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The Infinite Bard and Free Short Stories!

Join SP authors Jason A Adams and Kari Kilgore for an author event at the Tazewell County Public Library! They’ll join nine other local authors on Saturday, April 27 from 9 am to 1 pm to talk about their books and writing, and Kari and Jason will have ebooks and print books available for sale.

Kari will speak at 11:20, and Jason will speak at 11:40.

The event is part of A Week of Stories at the library, so be sure to check out all the exciting events. If you’re going to be in the area on Saturday, we’d love to say howdy!

Hey, gang.

I know I hardly ever post, but the squirrels handed me a note. It seems I’ve got four short stories coming out in Pulphouse Magazine and Fiction River. I’ll announce the publication dates as soon as I know what they are!

I haven’t posted for a while, and I feel like a terrible person.

What’s new…let’s see…

Kari and I have been in a publishing frenzy. Kari’s got several new books out, all of which you can see over at Spiral Publishing’s site. I’ve published a warm novelette called Mick of Malvern: Seeker for Hire. I also have a story in the upcoming anthology Sci-Fi Stories – Starships. I’m very excited to be in a publication with such cool people!

There is more to come from me and Spiral Publishing. Feel free to sign up for upcoming releases!

So back in October, I started having quite a bit of leg pain. Mainly muscle cramps like you wouldn’t believe, but also a bit of the ol’ shooting bolts down both legs. I also noticed my ankles had pretty much quit working. I violated Adams Man tradition by going to the doctor, who immediately referred me to a neurologist, who immediately said, “We gonna slice open yer back and scoop out some of yer spine. Gotta make some room for them nerves.”

That was two weeks ago this coming Tuesday. Bad news is, it’s going to take some time and a few visits to the lovely and kind physical therapists, and a bit of work to get back to 100%.

Good news is, I felt worlds better as soon as I woke up. I can now go up and down stairs in an upright position, and I don’t feel like someone’s been at my quads with a baseball bat.

Weird news is, for such a momentous event (my first surgery), I remember next to nothing about operation day. I vaguely remember changing into that sexy hospital gown. I vaguely remember being wheeled into the OR. I kinda remember people talking to me. I don’t remember getting dressed again, nor do I remember the drive home.

But I’m on the mend, and I look quite dashing with a cane, if iI do say so myself. The bruising around the incision site is quite spectacular, but no one needs to see close-ups of my lower lumbar region, so forget it.

During all this, I managed to write a couple of short stories, keep up with homework for three classes, and work (mostly) regular hours. Thank goodness for VPN and remote access.

All in all, the stenosis vacation plan isn’t one I recommend, but things could certainly have been worse. I can’t thank Kari or Jean enough for all the help while I’m on lifting restrictions, and I can’t thank enough the various doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other staff at Abingdon Internal Medicine and Bristol Neurological for the fantastic care I was given.

Onward into the new year!

It’s been a while, so I figure I better let y’all know what I’m up to.

Kari and I had a great time at Cooks & Books, and ran into one of our best friends from college. Haven’t seen Opie in 23 years or so. She’s running Mountain Rose Vineyards now. Proud of her!

We recently bought a Zojirushi bread machine, and have been flouting the low-carb lifestyle ever since. If I do say so myself, I make a pretty mean loaf of sour rye.

I’m still sending short stories out to the pro-paying magazines. I get very nice letters from them, very politely telling me how much they liked the story and the characters, but are going to pass. Ah, well. That’s part of the writerly life.

I finally sat down and got started on the sequel to Agonist. My goal date for publication is December 1, but that is SO not set in stone.

That’s it for now. Y’all be good until next time, y’hear?