New Chapter!

Hey All,

Just posted "Anamnesis" Chapter 24 for you to read. :)

Chapter 24

Looks like there will be just one more chapter to go (plus an epilogue) on this tale, hope you enjoy!

NEW CHAPTER!!!!

Wooh whoo!  Just posted “Anamnesis” Chapter 23, hope you like it.  :)

I’m not dead yet, I feel happy… uhg!

Hey All,

Still here, still plan to finish my stories, still plan on responding to every piece of mail I’ve received.

Turns out that light at the end of the tunnel I spoke about in my previous post was nothing more than a freight train coming right at me, lol.  Here’s a list of what’s been going on:

1.  My youngest brother is in prison, being held for something I know he didn’t do.  Sure, he’s an addict (moved from heroin to crack), sure he’s stolen from me and my family (though that stopped about 2 years ago when he began a methadone program), but I have no doubt that he did not walk into a Starbuck’s and hand the cashier a note saying to give him all their money.  He had money.  He had people willing to give him more money.  He frequents the area so he’d know he would be recognized (he’s not an idiot).

I believe he belongs in prison for some of the shit he’s pulled, but not for something he didn’t do.  Technically they are holding him for breaking parole, but the real reason is to hold him until the detectives working the Starbucks case can gather enough evidence (something they are failing at horribly).  What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?  The American judicial system just sucks.

2.  With my brother in jail, I’ve been in full time replacement father mode to his daughter.  Nothing really new there, I’ve been doing that since she was born, but now it’s just harder because I have to field all of her questions about where he is and why her Mom-mom (her grandma, my mom) is crying all the time.

3.  After finally getting the paperwork in order after years of neglect by her birth parents, my niece has medical insurance.  The poor little girl had to get nearly all of her vaccinations in the span of two months.  Add to that…

4.  My niece went in for oral surgery to take care of all her cavities.  She’s a trooper.  I’m so proud of how brave she was, but I hope she never has to go through anything like that ever again.  I don’t think I could handle it, and I have the utmost respect for any parent who has a child in the hospital for anything longer than a day.

5.  I lost my job!  Wooh whoo!  The guy I was working for finally called it quits.  He’s so far in the hole with debt I actually feel sorrier for him than me.  This turn of events led to…

6.  I lost my internet!  I was offline for about a month and a half.  I’m still twitching from the withdrawal.

7.  Still looking for work.  I have nothing permanent, just a few odd jobs here and there to keep me somewhat afloat.  At least I have that, I know a lot of people who aren’t so lucky.

8.  I may have to move back in with my parents!  The bills are piling up and the cash isn’t flowing in.  I’ve been cutting so many corners that my life is round.  I’ve dropped TV (no more cable) and instead watch everything on my laptop.  No more takeout, no more running the AC day and night (which is killing me), and no more picking up the tab (unless it’s for my family).  But the either the water is getting deeper or I’m getting shorter.  My parent’s have offered to let me move back in but as you can imagine, I’m loathe to take them up on it.

 

Well I guess that about sums up what I’ve been up to.  How’s your summer been?

Writing, as you can imagine, is the least of my worries at the moment, but I do plan to keep on going.  It’s just a matter of time management, a resource I have very little of. 

Okay I have some free time, but it’s already being occupied by my newest addiction, World of Warcraft!  No, I’m not paying for it.  My other younger brother (not the one in prison, the one who served in the Coast Guard) lured me into the trap of WoW by allowing me to create a character on his account.  I hate him soooo much right now, lol.  That damn game eats your life, but I can’t stop playing it.  I need it.  When I get back on my feet I’m definitely going to get my own account and see if I can transfer my character over to it.

For those of you who play WoW you can find me on the Cairne server under the name Zyregoth.  As of this posting I’m a lvl 37 Night Elf.  For the rest of you who don’t play WoW, stop snickering.  :)

Back to the topic of writing… I have been doing some, but it’s difficult to write when I keep getting interruptions.  Just writing this blog post has been a hassle with a total of 15 interruptions so far (seriously… 15!).  I’ve been going back and forth between Anamnesis and Shadows, the former coming along nicely, the latter a bit slower.  I don’t know when they’ll be ready, so I’m not going to make any promises since whenever I do something horrible happens, lol.

I guess that’s it for now, sorry for the overly long delays and thank you for your continued patience.  If you’ve written to me and I haven’t responded yet be assured that I will eventually.  My mailbox is full and it will take me time to start clearing it out.  :)

 

Thanks,
Fiction Writer #13
(aka Zyregoth on Cairne in World of Warcraft)

My Apologies

Hey All,

Time just keeps ticking by and there hasn’t been an update in forever, my apologies for that.  I’ve been literally killing myself with work lately, and when I haven’t been working I’ve been attending to family matters.  I’m exhausted but I believe I can see light at the end of the tunnel.  Though I haven’t been up to the task of writing I’ve been thinking a lot about it.  Once life settles down to a more acceptable level of chaos I hope to bloody my finger tips on the keyboard.  Please continue to be patient with me as I struggle to keep my job, keep my family appeased, stay healthy, stop my house from falling into disrepair, and slowly bring my mind back into the world I’ve created.

Thanks for reading all I’ve written thus far, and keep on checking in for new material (it’s coming I promise!).

Sincerely,
FW#13

Falling Asleep

Hey All,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I haven’t dropped off the planet, I’ve just been working… a lot.  Times are tough as I’m sure all of you know, so when there is work I have to take advantage.  I’m exhausted…

Well, I got tired of trying to fix Word 2007 so I went back to 2003.  Everything is working fine again, though I do miss the look and feel of the 2007 version (so pretty, lol).  Thanks to everyone who sent me possible solutions and alternatives.  One such alternative was to use an open source program called Open Office.  Oo is a great program suite, it’s free, and the community that keeps it going is always very helpful… but… I’m kind of hooked on Outlook and the ease it lets me keep organized and synced with other programs.  Thanks for the suggestion though.  :)  And just for the record I have tried Oo in the past, not sure if it was my old PC or just a bad copy, but it began to get really glitchy.  I’m sure they’ve corrected it whatever was causing that by now.

Nothing new in the pipeline as far as stories go.  I’ve been plodding along on a new chapter of Shadows for a long time now, but I just can’t seem to get anywhere with it (too many interruptions).  Haven’t really had any free time to do much, but hopefully I’ll get some this weekend.

Guess that’s all I wanted to say for now, thanks for reading.  :)