It's Thursday, again, already. Please join me in a weekly pause to express appreciation for people, places, things and more.

On this Thankful Thursday-Friday, I am thankful for:

- the magic (okay, chemistry) of spray tans

- the relief of tears

- the unexpected companionship of you.

And by you, I mean, readers and writers and people near and far, that I have met and not met, that I have known and not known. Some days it strikes me the beauty of how this big and sometimes anonymous world can mysteriously opens its arms and let me in. Thank you, dear reader, for your attention, your literary love.

To show my appreciation, please let me give you a book. Win a copy of my new book, Thin Skin. The drawing is just days away and I want you (yes, you!) to win. Go here.