The month of February started out with a bang. At the end of January, I took a quick trip back to LA (that’s Lower Alabama) to work on my house and get it on the market, arriving back home on my 28th wedding anniversary. Then, the next day was the Super Bowl. I haven’t missed watching a Super Bowl since XV (though I had to tape one or two to watch later). This devotion to the game made getting baptized on Super Bowl Sunday hard (it was one of the taped games) except of course that was during the Bills years—and the same week I got married.
In the airport on the way home I worked on a post for a friend and author who has a monthly Guest Author Spotlight. I rushed to get it in on 31 Jan since it was a short month albeit one extra day this year. So what I thought I’d be posting on this month was this. In honor of Carnival season on the Gulf Coast, or Fasching as it’s known in Germany where I’ve been living, I used for a profile picture my Mardi Gras shot from Kandahar Airfield. You may not be able to see them but I have my Snidely Whiplash handlebars waxed and curled while wearing my Whiskey Tango Foxtrot t-shirt and a float-load of first thrown in Fairhope beads. I had intended to get a slightly more on point shrimp boat or schooner picture before the excerpt from my Prohibition Era piece The Seafood Capital of the World.
Monica, the author of the website, is also the author of The Highland Spirits series. The first two books have been published with the third being worked on. I highly recommend them even though they aren’t my normal genre to read. The books mix Scottish legend with modern love, loss and intrigue. There are ghosts and kilts galore woven beautifully together into a page turning book experience.
The 3rd of February sent my world into a bit of a tailspin, as you can see from my previous two posts this month. It has also resulted in my jet-lag awakening at 2 am but since my world is going to get back on track, so should my life. So with no further ado, here is what I thought I’d be doing this month. Proudly showing my Author Spotlight and plugging my author friend’s work. Check them both out, you won’t be disappointed.
https://mmackinnonwriter.com/guest-author-spotlight-2/
And of course if you’re interested in The Seafood Capital of the World, there is a link below to both the current draft and to subscribe to my blog.