We have also moved from Iowa to Belleville, Illinois (my wife's hometown) and are still unpacking (and looking for work).
I was in the hospital for a week battling infectious colitis. I would not recommend that experience to anyone and it only further proved to me why I hate hospitals. Nurses are mean.
I managed to sell a short story to Kzine magazine, it's called "Connections". The issue will be coming out in May 2014.
I found a local creative arts magazine in Belleville and I'm thinking about submitting a story to them just to test out the creative waters in the area and get my name out there. It's called Str8 Up which is maybe a little too hip for me but I was pleased by the articles within and thought they sounded like a good group to get to know. Oh, and I'm also considering taking up stand-up comedy again...I haven't done that in years but there's a few open mic nights in the area. I figured what's the worse that can happen?
Anyway, I'll leave this post with a picture of our baby boy...I love how he's holding his hands in this one.
