It's been a busy month. With Christmas ahead, it'll only get busier! I had some family matters to attend to, but I still got a lot of writing in. Thankfully, the manuscript for USV#4: Odin's Hall is now finished. It'll head to the editors shortly, leaving me free to work on USV#5: Markland Aflame . USV#5: Markland Aflame is at the halfway point. I wrote the end chapters about a year ago. One of them has already been posted on my Patreon for paid subscribers, "The Call of

12 November 2025 I'm back in Perth for a couple of different family things. The heat is starting to press on the city, but not in a big way yet. The change is enough that it's clear that any chance of a slip back into wintry weather has gone. I was never a big fan of Perth's summer. Hopefully, I'll be flying back to Sydney late next week. While family stuff was the reason for the trip, and has been hectic, work has also been crazy after a few days off. All that has impacted