It’s been a while! A lot has happened – my relationship with writing is fraught with spells where it feels like writing anything is just going to take too damn long… so I don’t do it, then I look up and years have elapsed. As I read the work of others day-to-day, I know that I should be creating more than I consume – there’s a void that only I can fill, and I am acutely aware of emptiness… Anyway, I am committed to taking up the pen, no matter how briefly, every day, and filling that void. I have a novel and multiple short stories to finish. I have a backlog of short stories that I need to get serious about submitting for publication (or self-publishing). I am toying with the idea of just publishing some of them here, piece by piece, to gage whether anybody is interested enough to follow and read.

My position at the company I’ve been with for 24+ years was eliminated in June, and that kicked off a period of radical “what the hell am I doing with my life” introspection. Why do I do so many things that I don’t love, while neglecting the things that I do? No job excuse anymore. In the sudden absence of an employer breathing down my neck, I temporarily have time and space to do whatever I want, and I want to write. I always want to write. I just rarely do it lately :). That changes today. Back on the horse. There will be fits and starts, but things will normalize.

Here we go!