Can I Read Chapter 1 of The Wrong Colosseum To You?

Chapter 1 The Wrong Colosseum

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This week I'm sharing what I've been working on: recording the audiobook version of The Wrong Colosseum!

I'm about a third of the way through recording the audiobook, and having a lot of fun telling the story in this way. It probably won't surprise you to know that I am finding that it's even more enjoyable telling you this story as if we're hanging out over a cocktail than telling the story through typing it out.

I'll have the audiobook published in the next couple of weeks, but for now I'd love to hear what you think of this first chapter!

I'm also hard at work on the second book, tentatively titled Irregular Operations in Omaha, (as promised at the end of The Wrong Colosseum). I'm pulling in threads from so many stories, including small but funny incidents featuring two flight attendants I met on a recent flight home from RDU (Raleigh, North Carolina). waves at Gemma and Rahel

This is legitimately the most fun I've ever had working, and I'm so grateful to you for reading this blog and my book(s)! Please tell the flight attendants on your next flight about it!

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