Agency & Astronomy - Susie’s 2 New Gigs

What Could Go Wrong? Ad Astra Per Aspera . . .

I’m proud to announce, this morning, a couple of new vocations.

I’m opening my literary agency services.

I know, many of you are saying, “Well, Susie, it’s about time!” —More on that in a minute.

Also, I’m going to the moon.

Yes, I’m a newly trained member of the Fremont Peak Observatory Association— and I’ve learned how to operate the giant Challenger telescope!

The Moon from Fremont Peak lens, and looking into the Challeger mirror during my inaugural training.

“As darkness falls and the stars emerge, we gaze in wonder at the night sky’s splendors through the eyepiece of the 30-inch diameter Challenger Telescope, plus a variety of sophisticated amateur telescopes.”

See, I’m already learning the rap.

This mountain spot— which even as a native Californian, I didn’t know about for years— is bursting this month in spring lupin and poppies. It’s part of the Gabilán range, about 3,000 feet altitude.

What moves me as much as the stars, is the sanctuary of a true dark night sky. We don’t allow regular lights up at the observatory, just discreet red lights to guide you, as one might use in a …