Since my last post, I've had a baby, my book has come out, and an unprecedented pandemic has shut down the country and the world

Life is good. Can't complain. As I write this, my twelve-day-old daughter, Leni, is sleeping on the couch next to me. She's secured in this little dock-a-tot dealy that stops her from rolling off, though apparently she might suffocate if her head gets wedged into the plush bumpers. For creatures that really like to push their tiny little faces into smal…