I am pleased to announce (this seems to be a big new phrase of mine these days) that drafts of American Dream On are in the (electronic) mail. Check your inboxes.

But seriously, please do. Because your e-mail program may not accept 2 MB PDF’s and you may have assumed you were getting a copy but didn’t tell me that you wanted one. Unlike when I sent out Loosely Based in its second-draft state, I am actually sending it only to people who expressed overt interest instead of just doing a cattle call. But I’m happy to share with friends, so drop a line my way if you’re interested.

It may be a few hours before I get you the copy, though, since I have to sleep. I wasn’t quite intending to stay up till 9:30 in the morning when suffering from sinusitis, but I couldn’t exactly stop halfway once I had it in mind that tonight was the night.

I really have nothing to add beyond expressing gratitude at the life that’s allowed me to focus on this, finally, relief at getting through the insanely extensive editing process, and weariness from continuing to be sick for every day this year so far. And, of course, incredible anticipation at what other people think of the plot I’ve been keeping under wraps for most of the last decade.

I’ll be excited soon.