Here, There, and Back Again (July 20) and Again (Nov 9)

July 20: It's been a while. And I have much to share. But not yet. For now I just want to establish the basics (for myself as much as for you): As long as pens and paper exist, I am a writer in my own ink, with or without a blog or a brand, an online presence or mysterious absence, a hook or an arc or a rhyme. And when I retire from my day job, sometime soon I'll revisit this space regularly and craft it into something new. Until then.... Nov 9: I retired on October 6, 2022. Since then, I've been taking two online poetry classes per week, walking in the neighborhood, cooking and baking, reading anything I want to read (novels, poetry, the newspaper, other people's blogs, magazines, journals, short stories, non-fiction... and insurance policies, bank statements, change of address forms [we moved], email, texts, postcards, writers on writing, etc.). I've been writing, sorting files, hanging pictures, grocery shopping, and making travel plans. And following up with my medical oncologist who has declared me to be cancer free [post-chemo, post-surgery]. I haven't decided yet what I want this blog to do or to be in 2023 and beyond, but I can promise new content and maybe a new look. Hasta luego....