The Mayhem and
Magic of 2012
Truth
to tell, 2012 was the most mayhem-filled year I’ve endured in my life, although
there were a few bright spots.
It
began with me half-blind from having surgery to correct a detached retina in
December of 2011. Then I had to go around with a gas bubble in my eye. When that
went away and the eye healed, a cataract developed, so I was still half-blind.
Then I had to have the cataract removed. Then I had to have a back surgery that
was supposed to last four or five hours, but became a ten-hour nightmare when the neurosurgeon
discovered a bunch of lumbar discs had fused together, and she had to get out a
hacksaw and jackhammer to bust ‘em apart so she could put spacers in. Recovery has been . . . painful. Then I
FINALLY got new glasses two weeks after my back surgery, so I can see again! The
year ended with the funeral of a friend’s brother. Besides all that, my two
darling dogs, Daisy and Rosie died, Rosie from a brutal and mysterious accident
(I had to have her put down).
I
tell you 2013 HAS to be better than that!
On
the magical side, I got to attend my younger daughter’s wedding to a wonderful
man (even if he is a Republican) and see my grandson Riki and a whole bunch of
old friends in Pasadena in June. That was mega-fun.
I
published my very first book on Create Space, ANGELS OF MERCY. So far, this has
NOT been a smashing success. Sigh. But two of my books were finalists in the
New Mexico-Arizona Book of the Year Awards. GENTEEL SPIRITS didn’t win in the
historical novel category, but FALLEN ANGELS tied for first place with AN
AMERICAN CAFÉ, by Sara Sue Hoklotubbe. That was nice.
Um
. . . I can’t think of anything else good that happened in 2012, actually.
However,
here’s hoping 2013 is kind and gentle to all of us. On the book front, PECOS
VALLEY RAINBOW will be published in March of 2013. I’m also giving away copies
of ANCIENT SPIRITS in my January contest. If you’d like to enter, please send
me your name and home address via email at alice@aliceduncan.net . Also, please
visit my web site: www.aliceduncan.net and
my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/alice.duncan.925
Thanks!
Happy New Year!
