Measuring by word count Volume 13 is already done. For those who may not know, my objective was/is to finish volumes 13 and 14 simultaneously and turn them in to my publisher on the same day, ‘cause I wasn’t sure my readers could tolerate another potential stretch of multiple years before finally drawing to a close the story arc that began with 5 books ago with Warriors of Cumorah. No, I can’t remotely compare my talents with Fitzgerald, who wrote The Great Gatsby, but in that movie, there, with what’s going on with that character, that does set off a few familiar echoes. Scott Fitzgerald, played by Guy Pearce-he makes a cameo in the movie. It’s about American author Thomas Wolff, and no, I am not a genius and I’m not even comparing myself to what the movie says about the writer Thomas Wolff. Everybody has “stuff.” Watch the movie Genius sometime with Jude Law and Colin Firth. Why are you even wasting time doing this silly podcast or making motion pictures or whatever else that gets you all distracted and discombobulated? Just a snapshot-if I could just give you a snapshot of my life-That’s really no excuse. So why don’t you finish it?! I’m trying to. Nobody is more aware than I am how the passage of time is not helpful to selling more books, earning a living, or breathing new life into a story universe. And finally finishing the series, well, to those who have moved on, it isn’t gonna make much difference. I’m quite certain that my failure to complete these volumes at a faster pace has caused many to stop caring. If nobody cared! Thank you, thank you, thank you, those who care. I often say, the only thing worse would be if nobody was asking. Just finish the doggone book, Brother H! Not a day goes by that I don’t receive an email or Facebook message asking for a release date. Sneak peeks are probably more irritating than anything else. It’s not going to satisfy Tennis Shoes fans, readers, and aficionados in any way.

Feel lucky, do you?” My son forces me to impersonate all the characters on Minecraft Storymode, but I’ll spare you those. Wondering if I fired five shots or six shots, you are. Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya? ‘O ‘course you do!” Or Yoda. So I got me a feelin’ yer gonna have to ask yerself a question. Ain’t that right, Spongebob? Truth is, I don’t really remember. You be down there wonderin’ if I fired five shots er six.

D-d-do-do-” But nobody knows who Jimmy Stewart is anymore.

So yer-yer-yer gonna have to ask yerself a question. Did I fire five shots er-er did I fire six shots? Well, I don’t really remember. I used to do a comedy bit where I cast Jimmy Stewart in the role of Dirty Harry. Is he really gonna do it? You gotta ask yerself a question. Last episode he promised to read Chapter 1 of Tennis Shoes Adventure Series, Volume 13: Thorns of Glory. And Merry Christmas! Unless yer listening to this show in March, which is certainly possible, in which case, Merry Christmas anyway! Greetings listeners! So glad that you’re here.

Chris heimerdinger