Less than 12 hours to finish a book and meet my reading challenge goal…

A 2020 Reading Challenge progress bar shows that 25 of 26 books have been completed, indicating 96% progress.

I just learnt that Jackie Cassada, an acquaintance from my old White Wolf/RPG writing days, has passed from COVID.

A lovely person and a great talent, lost. Heartbreaking.


How I’m embracing a life in Tier 4 lockdown.

A couple on Shoreham Beach.

Beach life in Tier 4: where better to take your permitted exercise?

Worthing, as seen from Shoreham Beach on a december afternoon.

Evening on the beach.

Silhouette of a couple on Shoreham Beach.

Storm Bella has passed, but it’s still very blowy down on the beach.


Maybe just regretting a little that I offered to handle the live-streaming of midnight mass tonight.


Lovely weather for a Christmas Eve beach walk.

winter sunlight on Shoreham Beach.

Oh, elf. How I hate you.

Two snowmen made of stacked rolls of toilet paper with drawn-on faces and buttons are sitting on a table next to a small elf doll.