Did some kitchen cleanup before it got too hot to work in there. Made a jug of peppermint green tea with a squeezing of lime and ginger, put it in the fridge to chill. Served myself a first glass of it with which to take the morning's meds. I'll have the rest throughout what promises to be a scorcher of a day, as hydration and caffeine boost. I have a bowl of raw oats beside me, in oat milk w vanilla (begone, high blood pressure!). I have the manuscript of T'aint open and have done a bit of writing. Aiming to get through chapter 4 by end of day today, though experience tells me that goal is about 20 times too high. In a few minutes I'm going to strip the remains of the meat from yesterday's twice-cooked chicken in spicy peanut sauce, and stir-fry it with greens. In addition to writing, I also have to prep this week's classes for the creative non-fiction course I'm teaching at OCAD U. this summer, critique a manuscript for one of my private mentorships, and run a couple of errands that I've put off for too long already. Profuse thanks to the people who helped get my bicycle to me and helped me mend it. I have wheels again for the first time since 2008!

Now, to help my heroines escape a bad guy.