Look down.
Imagine what’s 20 feet beneath you.
Someone else’s bedroom?
The underside of a bridge?
Maybe an animal den.
Probably all of those things.
A red panda’s hammock, hanging from bridge girders.
You’d have to wreck your schedule to find out for sure.
Beg the cops to let you clamber down there and take a look.
Or maybe just circle around, camera ready, frantically looking up.
It’s not worth it–I’m telling you.
Just believe instead.
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So, that was a ton of fun to write.
But, serious time now, here’s a heads up: I’ve talked before about needing to figure out something with this blog. The intention was to find a way to reliably post earlier in the day.
The promotion at my day job . . . has made that incredibly difficult.
I was already struggling to post, fighting sleep to write here after working on the MS. The struggle has only gotten worse; the job title comes with a significant bump in hours and a ton of responsibility, which are both great, but terrible for my writing schedule (i.e. I can’t sneak in a few hundred words at work anymore).
So, just a heads up, I’m going to take the weekend to figure it out, but I might have to cut my schedule down. I love posting every day, but it might be a luxury I can’t afford anymore. More on that this Monday.
For now, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Louis Santiago, and I’m a fantasy writer based in the Bronx. My short story, “Aixa the Hexcaster,” was recently published in Mirror Dance Fantasy. However, I’m still very much learning about the writing process–still trying to figure it out. Part of that has meant posting here every weekday, even though I make absolutely no money from it. So, if you like what you read here and feel up to getting updates by email–a new post from me delivered right to your inbox–then please hit the Follow button at the bottom of this page. Because, even though all I get from this site is emotional support, that support means the world to me.
Regardless though, thank you just for dropping by. And, as always, write well.
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