A Quick Update
And What’s Coming Next
If you have been following along, you may have noticed that I missed the last couple of posts in the last two weeks. I wanted to share a quick update — and what you can expect going forward.
My goal has always been to post something every Friday. Recently, though, life shifted. I took on a new job as marketing and communication director at the clinic where I already work, in addition to my regular role. Transitioning into the new position took extra time, then I got sick, and of course, Thanksgiving rolled in right on top of everything. So here we are.
What to Expect Moving Forward
As I settle into my new responsibilities, I still hope to post once a week. On paper, in the practically perfect and magical world of planners and schedules, it looks possible. I love that world. It’s my favorite world. But real life may not always match it.
It is not that I will not be/have not been writing. I am not capable of not writing. I love this blog, but it is a favorite niece, while novel writing is my firstborn child. So if something writing-related has to give during a busy season, it will probably be the blog.
Novel Progress and a Publication Win
Since we are talking updates — I finished three drafts of my novel last winter and spring, took a six-month break, and am now happily swimming through the fourth draft. It is going well, and I hope to share more soon.
Another bit of good news. I recently had an article accepted for publication in Salvo magazine. It will appear in the upcoming winter issue, and I will share it when it is out.
What Is Coming Up on the Blog
Next week, I plan to break down the first four episodes of Stranger Things season five. I want to dig into whether the creators kept their strong storytelling streak or finally lost it this time around. I will also talk about how to think about the season if you have kids watching with you and how to talk about it with them.
After that, I plan to share the final article in my series on identity (started last spring!) called Who Are You? Alice in Wonderland and the Journey of the Soul in Classic Fairytales. While I am not a fan of our modern approach to identity searching, that doesn’t mean there is no search for identity at all. Classic fairytales explore this theme with a kind of wisdom we could use today.
A few other ideas in the pipeline include:
Why You Do Not Like Fairytales and How to Fix Your Problem
The Cynicism of Elizabeth Bennet and Why Cynicism Pretends to Be Wise but Always Points to a Deeper Gullibility
Tips for Deepening Your Reading Life in 2026.
Thanks for Sticking With Me
That is all for now, but I hope you will stick around. There is a lot more coming.
We have seasons in life, but sure glad to hear your plans, looking forward to them.
My daughter and I just finished our first Jane Austen book “Emma.” I was telling my daughter it’s like fine wine that has to be taken in sips. It was kind of a shock to her because she is so use to LM Montgomery’s Anne Shirley series, on its use of the sacramental nature to embellish the dialogues of her characters
Austen is masterful in exposing character flaws through dialogue, with lots of humor. I laughed so loud when Mr. Knightley says that Frank writes tiny like a women. My daughter hasn’t yet developed a taste for satire yet. Thank you