The Summer of New

I am writing this on the couch of my new home in Calgary, Alberta. After months of debate my wife and I sold our house in Hamilton, loaded our household items on a moving truck and loaded ourselves our son and our cat into a Toyota minivan and headed west. Best decision ever. New province, new landscape, new opportunities.  There came a point in the COVID landscape where staying put was not an option. Work was always a challenge and our bills kept getting bigger. And while we still have bills to pay, a mortgage is no longer one of them. The Machinia front has been quiet, save for a terrific article in the Hamilton Spectator by Jeff Mahoney. With the move and new job I have not been devoting much if any time to the novel but have a few new sales here in Calgary.  The short story pursuit is a challenge though one new online mag picked one of my stories for further review so hopefully it will make it to the final round. My spot at Hamilton's ComicCon is still reserved for this October so a visit to see friends and family will be linked to that event.  One a positive note Machinia is available online essentially everywhere. If you've read the novel shoot me a review.  Have a cool summer!
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