Howdy Team Pirates!

I hope you had an amazing weekend!!

I just wanted to write to say, THANK YOU ALL for your ongoing support of the book. It means so much to me, my family, and my friends. Your interest, support, feedback, and your encouragement is the best part of this process, although I do love the writing part! Again, I thank you all. I feel beyond humbled.  

I’ve posted Chapter 5, as I wanted to introduce you all to  Sean Oliphant. He is based on an old paleo boss of mine. 10 points to anyone who guesses who!

I’ll leave you with a reminder of, arguably, the most selfless act ever committed. Not really, but still.

Greetings followers of the Space Sloth,

We have reached the T-90 day mark and the start of the summer push for support. My plan was to have all the grading and semester work done by now but I have about two more days of grading left. Multiple choice tests always seem like such a good idea at the END of the semester.  Please be patient as I resist the urge to have a nervous breakdown.

Writing "Fortunes of the Space Sloth" has been an adventure. The story reveals new pieces of itself to me every day and I’m eager to share more. I just know you’ve been dying to get answers to questions like...

Who is Buttercup? And what is her real name? Why is she running around with a nuclear weapon as an accessory?

What was Sebastian’s upbringing like? How is Spacer culture organized? And why IS he such as ass?

And why should they really be keeping a closer eye on Jocko?

These questions, and many others, will be answered in Fortunes of the Space Sloth! (insert your own echo effect fade out)

PT

I interrupt the regularly scheduled writing frenzy to share with you, dear readers, this precious little bit of my real life.

No secret to those who know us, Princess Gail and I love birding. We spent most of this last week with old friends and new at the New River Birding and Nature Festival in the New River Gorge area of West Virginia. We are in the midst of the spring migration, and we were all there to see as many of our feathered friends as possible, as they make their way to their northern breeding habitats. Despite a few days of cold and wet weather, Gail and I managed to see 80 species. Our group as a whole saw 135 species, and we had a whole lotta fun before, during and after!

For me, the highlight of the trip was a prolonged view of the Swainson’s Warbler, one of the most secretive and elusive birds in all of North America. It was a special treat to see him in beautiful breeding plumage and singing loudly. I’ll remember those moments always! Here is a picture I took of this lovely individual, for your viewing pleasure.

I return you now, to your regularly scheduled frenzy!

Peace!

Ferd. :-)

There’s been a pleasant flood of new followers here and some purchases (!) so I just wanted to say welcome to all the new people and ’yo’ to all the old people.