Tornado Effin Season Again. Spring is supposed to be warm and sunny. It’s supposed to smell good with the blooming flowers and make you all happy and crap.
Not in Oklahoma.
Yeah, I’m right in the middle of that thing on the map. We’ve had sirens and close family time in the closet. I’m writing during a slight breather and then will probably go back into the closet.
I remember a story from a local writer about getting through the May 3rd Tornado in 1999. She had just sold a book in a fantastic six figure deal and when the newscasters told people to take cover, she duct-taped the disk holding the backup of her book to her chest and got into the bathtub in the middle of her house. She did end up losing her home, but she made it. So did her manuscript.
Know what I did? I uploaded my writing files into a private email group on Yahoo. They recently increased the file storage amount to 100 mgs and I set one up specifically for this.
Now, if I can just figure out how to upload all my family pictures and then my family… <g>