tbonejenkins | New story up, 2016 Writing in Review, and Blog Thinky Thoughts

Bunch of shorter announcements for you today:

New Reprint Flash Story in Fantastic Stories

Back in October 2015, I wrote a flash story for the Vintage Podcastle Flash Fiction Extravaganza (PodCastle Episode 384). Well, now you can read that story in its entirety online for free! "The Summation of EvilCorp Subsidies HR Meeting Agenda Minutes, Compiled by Olivia Washington" is now up at Fantastic Stories! Not only is that the longest title I've ever made for a story to date, but I can vouch that the Peanuts mug mentioned in the story is real.

Okay, it's more a thermos cup than mug, but still. Also, you have no idea how much this cup kept me sane. So did writing that story. Speaking of which...

2016 Year in Review

I barely submitted anything for 2016 other than a poem that will be printed I think later this year. So I got nothing for 2016 award eligibility. And I've just started reading books again, because there was a period in 2016 that I wasn't reading at all.

But, 2016 was the most focused I've ever been writing-wise. The main thing is that I made great progress on my novel, Weeping of the Willows, to the point that I have about ten chapters left to revise. I will need one more revision draft to fix some plotting inconsistencies, but I'm finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. My hope is to finish this draft by April. I just need to figure out how I'll hit that deadline.

And oh! I wrote a novella and submitted it! That sort of happened out of the blue. I had meant it to be a short story, but well, like all my stories, it just got bigger and bigger. We'll see how far it goes.

Other blog thinky thoughts

I've been also thinking about doing more blog posts on faith and theological matters, but I'm not sure if this is the right place to do it. For the most part, it used to be easy to keep my writing and matters about my spiritual life separate. But the past couple of years have shown the two intertwining. I'm thinking of creating a space to process that, but I don't know if I can do it here at the Cafe. At least, not yet.

::sips tea from Peanuts mug::

So, thinking of options. Do I hop back on LiveJournal? Filtered posts on Facebook? Is there a way for WordPress to do locked blog posts, and if so, how? Old fashioned mailing list? Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.

And oh! I'm starting to keep a bullet journal. I'll blog more about that once I figure out what the heck I'm doing...