Thy Returneth

This was only supposed to be a month-long hiatus, I assure you.

A lot has happened since I last posted.  I’ve committed to a new way of life, and I still find myself making mental notes on how to deal with it.  The inside of my skull is plastered with figurative sticky notes.  When I was younger I was convinced that I was the only person on the planet who upon birth was not bestowed the “Encyclopedia On What the Fuck to Do In Every Conceivable Situation”.  Somewhere between then and now I’ve learned that nobody has any more of a clue than I do.  Some are just better at faking it than others.

Anyway, what I’ve been working on lately: Since I gave up drugs and alcohol, I’ve had to fill the void with something else.  Video games.  Every now and then I’ll write something, but mostly I’ve consigned myself to entering fantasy worlds in which I accomplish various goals for some abstract measure of progression.

A few months ago I set forth on a goal to write fan-fiction.  At the time I did not realize the hell I was imposing on myself.  Writing in this genre is difficult because you are attempting to create something new out of what has already been established.  To pay homage without borrowing directly from your source material can often seem impossible.  I’ve nearly filled an entire moleskine with ideas that I have no intention of expanding.  But I’ve managed to settle on a story that I am happy with, which details the trials of two human sympathizers fighting alongside the A.I. resistance, taking place in the Second Renaissance.  I understand that that made absolutely no sense to a lot of people.  But that’s ok.  The story isn’t for you.  So there.

I’ve nearly finished the first chapter, and I’ll be submitting it to my loved ones for review.  I’m dying for criticism.  Tell me what I have done wrong, so that I might make it better!

Insert poignant sign-off here.

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