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Having a staph infection fucking sucks.  There is no elegant way to put it.  Especially when you are 34 and it is caught relatively late in the game.  The only way to treat it is with a myriad of antibiotics and the prospect of surgery.  Thanks to said antibiotics I have been chained to the porcelain goddess for close to 24 hours now...and that's about as graphic as it gets.

Still...life could be much worse and I'm grateful for my health overall.  A relatively young man named Daniel Fleetwood does not know if he will make it until December.  Among the prospects of not being able to wake-up again within the next 30 days, Daniel is a HUGE Star Wars fan and is not sure he will be around for the almighty Episode VII The Force Awakens.  A huge push has gone on over the last couple days and I encourage anyone reading this to stop and share his story.  You can find it here.

It is a true testament to the staying power of not only Star Wars, but modern-day storytelling and mythology, when so many people get behind a person like Daniel.  Many of us, for our own selfish reasons, can't imagine not seeing The Force Awakens this December.  We take for granted our good health and the prospect of a future beyond 2015.  Daniel has fought a long, hard battle against a disease that is unfortunately winning.  He has not given up and puts one-step forward each day toward small victories.  We should all take a page from Daniel and realize how lucky we are to win our own small victories everyday.  I'm very inspired by him.

Book 4 is well on it's way to completion.  The short story anthology I mentioned last month is most likely not going to happen by late December.  It was a nice thought.  Look for it early 2016.

Though sales of my book are slim at best, I will be donating all of this November and December's sales to Daniel Fleetwood's GoFundMe page.  I encourage anyone reading to make a straightforward donation to his page before buying any of my books, as that $$ amount is a much more direct and economical way to get his family the funds they need.  If you do that and buy a book, the $2.99 you pay for my book will also go to Daniel and his family.  So, make a donation to Daniel your first priority, but if you want to put a cherry on top, buy a book from me and I will make a donation for the retail price amount you pay.

Thanks for reading!