Pearls Before Swine…Published

I have been busy, busy, busy–in between bouts of illness. First up was a stomach virus that laid me low for over a week. Then a pulled back muscle, which I tried to work through, that kept me off my computer and on a heating pad when I wasn’t at my day job. Then a few days ago, (back pain finally improving, but not gone) I was hit with a urinary tract infection. Needles to say, the last few weeks have not been pleasant. I told a friend of an old wives’ tale popular here in the South, that states: “Bad things happen in threes”. I’ve gotten my three in; hopefully, I’m safe for a while.

The only good thing to come out of all this is that I’ve managed to read a few novels. Lord, I am so behind in my reading, I don’t know if I’ll ever catch up. God knows (I sure don’t) how many unread eBooks I have on my iPad, and print ones crammed in book shelves, stacked on the floor, and in sacks in my closet. That’s the one drawback to writing–especially if you also have a job to hold down–not enough time to read.

Have any of y’all ever seen the old Twilight Zone episode: “Time Enough At Last”? Burgess Meredith plays the meek,  bespectacled Henry Bemis who never has time enough to read. On his lunch break,  Henry happens to be in the vault (the only place he can read undisturbed) of the bank where he works, when nuclear war breaks out. Upon emerging and going out onto the street, Henry finds the city in ruins. He ambles about, filled with despair. On the brink of committing suicide, he spots a library. When he investigates, he finds most of the books intact and is ecstatic. While sorting through the books, he bends over and his glasses fall off, shattering. Since he is virtually blind without them, he can’t read the print. Oh the irony!

If any of y’all wish to watch it, here’s a link to the entire episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JClRJ0_ndjA. It’s a classic.

Thankfully, I can read without corrective lenses. If civilization collapses and I lose my glasses, I’ll be okay. Just don’t ask me to drive.

Though I’m not up to par yet, I wanted to announce that I’ve finally gotten a second short story up on Amazon’s Kindle Store titled: “Pearls Before Swine”. If you wish to purchase it, here are a couple of links:

The U. S. here, and the U. K. here.

Among other things, it’s about a mean, old sow, and well…pearls are involved too. Sort of. In a way. You’ll have to read it to find out how.  :D