Endless do-overs. That’s Future Susan’s problem. Try, try again. Stand up, dust yourself off, rub some dirt on it and walk it off.

No where in there does it say Apologize and Ineffectually Explain Why I Haven’t Written since 2020.

The not writing part is a lie. I’ve written. It’s been limited to Facebook posts and the occasional children’s story – which is a little sad. Not the children’s stories. They might be sad but that would indicate a lack of talent vs of a lack of effort.

Never mind what’s happened since 2020. Life’s too short and moves too fast to angst out a re-cap. Plus, no. Instead, today. Having successfully bypassed all that hoo-hah, here goes…

Today, I am working with a Virtual Assistant in India. Unless I opt to attempt sentience between 1 am and 7 am CST, we’ll never speak. Our relationship takes place entirely via their online task interface and email. So far, so fantastic.

Today, I’m working on Shakespeare in the Park 2024. ‘It’s changing’ doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface on how much it’s changing. Again. See earlier refusal to re-cap for lack of context.

Today, I’m working on Spirits of the Silent City 2024. ‘It’s changing’ because it’s been two beautifully gratifying seasons of our Unfinished Business theme but the plan has always been to evolve the event every year.

Okay, I hear you. A wee bit of background might be helpful but, nah. You’ll catch up or you won’t. Whatevs.

Do people say Whatevs anymore? It’s been awhile.

It’s not laziness. Entirely. It’s my profound faith that you’re smart enough to catch up, catch on, tune in, tune out, turn on, drop off that Amazon package at the UPS store. And, I’m lazy.

It’s not that I’m lazy. It’s that I’m busy. Working on Shakespeare in the Park and Spirits of the Silent City. Which would you prefer, really? Making it happen or taking a day – because it will take me a day – to re-cap three years and – after paining over it for an additional 2 weeks – decide that I’m not going to post it anyway. This is my ingrained pattern. No, you didn’t miss anything. Because, I’ve never posted about it. And, we come full circle.

Stop me before I stream-of-consciousness-explain again.

Good luck with that. Which is not the same as saying Whatevs. Tad belligerent? Sorry. Not not sorry but only kind of not sorry.

What was the point…? I don’t know but Hello. I WILL re-cap that I’ve often thought fondly and wistfully about being a writer. This is me getting me on the keyboard. Will I keep writing? I have a profound faith in my ability to start and stop and re-start. And to …

Stand up, dust myself off, rub some dirt on it and walk it off.