Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

As you can see from the counter on the side-bar, I've hit the 80K mark on  Painted Over,  and from the outside it might look like I'm done. In fact, though I reached the end, thanks to some big changes that happened in the middle (major deviations from my plan!), I have to go back and change some things to make the ending work. I want to do some of that now, while it's fresh in my mind, so I'll be working on it the next couple of days, re-writing some parts and leaving lots of notes to myself in others.  This draft has been a bear, and I feel a  like I've been wrestling a bear! I can't lie: I'll be glad to put it aside until sometime next year. In the meantime, I have short stories that have been waiting patiently for attention, and can start after the holidays with the edits on Seffi Wardwell #4,  Logged Off  (or maybe  Logged Off at the Library,  but I'm leaning to the short and crisp for my titles just now. Feel free to offer opinions). Just on...

I'm making myself a little crazy trying to finish drafting  Painted Over , but finally made myself take time to put together a blog post for the weekend.  For those who want to read   about my 2-week  campervan tour of Iceland's Ring Road in September 2025  in order, here are the links to post #1     post #2     post #3     post #4     post # 5   post #6   and post #7 . Day 10 (Sept. 20): Skaftafell and other scenic highlights  I had the pleasure of waking up in possibly my most scenic campsite of the trip, and seeing that the weather was good. Breezy, yes, but sunny and clear. I was up at first light, and ready to roll by 7:45. Sunrise over the campervans. A couple of Icelandic sheep in the overgrown parts of the campground were up to watch me go. The trail climbed steadily, but at an easy grade, so that I was soon up above the glacial lagoon and getting impressive views. Skaftafellsjökull glacier...

For those who want to read it in order, here are the links to post #1     post #2     post #3     post #4     post # 5 and post #6   of the 2-week  campervan tour of Iceland's Ring Road in September 2025. I'm working my way as fast as I can through editing the photos, but got behind being away from home for a week over Thanksgiving! The last post left off partway through...  Day 8 (Sept. 18): After leaving  Seythisfjorthur, I spent the rest of the day driving through East Iceland, pulling off the road wherever the spirit moved me to take a short walk or just a photo or two. I drove through some of the villages, even walked around one or two briefly, but didn't stay long anywhere. East Iceland fjords Possibly fish farming?    The wind was fierce along here, reducing my desire to get out of the van. In fact, though the wind blew pretty much the whole time I was in Iceland, it was particularly strong from here out. Strei...