So, Steve and I have been out and about and in and around, we took a drive up into the Western Mountains on Saturday, I’ve been working steadily on the next novel (still lacking a title), Steve has finished up “Shout of Honor,” and now I’m moving on to making that into Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 29, with a planned release date of May 15, while he reads the new beginning of said titleless book.
All of this is enough to keep us busy, but it makes dull blogging.
I can give you a little excitement today, so hold onto your hats.
Here’s the cover for the upcoming chapbook.
*Full verse:
Spring is sprung; the grass is riz
I wonder where the birdie is.
They say the bird is on the wing,
But that’s absurd. The wing is on the bird.
–Spike Jones**
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**There’s some dispute about the author. Some folks say Ogden Nash, but I had always heard it was Spike Jones, and that’s what I’m going with.
I may be wrong, but IIRC, the Ogden Nash version goes like this:
Spring is sprung, the grass is riz,
Where last year’s careless driver is.
Apparently, the Ogden Nash starts:
I sit in an office at 244 Madison Avenue
And say to myself You have a responsible job havenue?
Why then do you fritter away your time on this doggerel?
If you have a sore throat you can cure it by using a good goggeral
Source: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Spring-is-sprung-Rhymes-and-Poetry-Related-to-Springtime
Yey! It’s a kindle on Amazon.co.uk pre-ordered!
I hope it will also be in print.
Thank you, Sharon and Steve.