The first birth was this blog a few months ago. In the intervening weeks, I have been laboring on a manuscript. A stalker suspense story. Hence the only evidence of blog activity has been the virtual chirping crickets on this page. Don’t tell me you haven’t heard them? 
But now it is official … I have keyed in my last jot and tittle before any further revisions … [ circa 12 B.A. (before agent), and circa 12 B.E. (before editor) ] Manuscript will remain in suspended animation until as yet unknown parties of the first and second part wander into my hemisphere and offer to take part in my dire journey.
So, without further words, I would like to take this moment in cyberspace to share a manuscript announcement:
‘DELETE’ aka ‘The Delete Key’ Birth Announcement
Date: 01.28.08
Time: 06:28:43 a.m.
Place: Wichita, KS
Size: 76,500 words
Details & Characteristics:
The last push for baby DELETE was 11,528 words over a duration of 16.5 hours of hard labor.
Dad is weary but otherwise elated & doing well. Baby was born perhaps a couple of weeks premature & a wee bit lighter than expected, but with the proper meds & attention, is expected to grow to full maturity.
As a new father, I am excited to learn and grow from this experience.
Shortly, I will give you a peek at the entity wriggling around under the swaddling clothes, as I post Chapter 1 to whet your appetite for the tyke.
This blog is a vehicle to test my voice in all manner of written’ess so I do welcome feedback.
A second premise will follow sister “DELETE” along quite soon. After all, the LORD did say to be fruitful and multiply.
The textual snapshot of baby “DELETE” is forthcoming as soon as I finish a celebratory chocolate bar.
graciously submitted,
father of “DELETE”
david w. fry
… frydwords …