Monday, January 3, 2022 I’m Baaacck!

Hello, friends! I took a writing hiatus while our children were home for Christmas and a happy hiatus it was. Why doesn’t Hallmark make cards for that kind of event? Happy Hiatus! I’d buy one.

Thus begins a new writing year on this blog. As each new year comes along, I like to set writing goals, which is a weird thing that writers do. Last year I decided to do a different type of writing each day of the week, but this year I’m saying “bah, humbug” to that goal. I’m kicking it out and sending it to the dungeon where it will sit in damp obscurity collecting mold, and where its pitiful mewling cries will not be heard. I shall call it the “Bah Humbug Dungeon,” a place I may have need of in the future. Without knowing it I think I have used this dungeon in the past and its cells are full of old goals like “Lose Weight,” “Exercise Daily” and “Do Artwork Every Day.” Bah Humbug!!

So this year, my blog entries will be more free form. I’ll still take photos and write thoughtful or nonsensical commentary about them with the occasional poem breaking through. I’ll also put forth a short fiction piece now and then. I’m particularly interested in finishing my Tales of Fig Newton. I had fun with True Stories last year, so I’ll continue to crank some of those out, but this year I want to tell my own True Story, the best True Story I have, which is how I came to faith in Christ. I’ll tell it in serial form, hopefully leaving you on the edge of your seats with each entry. I may add book reviews and quotes. I’m open to suggestions on other content.

If you enjoy my blog, feel free to recommend it to someone else that you think would also enjoy my style of writing. Also, I absolutely LOVE getting feedback from you, so don’t hold back. Unless your feedback is negative and mean, in which case permission to hold back is freely given. But I can’t imagine any of you needing that kind of permission.

Happy New Year!

I’ll probably throw this blog post into the Bah Humbug Dungeon in the morning.