It’s already near the end of May. I’m not quite sure where the month went. Maybe that’s one thing that happens when you’re chasing money. I’m sure that’s not the primary thing that makes time go by so fast, but it’s something that I’ve been doing. And to be honest, those days sort of blur together into something that I don’t really remember. That’s been something that comes up pretty frequently, despite it not being something new at all. Not being able to remember things sucks. I remember a gentleman that I met who said that he wrote because he was afraid of developing Alzehimers in his old age. It made sense to me - reading things can evoke certain memories and emotions. But now, only just now breaking into my 30s, I feel that reasoning even more. And it’s not even specifically related to a memory loss condition. I’m just concerned about my supposedly normal, healthy brain function.

But it’s something that happens to everyone, I think. No one’s going to remember every last detail of every single day that they had. I guess my issue is that I don’t remember a lot of the details because they had to do with something that I’m not exactly fond of and doesn’t have anything really specific to it anyway. I guess it’s just another motivation to try harder to get into fields where my writing skills can be applicable. 

On another note, I helped some family friends move. There weren’t too many of us, so we ended up only moving major things and left behind a few things to deal with that they’ll be slowly moving during their transition. But it made me remember what it was like to work out hard. Like get muscle workout, not the stuff I do now to just be able to open a stuck jar of jelly. And it also made me realize that water is super important. It’s a really stupid thing to say because it’s so apparent, but I drank so much water that day and still felt like I didn’t drink enough. 

Helping them and seeing the new house got me really pumped, though, because it’s a new beginning for all of them. New area, new community, new things to adjust to. It’s sort of a pain because you have to actively think of where and how some things might work that you didn’t have to think about before, but I think that’s part of the fun. Placing things around the house to build a more efficient living and workspace is way awesome to me and I’m just stoked because I get to start something new that will hopefully allow me more energy to work toward something that I deeply care about.

There isn’t much update, now that I sit here and type this all out. But, I feel like I can safely say that the e-zine that I’ve been trying to assemble is still in the works. I’m still trying to figure out administrative processes like due dates, what emails to send out and when to send them, and how to format an ezine. But, it’s all still coming along and I’m so excited to share the contributing authors’ works. I was thinking that I would announce more about the whole thing early next month, so please keep an eye out on that. 

On a final note, I really want to explore why seeing people view and react to my posts both on here and Twitter is so awesome. I know there’s probably a scientific reason that explains why big thumbs up and eye numbers make my brain go brr, but I want to try and reason out what I get from seeing all of the reactions. That’ll be for next time.

For now, thanks for coming by. I know that I mentioned a flash fiction piece a week and I still want to adhere to that, but I’ll also be posting small tidbits for MEAT. Whether it be character creation sheets, setting details, or snippets of what I’ve written for the book itself, I want to start sharing the process for the book’s development. I hope you look forward to it!