“I suppose you’ll be leaving me now,” he said. A half-eaten red apple she’d cut down earlier lay in the lush green grass.

< Transmission Begins > I stared up at the isolation room’s steel gray ceiling and fumed in frustration. Security said they’d put me here for my own safety.

Not Kicking up the Daisies Today’s the second of December and another day above ground, as my father used to say when things weren’t going his way.

Thirteen Books Read in 2025. Below is a chronological listing of the thirteen books I enjoyed reading in 2025. I know it’s not a huge number but I did read the craft books two or three times and also read at a slower pace than last year.