So, today is the first day of the pneumonia boogaloo where I did not immediately wake up, stumble into a hot shower and spend the next half-hour horking up my lung-beef into the shower drain. Gross, I know, but it’s true — GOTTA KEEP THAT LUNG-BEEF-A-MOVING. I feel mostly normal, too, which is nice. You don’t actually realize how sick you were until you’re feeling halfway better. And then you’re like, ohhhhh. Oh, shit.
Anyway.
I have returned from the thicket of sickness, though I’m still taking it easy as all reports indicate falling back into the pneumonia oubliette is not impossible.
I will of course be going to see STAR WARS on Thursday because apparently there’s a new movie.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
Otherwise, though, this blog will be a little quiet between now and the New Year. I may pop in here and there and decorate your screen with my blither-blather, but mostly quiet. I got me a pack of deadlines nipping at my heels and illness plus holiday did me minimal good in getting work done.
SO, ONWARD, MIGHTY PENMONKEYS.
See you on the other side.
P.S. Nerdist said that Zer0es was one of their favoritest books of 2015.
P.P.S. Zer0es is still on sale at Amazon for $1.99 for the Kindle version. IF YOU BUY ENOUGH COPIES I MAY NOT DIE I’m totally sure that’s how this works.
P.P.S.S. Locus ran an interview with me — in which I talk about ALL KINDS OF STUFF — and that interview is now online so you can go clicky-clicky and read it.
Laurel Avery says:
Glad to hear you’re back from The Dark Side. Now go have a nice holiday and all that stuff!
December 15, 2015 — 8:26 AM
Bella Higgin says:
Glad to hear you’re feeling better 🙂
December 15, 2015 — 8:28 AM
Carolina Mac says:
Feel better, Chuck. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
December 15, 2015 — 8:31 AM
Philster999 says:
Glad to hear you’re on the mend. Take care and enjoy Star Wars. I’m heading over to Amazon right now to pick up Zer0es to try to keep you on this side of the grass!
December 15, 2015 — 8:34 AM
Amy Strnad says:
Glad to hear you’re on the mend! You’ve probably already been told a thousand times, and it sounds hokey, I know, but make sure you drink lots of fluids. I know from both personal and professional experience – mostly professional, thank God – that staying super hydrated thins out your secretions and makes clearing out your lung-beef easier. And right now you need to win that hock-a-loogie game!
Health and happiness to you and yours this holiday season.
December 15, 2015 — 9:00 AM
Lisa says:
I’m glad you’re back and feeling much better. Happy Holidays! Feliz Navidad y un prospero 2016!
December 15, 2015 — 9:12 AM
Katie Pierson says:
Glad you’re feeling better, Chuck! Happy holidays.
December 15, 2015 — 9:13 AM
C. B. Matson says:
Don’t die. Zer0es is good.
December 15, 2015 — 9:24 AM
kirizar says:
Be well, oh mucous-laden one. Read your Locus interview, by the way. You sounded totally coherent and lacking in rude references. How did you manage that, I wonder!?
December 15, 2015 — 9:34 AM
Terri Jones says:
Good luck with the deadlines/holiday collision I mean fun!
In that Locus article, they have put Hellsblood Bride as part of the Miriam Black series, and The Blue Blazes as a standalone. And Bait Dog doesn’t exist, according to amazon.com, so I assume it didn’t come out in 2015 and I somehow missed that.
I was happy to learn how young you are. 🙂 Thank you for not dying. I look forward to a lot more of your words!
December 15, 2015 — 9:37 AM
terribleminds says:
Haha, BAIT DOG is actually now part of ATLANTA BURNS — but noted, thanks!
December 15, 2015 — 9:42 AM
Georgia Erwin says:
feel better!
December 15, 2015 — 9:52 AM
Lynn C-H (Goth Kitty Lady) says:
Bought Zeroes for my wife for Christmas. Don’t die.
Glad you’re starting to feel better!
December 15, 2015 — 10:19 AM
adrennan says:
My last bout of pneumonia happened at thirteen thousand feet in the mountains in Bhutan. We had to evacuate on foot back to town.
Pneumonia sucks. Take it easy, keep warm, and get better.
December 15, 2015 — 10:56 AM
fakedtales says:
Try not to die, Wendig!
I recently heard about the existence of the Ditch Diggers podcast, listened to the latest one and saw your’s and Kameron’s drunken two-parter so I’ve been getting my fix that way. It was a blast to listen to, so thanks for that.
December 15, 2015 — 10:57 AM
Pat says:
Glad you’re feeling better, Sensei. Best wishes to you and yours for great holiday happiness!
December 15, 2015 — 12:42 PM
inkgrrl says:
YAY on all counts! Go forth and drink lots of nog. It’s medicinal and stuff.
December 15, 2015 — 12:46 PM
Patti Hermes says:
Clicky-clicky, a book and an interview. You go on and get better and do Star Wars stuff, I got plenty to read for now.
December 15, 2015 — 1:20 PM
Meagan Wilson says:
There. I bought Zer0es. Now you must live!
December 15, 2015 — 2:05 PM
mariceljimenez says:
Glad you’re not dead Chuck! There’s a new Star Wars movie? Really? 😉
December 15, 2015 — 2:55 PM
Delfina Hallett says:
Glad you’ve bucked up little camper. May your lungs be free of all foreign objects, your stocking stuffed with all sorts o’ goodies, and you and yours have a healthy, happy, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
December 15, 2015 — 3:44 PM
tracikenworth says:
Hope you feel better, Chuck!! HUGS!!
December 15, 2015 — 8:21 PM
Dana Ishiyama says:
Do I catch pneumonia if I eat up everything you read? Should I disinfect me with alcohol?
December 15, 2015 — 11:24 PM
terribleminds says:
WEAR A HAZMAT SUIT
December 16, 2015 — 8:10 AM
Lazelle says:
Happy that you’re feeling better! Hoping for a miracle recovery over night 🙂 being sick just sucks!
December 15, 2015 — 11:56 PM
Katherine Hetzel says:
Glad to hear you’re feeling better. Keep taking it easy, enjoy Christmas and have a Happy New Year! x
December 16, 2015 — 3:20 AM
Wendy Christopher says:
Glad to pieces that you’re on the mend. Can you take chicken soup to a movie theatre? Of COURSE you can, it’s Star Wars and you are Chuck Wendig, so it should practically be included in the freebie goodie bag!
December 17, 2015 — 7:16 AM