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Yesterday, I was asked if REPEAT is still coming out this month. The short answer is “yes!” I won’t bore you with the long answer . . .

Those of you who are already on my mailing list—and yes, the March newsletter is late, but it’ll be worth it, I promise—have already read the prologue of REPEAT, so you have an idea where this is going.

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So, back to REPEAT:

Jules and David and EJ are on their way West. David, if you’ll recall, took a long, solo journey out there several years back, but he never talked much about what he found. So there’s that. Plus, naturally, there are a few glitches on the way: for instance, right now, the gang is somewhere around Fort Leonard Wood. Or what used to be the military base. Or maybe it still is, kinda/sorta . . . Anyway, they’re in the middle of a run-in with some, er, unsavory types.

Next week, I’ll update you on where everyone is and what they’re doing, and, SPECIAL BONUS ALERT—if you’re following me here, YOU can submit a sub-story idea in the comments! AND, you’ll get a character named after you!

So here’s the revised plan:

SEE the property. In person. Thanks to all this flippin’ snow, we have yet to make the drive down there.
Go to the seller’s auction in a couple weeks. There was some nice stuff in the midst of all the junk.
Close. You know, do all the paperwork and hand over a lot of money. That sort of thing.
Build an outhouse and a shower house. Not that the bathroom in the house doesn’t work, but we’re building the campsite first so we can work on the house over the summer and fall. It doesn’t need a lot of work, but does need cleaning and a few additional walls. Plus the decking needs to be repaired and sealed and re-worked. And a few other things.
Host a work weekend. This is where we invite everyone we know—including YOU—to come down, camp out, and build the kitchen shelter at the campsite. And drink beer, ‘cause, you know . . . it’s a campout, after all. Might even have time to build out the storage units inside the barn. Definitely have time to hike and explore!

What ELSE could we do? Ideas? A dock on the pond comes to mind, and of course, we’ll need to assess the older house and see if it’s fixable and/or what to salvage. Good thing I’m a list-maker!