Things seem kinda stable bl 1 wise right now. So grateful for this. Getting this human rights thing off the ground is a fair bit of work. But it will be worth it.

Beginning to make the dreaded agent/publishing inquiries. I must say, if none of you have ever done this before, there is a pretty funny phenomenon that goes on with most literary agents in the US. Sorry if I offend anyone here, but, somewhere along the line, the literary agent industry conlcuded that what they do for a living is somewhere on the same spectrum of overall global significance and importance and Crucialness To The Galaxy's Very Survival, as being a homicide detective in LA or maybe the National Security Advisor or somethig. I mean, there is this whole attitude of such commanding officiousness that it actually causes me to laugh at loud occasionally--and I never laugh. You would think these people were running the trauma service in a busy US major city or something by their attitude and demeanor. Except most bigwig trauma surgeons aren't nearly as arrogant.

This attitude most overty manifests in a complete unwillingness pretty much ever to respond to the vast majority of communcations sent their way. I understand and appreciate they must get a lot of submissions, many, crap, but, I, myself, used to get maybe 200 emails a day at my career apex. Many, questions from doctors and nurses about patient care issues. Laser stuff. I answered ever single one of them, plus all the phone calls. Always and with a smile on my face. everyone had my cell number. If some doc in Madrid needed help, I was there. No problem. DIdn't get paid a penny for any of this. It just seemed like the right and ethical, human, thing to do.

Anyhoo, just a rant about people who think what they do is just so much more important and special than what everyone else does. Got news for you, literary agents, you do books for a living. Books. Love 'em, can't live without 'em. But they are, in fact, books. Might wasnt to undertake a little golabal importance reality check and trim back the excruciating pompousness a tad. Just a thought.

Everyone contributes. everyone is important. Everyone is special. Every worker--the people who feed us, those who care for our health, our heroic teachers, first responders, the students who are our future, teh people who cheefully clean all our stuff and our places of work and homes. Everyone is special. Noone is more imprtant than any other human. Noone. I completely and utterly reject that entire attitdue and position.

Okay, enough. Love and hugs to all!!!!