…I wish I had gotten to hear his feedback on it. My guess is he’d have some clever one-liner to describe the experience of reading the story, and as witty as I am, I can’t come up with anything that could match his pithy assessment.

So here’s a challenge: read the synopsis of my book (right on the home page) and post a comment on this blog post. The comment should be the best one line, pithy/witty synopsis of the story. Post your entry by the end of May, and the best response will get a free, signed copy of “Confusing the Seasons.” Deal? Deal!