A Meditative Moment with the Frontispiece Image

I’m feeling cranky and burnt out today. Yet another day spent bailing water from a sinking boat (my ever evaporating day employment) where I’m creating a masterpiece that will be seen just one time, and an hour spent double-checking my children’s picture book for typos (yes, I found another bunch). I’m stunned that I can create so many errors in a story with only 150 words. So, I’m letting myself be cranky — cranky enough to let my characters get a little cranky, though I will remove their gratuitous speech bubbles when I come to my senses.