I was closed off.
I was shut down.
I told myself I was happy,
Living the rest of my life alone.
But on a whim I tried my luck,
Not even hoping, just looking.
But then she found me, a girl like me.
We started talking
And couldn't stop.
Silly flirts and serious talk,
We shared our fears,
We shared our passions.
And I started falling.
Happy tears and lonely nights
Only one person on my mind.
When we finally met
It seemed too good
But it kept getting better.
Hello everyone! I'm back! At least I will be soon. It's been a long time, I know, but I'm back to writing. I already have a few more chapters written, and will post the next chapter in the saga of Holly Potter soon(ish). I'm still working on carving out solid writing time in a very busy schedule, while also trying to rebuild at least somewhat of an active social life.
This memorial day, I'm not going to share a patriotic picture that people will look at for a few seconds and then forget, I'm going to share something deeply personal that I hope will stay with people for the rest of their lives.
I want to apologize to my readers for my absence. It's not that I don't want to write, it's that I can't. To give a bit of background, my wife moved out a few months ago, causing not only a financial drain, but an emotional one as well. To make things worse, I wrecked my car and had it in the shop for a little over a month. In the mean time, my only reliable transportation has been a bicycle, so many days I would have to wake up at 6:30 in the morning, ride 10 miles to be at her place to watch the kids untill I had to ride 10 miles to work, get off at midnight and ride 5 miles home.
I've got a bad case of writer's block right now. I've written and deleted about 10 paragraphs worth of text cause it's not coming out right. With tomorrow being the day I usually post, I don't think that I will have the next chapter done by then. I do, however, have a new (short) story that I've been wanting to write and the first chapter kinda flew together last night. The main character is based on me, but I've thrown in equal parts fiction along with fact. All it needs is some polishing up and it will definitely be ready for posting tomorrow.
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