We got our editor’s comments back and we need a new beginning.  Major revision of the first act.  Mostly my stuff (ARGH) but three new scenes up front.
I think it’s nice that we’re posting all the revisions.  You can see how we pounded our heads on our keyboards AS IT HAPPENS.

Here it is in all its glory, as a reward to you loyal men and women who’ve watched us struggle through the birthing process.
Shar Summer opened the heavy doors to the storeroom of the Summerville College history department, pulled her reluctant black and gray long-haired dachshund into the dim interior with her, and stopped when [...]

Some of you may notice that the man who used to be Jamie is now Noah. It started out as just a need to limit the names with the -ee sound at the end - we had quite a lot - and turned into a new layer of depth on the character. But it’s still [...]

Here, you’ll notice how the dog that once was Beastie became Bowser. Another casualty of the -ee sounding names. Still, the heart of the dog is the same. He didn’t much care what we called him, long as he got fed.
Abby took another gulp of temple tonic as she maneuvered her aging station wagon down [...]

Well, the truck draft is done. If we get hit by a truck, SMP can publish it without rewrites.
But now our editor Jen gets to weigh in, and she is a genius.
We’ll post chapters here in the next week so you can see how it’s changed.
But we’re done. Very tired, but done.