Well,
it’s been a while since I blogged here on HEAT, and I am sooo glad to be
back. I have missed you guys so much!
For those of you who don't know, I stepped away from the writing for a few years to take care
of my deaf mother who was struggling with dementia during the pandemic. It was
a really tough time, and mom did pass in October of 2021. But I have it on good
authority that she’s now having an absolute ball bossing my brother around, organizing skits
and plays in Heaven, and beating all her old buddies at Texas Hold ‘Em.
As
that chapter of our lives closes, it is now time for mom and I both to move
forward and kick up some dirt in the next phase of our existence. So, that
said, I’m back on my feet and back in the writing saddle—stronger, healthier,
and ready to rock and roll…or country swing, as the case may be.
Which
means I have a new book coming out. This one is a bit of a departure from my
normal romantic comedies, in that it is a nonfiction book about my time with
Mom...a love story of a different type, if you will. It’s written in the same snarky tone as my fiction novels, while dealing
with the weightier subject matter of caring for a dramatic deaf woman with
dementia…and trust me, she was a drama queen!
Between the heavy subject matter
and my smart-ass way of retaining my sanity in the midst of a whirlpool of chaos,
it becomes a bit of a roller-coaster ride that I hope you will share with me
when it comes out in October. I will be announcing the release date and a
pre-order sometime in the next week…watch for it here and on my Facebook page!
I
also want to give you just a little peek at something that’s new at my home
since we last chatted. There is a new cat in my house—Oliver. (Although he
thinks his name is…“Dammit, Oliver!”)
He’s
an orange tabby who swings from sweet-and-cuddly-cherub to
demon-child-spawn-from-hell…hence, the appended name. My grandson and I were
standing in the driveway chatting one day when this little orange fur-ball
(about six weeks old) came running out of nowhere, screaming at the top of his lungs with
his tail stuck straight up in the air as he ran back and forth between us—as if
we couldn’t see or hear him and he was beating through a block wall from
another dimension to get our attention.
I snatched him up on one of his hysterical passes by me and he immediately went
into frantic air-biscuit-making mode as he continued to scream for help. Our hearts were immediately hooked, and
it took about fifteen seconds for us to realize he was now a part of the
family.
Had
I known at the time that this brazen, loud, pushy little guy would grow into such
an energetic, tenacious devil-cat, I might have thought twice.
Oh,
who am I kidding? He was freaking adorable and tiny and brave as hell—and
hungry. A guy that determined to survive deserves a home with three hots and a cot. There was no turning him away.
But
now he’s grown into Dammit, Oliver! And as I write this blog, I’m sitting
cross-legged in my big old recliner with my computer in my lap. Dammit, Oliver!
has also wedged himself into my lap, beneath my computer, and is working hard
to snag my wrists by reaching through and swiping at me from under the front of
my computer as his tail jerks and waves over the top of the computer from the
back.
Seriously?
Talk
about a writer’s block!
Well,
folks, that’s a bit of an update from the Kayce Lassiter camp. I’m tickled as
hell to be back. Looking forward to hanging with ya’all again and sharing our
books and our journeys as we pull on our big girl boots with the pointy toes
and kick down the doors to new chapters in our lives. Be sure to sign up for my new mailing list below,
and climb on board in the shotgun seat!
Hugs to everyone and wishes for a Fabulous Friday. Hmmm…that has a nice
ring to it. 😊 (I’ll have
to see what I can do with that.)
So…that’s
my story, catty and crazy, and I’m stickin’ to it. Hang on tight now ‘cuz we’re gonna go real,
real fast!
Love ya,
Kayce
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