It’s a blur, really — time seeming to expand and contract at the same time. Typical in many ways, especially this time of the year when people look back and then forward, wondering where the time went and what is to come in the new year.
Today is the darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere: Winter Solstice. In honor, I released the third annual Christmas/Holiday episode, featuring two somber tales people already seem to love…and a ridiculous thing in the middle that’s cracking people up.
A strange thing about this year: it seems as long as today’s darkness. I cannot look back at 2019 and say, “Man, where did the time go?” because it seemed like a right and proper year for me. Sure, it had its ups and downs as all years do, but it’s a year mostly full of great memories.
I don’t know what 2020 holds for me. The novel I shared a bit of, here, in the past seems to be getting a bit of interest. I’m working on the next book while also working on more stories for Not About Lumberjacks.
And maybe that’s why this year hasn’t seemed too long or too short: it’s been a productive year with plenty of time spent being still, even during its hurried days.
Thank you for listening to Not About Lumberjacks. I hope you and yours are safe and sound as the light of a new year begins to emerge…
– Christopher
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