author, creator, mighty fine swimmer
I needed to get away. Someplace without distractions. Where I could be alone with my thoughts and my notes. A personal retreat to work on the new novel. And reconnect with the ocean and the beach.
So I took off in a rented all-wheel-drive SUV and made the six-hour trip to Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
I admit it. The winter solstice is the most important day of the year for me. More than a birthday (including my own). More than a traditional holiday.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words “sol” for sun and “stit” (sistere) for “stopped.” So the solstice marks the time when the sun “stands still.” It’s when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the sun. When the days turn. When the sunlight reverses.
My new novel (NEANDER: A Time Travel Adventure) is published. It’s a fast-moving, action-packed book that’s a pretty quick read (under 3 hours, says Amazon). And yes, there are Neanderthals. And Time Travel. And some Romance (of an unusual kind).
I’m close to launching my new novel. It’s still a type of historical fiction, but this time I’m not going back 400 years—I’m slipping back 40,000 years!
Like writing a novel. Or shoveling and raking twelve tons of gravel to create a new parking place.
Here’s my story…
Decades after my nine months of floating in mother’s amniotic fluid I still stay connected with water every chance I get. In addition to regular swimming I love to bob. What’s bobbing, you ask? For me, it’s a way to clear my mind and experience the exquisite benefits of water meditation.
Here’s how I do it and how you can, too, if you want to try…