While shopping at Aldi today, I met a young woman with purple hair. Now, I’ve dyed my hair a dark blue and have kept it up since late May, so when I complimented her choice of color, she responded in kind.<\/p>\n
I also noticed a tattoo on her right forearm and asked what it was. She held up her arm for me to see.<\/p>\n
It was a tattoo of the moon, lined up in its phases.<\/p>\n
“Wow! You recognized it! Most people think it’s pizza or something.”<\/p>\n
I chuckled. “I know it because of a story I’ve been writing. It’s about a djinn who gets more powerful as the moon waxes and wanes.”<\/p>\n
I explained more about my work-in-progress, The Moon Djinn<\/em>.<\/p>\n “That sounds like a good read! Take this as a sign to keep working on it.”<\/p>\n I agreed. We wished each other a good day and parted.<\/p>\n So… I guess I should work on that novel. I haven’t forgotten my edits on Serendipity,<\/em> I just haven’t had the energy to do them. Maybe my decision to go back to the gym will enable me to put butt in seat and fingers on my keyboard.<\/p>\n Thanks, purple-haired woman!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While shopping at Aldi today, I met a young woman with purple hair. Now, I’ve dyed my hair a dark blue and have kept it up since late May, so when I complimented her choice of color, she responded in kind. I also noticed a tattoo on her right forearm and asked what it was. She held up her arm for me to see. It was a tattoo of the moon, lined up in its phases. “Wow! You recognized it!…<\/p>\n