Near-Death Experience

Several years ago I had a near-death experience (NDE) during an automobile accident.  It was a snowy night in Maine and I was tired and anxious to get to my destination.  As I started pass a large snowplow, my car hit a patch of black ice under a thin coating of newly-fallen snow.  The car went into a spin and was heading into the blade of the plow.  I was terrified and sure I was going to die when a voice from over my right shoulder said, as clear and distinct as any I've heard, "Let go of the steering wheel."  It's the first time that I can recall that I've acted with no doubts or hesitations.  I let go of the wheel and was drawn up into a "white" light into a place that's more real and beautiful than anything I've ever known.   Have any of you had similar experiences that you'd like to share?

-81 degrees F at South Pole

It is currently -81 degrees F at the Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole; pretty cold even by Antarctica standards.  Most of the 200 people who work there during the "summer" have left and and only a few dozen winter-over people remain.  Autumn (and winter) are setting in and the sun is low on the horizon.  After the solstice next week the sun will not rise again at the South Pole for another six months.  And we think we have it tough!

Old Antarctica Explorers

I just got accepted at for membership in the Old Antarctica Explorers Association since my trip to Antarctica was a working trip to research my novel!  I'll be attending my first meeting this month and bringing my book with me.  The photo with this posting was taken late at night when the sun hovers just below the horizon during the Antarctic summer