Thank you, Defiance. I actually tried that once with my therapist. She rolled her eyes then said, "And moving on." lol. Thankfully she knew I was writing Running With The Pack at the time. I'm happy with splitting my time between my day job and being a reserve firefighter.
I'm glad Carlos mentioned this to you. It's nice to have you along for the adventure. Even with the fires, those areas were beautiful. Well, at least the places that didn't completely burn. When I told Carlos I was going to be out of contact for a while, we were editing The Alpha at the time, I joked I'd try to make sure the Liston Winery didn't burn down. Then I did get sent to Hunter Valley. It's become a running joke that places he's written about I've fought fires at.