We had our annual trip to Jamaica at the beginning of March, where I discovered the knee pain that was crippling me was a torn meniscus, putting me in a wheelchair at the resort. Now, it turns out the tests I'd had showed a torn meniscus, but my knee doc never discussed it with me! So I Dr. Googled it and took care of myself, so I'm much better now. I saw the neurosurgeon again, and he thinks we won't need the screws and rods, which is a HUGE relief! Meanwhile, he also recommended me to a brain specialist to take care of the trigeminal nerve impingement. That's a scary prospect, cutting into my neck to move an artery, but I have faith. The writing life continues! I've submitted a story to Speculation Publications ' next anthology of Grimm fairy tales retold. I had a very satisfying experience with that tale and I think you'll all enjoy it. It combines drum corps with horror with Grimm with PTSD. I've also been invited to submit to a Time Travel antholo
