My blog has been live for a year as of June 16th. It’s exciting. I reached 45 posts before then, and I have proved to myself that I can do this writing, publishing thing.

In the past I have had a hard time keeping up with social media and posting consistently. I’m not sure exactly why, except that I’m a burst worker. I like to do a lot of work at once and make a lot of progress, but if the project isn’t finished, then I often put it on the back burner. Suffice it to say, I have a massive collection of shelved projects, as I assume most artists do.

This has been really healthy for me as a way to pace myself. The scheduling features of the website has also really helped. So to celebrate: here are some things that I’ve been able to complete over the past year.

A series of my inspirations.
This includes posts about my favorite authors: Martha Wells, Andy Weir, and Tobias Wolff.
It also includes posts about some of the books and art that have inspired recent projects: Gideon the Ninth, Name of the Wind, and Dixit.

Two short story collections.
Last fall I published Flashes of the Hypersonic Express about a series of whimsical/random encounters aboard public transport. It was a rework of a series I published in undergrad that needed serious retouching. I’m happy with the way this version turned out, especially since many of the stories are based on my own real-life encounters.
This spring I published When Hope Burned White, whose stories are inspired by art and tied together by the themes of isolation, grief, and an appreciation for the little things in life.
I also completed NanoWrimo and published a stand-alone Halloween short.

Hobbies and Life.
It’s not like I live an especially exciting life, but I also occassionally like to talk about myself and my hobbies when I’m not writing or teaching. I am guessing that when I start having kids in the next year+, I’ll post about fatherhood too. But we’re not quite there yet.
In the meantime, I enjoy roleplaying games, Hot Toddies, and reflecting on life. And I transplanted myself into a new state, which is frankly an accomplishment in of itself.

Thanks for accompanying me on this journey and the many more to come. What do you want to hear more about?