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A quick check-in

David Gane
David Gane

Sorry for missing the past few days. I caught COVID, which was my first time! I also possibly got strep throat since I couldn't speak or eat for three days. The medical clinic didn't want me to bring my infections down to the office, so they prescribed antibiotics over the phone, and since then, things have settled down.

I'm still not 100%. I'm still in isolation, my sleep schedule is out of whack, and I haven't eaten a normal meal since Wednesday. This post is the first time I've sat at the keyboard to type anything since it started.

So hopefully, things will get back to normal, but until then, I hope you're all well.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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