My main activity since then has been taking care of our four-year-old grandson during the workweek. I arrived in San Diego, had a full day of conference activity, and then the remainder of the conference was canceled. My last writer activity before self-quarantining was the ill-fated Left Coast Crime Conference in March. Like so many people, I have been hunkered down at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. Read on for how to get it for free!… Author/blogger Mike Befeler with his family - and Mickey! Writing a Short Story during the Coronavirus Pandemic by Mike Befeler His brand-new uplifting and humorous short story about the Coronavirus pandemic is free to all who act quickly. A proud grandfather, he’s using this quarantine to apply his imagination to a younger crowd. To lighten everyone’s hearts, enter novelist/mystery writer/blogger Mike Befeler! He’s been our guest at Happiness Between Tails before - when he presented his engaging geezer-lit mysteries here and his delightful paranormal geezer-lit mysteries here. ( Here and here and here and here and here and here and here are a few of my posts that I hope will help you cope with the current crisis.)

Now more than ever, it’s become a challenge for many to attend to the emotional as well as financial needs of their flock.

Kid-lover and child-free-by-choice as I am, these days, my heart goes out to my friends with families. I can’t remember the last time I had a conversation with someone outside of my home that wasn’t 80% about COVID19… How about you? No - before you answer that - more importantly, my arty friends, how do you keep your creative juices flowing lately?

The Back Wing by Mike Befeler