There’s a coolness in the air most mornings now, and routines are starting back up.  Nights are growing shorter.  The days of barbecuing dinner and eating outside will soon end.  I don’t mind. September always feels like a fresh start. I’m sure it’s the memory of heading back to school with new supplies, new clothes, and another teacher to suss out.    I spent all summer writing my next YA, and that won’t change with the flip of the calendar,   but other things will.  I’ll be cleaning and oiling the bike, and putting it away for the rainy season. I’ll be harvesting basil for pesto cubes, and drying tomatoes and tucking them away for winter. I’ll be cleaning and putting the garden to bed until the New Year. I’ll be inside reading a lot more too.  And that’s always a good thing.  Here’s what I’m reading right now:

At the Gym: The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines by Shohreh Aghdashloo

On the Kindle: Finding Isadora by Susan Fox

In the Office: Wired for Story by Lisa Cron  & The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi