This is my first posting in this journal since May 8, 2004. On Sunday, May 9, I was involved in a terrible car accident at an intersection in Scripps Ranch, a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of San Diego. In the accident, I broke both legs and my right arm.

I spent May, June and July in the hospital. In late September, my casts were removed and I am slowly getting back to normal. The thoughts, prayers and visits of many kind people and the love of my family have helped me heal.

I will start posting much more often now, as I look forward to resuming my writing career. Many things have been left unfinished; I really want to get back to my life.

You can never know what the future may hold. It's a cliché, but no less true for that.