Here is the result of my colored-pencil push for Granny Quest 2016. This is not the final picture of Grandma Gretel Stein that I will need to do in the course of this novel project. But it is the first real accomplishment in defining what she actually looks like. Work continues on the novel, but today is a busy day. My wife is returning from a month in the Philippines today. My son is taking driver’s education as I write this. My daughter is busy trying to clean the messy house that I have characterized as Muck Man’s Swamp in previous humorous posts with a superhero theme and an unfortunately too-accurate-to-be-weathered-without-shame sort of basis in fact. The Princess is determined to reach a point where she can invite friends over this summer without having to claim she was kidnapped and raised by a tribe of baboons. So, as always, the potential for utter disaster looms large, and I anticipate having something to write about where I can turn disaster into laughter. It’s what I do. It is my real super power. (Although the stunning of villains with pungent odors thing is also pretty effective and pretty nearly reality.)
Catch a Falling Star 