I did not expect this fun customized little darling.

Staying in a cabin at the glampsite on Governor's Island. As the 17yo says, it's like sleeping in an Ikea display.

Canvased today out on Long Island for Laura Gillen, and the bus got a pep talk from Kathy Hochul before we left the city. Was it a neat surprise? Sure. Did I want to lambast her over congestion pricing? Oh, man, yeah.

Quick overnight to the TWA hotel at JFK because it fell into our laps. Embarrassing conversation in the elevator this morning when people assumed we were fellow travelers and asked what exciting destination we were off to. "Uh, we live 20 miles west of here."

Hello! Smothering my intense discomfort to drop in my cozy mystery, set in England 1816. Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie.