Still no power!

It’s Sunday morning and as of 7:30am I still didn’t have power. I drove into town looking for coffee and breakfast, but was too early for the locally owned coffee shops so I headed to the outskirts to hit the Starbucks. I’ll stop by the gym on the way home to workout and shower–the water pressure at home is getting low. The good news is that I’m hearing reports of restored power to some in the area, so I’m hopeful that today is the day. It’s now been 36 hours . . .

Yesterday afternoon I went in to Darjeeling Cafe for iced tea and Internet access, then stayed for dinner. The house was hot when I got home, and there wasn’t much I could do. So I listened to the radio for a little while, watched a DVD on the laptop (until I got worried about battery power), and went to be really early. It was hot!

Here’s to restored power!

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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