I have been super busy at work for the last 5-6 months, and have hardly been reading, let alone writing. However, I saw a call for “fun” stories on Bluesky recently, and I am dusting off a short story to submit in about 10 days. My first submission in almost two years.
I have been writing, slowly but surely, documenting my childhood and memories of my brother. He passed last July after a long battle with neuroendocrine cancer, and it really took the wind out of my sails. However, I am nearing the end of my essay collection (I like to think of it as Thurber-esque) and I have enjoyed writing in this different area of fact rather than fiction. My style for the writing is pretty stream-of-consciousness, but I do manage to tie the beginning of each story to the primary content about my growing up, even though it is not always easy to see at first.
I’ve also started running again, and am trying to stay on the bike once or twice a week. I feel like I’m getting my life back after a long period of caregiving and grief. I hope that you will see more publications from me soon, and my main goal for the summer is to finish edits of the novel and get it out on sub!!!
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