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Good afternoon, and happy Saturday! It’s a balmy 100F here in Satan’s Anus, which is a helluva lot better than the 108 we endured yesterday. In this week’s missive, I bring you some pretty pictures of Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, my writing progress (such as it is), a few interesting dribs and drabs I found on the internet when I should have been writing, and a fresh batch of memes I also found on the internet when I should have been writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first: Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer<\/a>! Grab a treat, pull up a seat, and let’s get this party started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Writing news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I now have a completed draft of the short story I plan to submit for the Left Coast Crime<\/a> Trouble in Tucson<\/em> anthology<\/a>! I’m currently revising to get the word count under the limit of 5000 words and filling in all the details I skipped over while drafting. When I draft, if I get stuck on a detail, I flag it and keep going, because I don’t want to lose momentum by trying to decide what to name a character or going down the internet rabbit hole known as, “research.” Which is why I spent about 45 minutes this morning poring over the org chart for the Tucson Police Department and playing with Scrivener’s Name Generator. I’m happy to report that I now know what division my main character works in, and his boss has a name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And speaking of small victories, the poem I’m planning to submit for the Arizona Authors Association annual literary contest now has a title–“Our Future Held in Store.” I’m not thrilled with it, so it might change between now and the submission deadline (Friday), but at least it isn’t hanging around with my Tucson police detective’s boss in The Purgatory of the Nameless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last week I shared a little of my old neighborhood in Flagstaff, which was threatened by the Pipeline Fire. I’m happy to report that the fire is now 70% contained, and my old neighborhood is still standing. I’m also happy to report that the Inner Basin and Lockett Meadow, beautiful areas in the San Francisco Peaks, were largely spared. I never managed to hike into the Inner Basin, but Long-Suffering Husband and I visited Lockett Meadow in fall 2020, right before we moved to Tucson. We missed peak leaf color by about a week, but the aspens were still lovely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m so grateful this area didn’t burn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting bits that crossed my path this week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I read a couple of blog posts this week that seem worth sharing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n