This year’s September Silence was quite productive. I wrapped up stories for October and November…and have several of the shorter tales I tell in December complete.
There are still a couple places in the final section of the next episode I want to polish, but October will see a story release (probably the 24th, but who knows — maybe sooner).
November is the anniversary episode that is always the year’s most not about lumberjacks Not About Lumberjacks story I tell. The episode started as a work of micro-fiction for December, but kept growing into its own thing. I love the story and can’t wait to release it. Also, it will be narrated by the mighty Jesse Harley of the Canadian Politics is Boring podcast, so I look forward to that.
December’s micro-stories are coming along nicely. As always, some are serious, some are humorous, and it ends with a story Christmas tale…this time, a story about a Christmas road trip and being trapped in Kansas.
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It’s likely I’d have written as much as I did in September even without the break, but I can trace some of what’s finished to not logging into social sites. When the usual urge hit, I opened Evernote on my phone and worked on shorter stories…
…And that was enough of a nudge to make this year’s social media break one of the more productive September’s in years…
And really, mostly what you missed was doomscrolling and crazytown.
That’s a very good point.
Mostly when I take the break, I miss seeing what friends are up to. I obviously stay in touch with those close, but friends in other places…not as easy.