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There was never much hope. Just a fool's hope. ~Gandalf I'm not going to lie to you I don't have a plan for this blog, but a purpose does seem to be slowly emerging. I'll give my thoughts on this and that: maybe politics, a little religion, and talk about cultural touchstones that are important to me. Overall though I am going to be as personal as I feel comfortable sharing with the internet. This is going to result in some raw ideas coming up that may need to be cooked for longer, but I am not trying to write a perfect tome at the moment. Okay, listen up. Umm...You're a bunch of dirty misfits. But you're all that's left, so you'll have to do. ~Cayde-6 Writing is my passion and working on this blog has become a therapeutic source to me. I owe a lot to everyone who has read this blog; I don't know what interest first brought you here, however, I thank you for the time. Do or do not. There is no try. ~Yoda |
| Taking a Bow No sooner do I invite my fellow writer to take a bow than I get a notification today that I have been featured in a newsletter this month. Thank you very much Wordsmitty ✍️  for the shoutout in February 2022 Blogging Bliss Newsletter - One Hundred Ten. The whole thing has me thinking back to the end of January 2020 when I was in the middle of my first consistent push at blogging (Invalid Entry). Again I feel absolutely humbled and now honoured.I do think it is funny that the entry that got featured in "Blogging Bliss Newsletters Published"  was the one entry I was worried about being too spicy, and the topic of the newsletter was about "Controversial Blogs". Memento Mori, KS |
| A Well Deserved Spotlight Among the list of review requests I processed in my need to catch up on everything I had dropped the ball on was one review request from J.M. Arlen  , a writer I am fond of reading. His was, unfortunately, the last on my catch-up list; a fault of doing the latest first and working back. And even more devastating, my timing was poor and the opportunity gone. After a couple of clicks to see what updates he had made to his profile, I discovered Arlem had a short story available on Kindle. After a few dollars and a cup of tea, I simply had to turn on my spotlight so Arlem could take a bow.Dance of the Twin Earths was attention-grabbing and exciting. Rather different from "The Crystal Keepers. Chapter 2." , yet similar in want I liked. The friendship at the core of the story is fertile ground for the best of the human spirit to rise to the occasion. I very much enjoyed it and was honestly disappointed that it wasn't longer.An Update from Canada As you have probably heard by now, the truckers are no longer in Ottawa, the Emergency Act was withdrawn by Trudeau before the Senate even voted on it, and now we Canadians are waiting to see what mandates and measures go with them. In Alberta, my home province, we wait anxiously to see if we are still mandated to wear masks or not in a few days. With the dirt, open secret being that nobody says anything whether you wear one or not. Truth is that the country is something like 90% vaccinated, and people would like to start living like how they were promised they could live if herd immunity was reached: life as normal. Memento Mori, KS P.S. I think I have finally settled on a format for this blog that is different enough from the blog on my own website. At last, both feel fresh to write for. |
| Forward Did a quick update to this blog's description and introduction. I am coming at this blog now with a little more intent and thought that the blog description needed to reflect this new intention better. When I first started, it was to be a writing exercise and to stretch myself personally. Now, I am looking for consistency in posting on this blog. I've grown a lot, and I am looking to grow more, even though I don't quite know what that looks like yet. Into the Meat of Things Family Day long weekend has just passed here in Alberta, and it was a good time to do what the holiday suggests and gather with family. I spent the day playing War the Ring with my little brother and having a blast as my armies of Shadow failed to achieve my military objectives in a timely manner. Having spent so much time away from my parents' house, I made sure to enjoy the fantastic cooking that my dad made that day. Unfortunately, the day ended with predictable disappointment; Parliament voted to extend the emergency powers late in the evening, and who knows when it will finally be repealed. Have to admit that I am hopeful, seeing the Bloc side with the Conservatives on a vote I wouldn't have predicted them to side with. With the Conservatives based mostly in the western provinces and the Bloc based in Quebec, it is a union of the east and west that I pray for whenever I think about the future of Canada. I did have to laugh when I saw that people were upset on Twitter about Franklin Graham asking people to pray for Putin. This is literally something we are told to do as Christians; pray for your enemies and the people in authority. I thought everyone knew what prayer was, but apparently, I was wrong. Memento Mori, KS |
| Deus Vult Gratia, Quite the year we have had so far. I feel like I'm going to get whiplash with how fast the restrictions have changed. Pray things settle soon and that they settle in good places for all of us. I am just tired and looking for some good news: news that I am not skeptical of when I see it. I love my country; Canada is the best place in the world. But we inherited our freedom; there hasn't been a war fought to secure our liberties. Most of our struggle has been for the unity of all these different parts, resisting efforts to erase, holding against those trying to rip parts off, and assembling multiple colourful gems into a single mosaic image. Right now, we have a leader that doesn't believe in the mosaic of Canada. It hurts seeing the division that this pandemic has brought to my country. I'm holding to this flag that I love and continue to pray for the values that it stands for. Sorry to have let my concerns bleed onto the page. I just don't have anything better to write at the moment. Memento Mori, KS |
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