Its no good, I have to admit it. I have been torturing myself for ages now. I wake up at night in a cold sweat. I'm sure that others have admitted to themselves and I admire them for doing so.

I have to apologise for not posting the next chapter of Football Girl - unfortunately work commitments have got in the way.

Please note the following web page regarding instant updates on the whereabouts of Santa this Christmas.

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html

Hugs
Sue

As an author, it's nice to get comments for my work.

It shows that people care enough to take time out of their busy lives to respond to a story.

I was on the M25 the other day on the way to picking up my significant other from Mummy in Law.

For those lucky enough not to live in, near, around or have to encounter the M25, it is the motorway that bypasses London. You can go all around it and pick your exit to bring you near to your destination without having to go through London.

Having returned somewhat damp from my holiday in the sunny (not) Pennines. (In the good old UK, for those without an adequate sound geographic education). I swiftly put on my writing hat and got stuck in.

As I sit here eating a few Pringles crisps and wondering if I have the energy to scratch my belly button and possible remove fluff from said orifice, I decided to have a look at the reader count on some of my stories.

Whilst being gratified and somewhat smug that I seem to be liked by one or two people, my razor sharp eyes locked onto something rather interesting.

It is time for the annual pilgrimage to see ones grandchild.

I know you say, she can’t be that old, she writes like an overactive teenager on steroids. (you do say that, don’t you?)

I was just listening to one of my favorite tracks by Billie Joel, We did'nt start the fire:

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"

My broadband is back and finally working OK, (Wooohoo!)No more having to speak Outer Mongolianese to sort out my internet woes.

Anyway, I was going to start a new chapter of Working Girl. To refresh my poor memory, I went back over the previous chapter and saw that I had made a lot of silly mistakes in formatting and spelling.

There I was last night huddling over a dim candle, blanket around my shoulders , shivering into my cocoa, trying to make sense of the latest chapter of Orphan.

In the end, I noticed the clock and decided that I would just have to send it out as it was.

Jezzi has said that she would like to continue The Challenge and I look forward to seeing her chapter.

Sue.

Just to let you all know that I will be on holiday for one week from Saturday; so I won't be doing any more Orphan until I get back. (Hooray I hear you shout).

When I was sitting on top of a mythical Tibetan mountain listening to my mythical mentor - One Flung Lo, I recalled something he mythically said to me.

'Lotus Blossom, never look for accolades for if you seek, you shall never find.'

I have noticed that there appears to be a bit of a drop off re reader hits for my stories.

I was wondering if it's because they are bad stories (sob; hits head against convenient brick wall) or if it's just a general trend as there is so much good stuff to read and people have not got the time to read everything.