For those who want to know, it looks something like this:
See more photos of the insides of my brains at Wired.com.
Also, isn’t it about time for an FJB update? Well, Geoff is 93.4% of the way toward the end of Draft III. His current schedule puts the finish line at May 18th, exactly one month from today. Wow. That sounds really close. He’s writing about 1250 words per day these days, down from the heady Roman autumn when we was writing 2500-3000 words per day. After the third draft is finished, some edits will be required, and by some edits, Geoff means months worth of edits. But he really truly hopes that the book will be in readable form before July 1st. Beta readers, get ready!
How about a quote:
“An AR tag told him this used to be the monkey house, which might have been why its current inhabitant, also arboreal, chose to live here. ‘Aren’t you taking ‘suspended with pay’ a little seriously?’ Victor said.”
- Frozen Jellyfish Blues, Geoffrey W. Cole





Based on how unique your short stories are, I can’t wait to read the book!
Good luck with the final lap. It’s been quite the marathon.
Pascal