Big news. My LTC claim. A thick letter from Allianz. Your claim? Approved. Big news because it should pay most, if not all, of my Elk Run bill. It’s a big one.

When the house sells, I will fold up that phase of my life and put it in a lower dresser drawer. Maybe take it out on holidays.

With those complex hangovers from my Shadow Mountain life resolved I can concentrate on organizing my books. Will take a look at my last three novels Missing, Jennie’s Dead, and Superior Wolf. The first draft of Jennie’s Dead, three quarters finished, makes sense as a place to start.

Shadow went to play with Annie. An afternoon of running, running, running.

The sun has begun to disappear behind the spinning earth. Bergen Mountain slopes toward Elk Meadow. Grasses move in a gentle wind. I’ll finish this and in about a half an hour walk to the elevator and go to dinner.