It’s… It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Almost three years.
A lot has happened, as things tend to do.
We all survived the COVID-19 pandemic, but we lost Jack’s grandmother earlier this year due to a crop of long-standing health issues. It was a devastating time for all of us, and the loss of Lilly echoes daily and deeply.
We soldier on as best we can.
Jack has started school. After a year of part-time pre-K at Joyful Learning Academy, Jack is now in kindergarten full-time at The Compass School. It’s a charter school that focuses a lot on outdoor learning and growth. Jack is really shining and advancing there in ways we couldn’t even imagine. We were fortunate his name came up in the lottery. We did not care for the local public school, so Compass has been an absolute godsend.
It’s also fun for me, as I get to help take care of the goats and ducks once a week.
In other news, I’ve self-published three books. More on those another day, but if you’re curious now, check out Life Among Psychopaths, The Freelance Creative, and The Creative Breakthrough. All are available on Amazon as physical books or as ebooks through the Kindle Unlimited program.
I’m keeping busy with plenty of work. In the book creation department, I’m working on books about Marilyn Monroe, Jules Verne, Werewolves in film, and some fiction projects. Wearing my publisher hat, I’m wrapping up our 12th collection of Tom Lockley cartoons. And in freelance writing, I’ve recently turned in another piece for Longmont Magazine and am about to tackle articles on commercial plastics, industrial machinery, drywall, and sports lighting.
In personal writing, I’m putting the finishing touches on a book about roleplaying games and adding pieces to a new poetry collection.
And there is, of course, this resurrected blog.
I’m still publishing pieces on Medium regularly, but my main focus is on the work that pays.
A major car repair bill is looming as of today, so as soon as I finish this, it’s back to the paying work.
Why restart a blog that’s sat fallow for so many years?
Because I need to write, and this seems as good a place as any.
Future entries may be slice-of-life stuff. Some may be work-related. Some might be reworked older Medium pieces I thought worthy of sharing here.
I may do a Dear Jackrabbit letter now and then.
Am I expecting a big readership?
Lord, no.
But I’m expecting this will do me good. If you feel like coming along for the ride, all the better.
I shall try to commit to once or twice a week.
Talk with you again soon.
Cheers!
