- Quarter Life Crisis
- Posts
- Some good news??
First of all, I want to welcome new subscribers! If you’re like “huh, wasn’t this a Substack”…it was, but it hasn’t been for a while. But it’s likely to signed up for it over there from a recommendation from my partner Taylor Tracy and I just imported you over here.
Anyway…uh, this past month or so have sucked! I’ve been dealing with some changes in medication that caused insomnia (stopped that one; trying a different one) and nausea/throwing up (changed that dose). I got a virus that wasn’t the flu or anything else they could test me for, but it knocked me out for four days and also caused the return of my back pain for a bit? And I still have depression! Oh, and uh…everything that has happened since the inauguration.
Still there has been some GOOD NEWS.
First, I am getting a short story published! It’s about 1,000 words and has a cool format, but it’s middle grade in nature, so I’d basically given up in finding a place to take it until I found an all ages new mag. I’ll be sharing more soon.
Second, my partner Taylor Tracy’s middle grade novel-in-verse Murray Out of Water got a Stonewall Honor award! It was also an ALA Notable pick and a Top 10 Rainbow List title! I’m so glad more people are discovering this lovely book.
Third, I…started writing an adult novel? Very early stages. I just was like, this is what I want to do right now and I want to see where it goes. It’s semi-autobiographical and I’m still working out how much plot I really need, but yeah!
Anyway, here are some things that are keeping me going, I guess:
Reading…I’m back into it? Specifically: The new Emily Austin book, We Could Be Rats, which I just finished. I actually went to her launch! I also read The Outsiders for the first time because I’m teaching it. Weirdly, these books have some similarities! I want to read more books possibly comparable to what I am writing, but right now I’m diving into the newly crowned Newbery Winner, The First State of Being. I just hope a book will finally take me less than 3-4 weeks to read…
TV…Well, mostly, Severance is back! Watching the first season after work on Fridays in 2022 is such a core memory for me that I’m glad I can experience it again. I like where things are going!
Music…New Lucy Dacus album coming! Julien Baker and Torres collab album coming!
That’s all for now. I’m glad I have some good news on the way, as bleak as everything is. Getting an acceptance and starting new projects has really rejuvenated me…but I am still spending a lot of time in bed.
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