Last time, my goal was to make sure 12 months didn’t pass between chapter publications. This time, I am barely getting in before an entire calendar year has passed in between updates. But don’t say I didn’t post in 2021! This, right here, is proof to the contrary!
Please enjoy Chapter 9 and stay tuned for more.
As for the past year, it’s been a difficult one. A real shitty one. 2021 was horrible in ways that I didn’t think were possible, and while I feel that as whole it was a better year than 2020, this year has certainly felt far more hopeless than any other. Will 2022 be any different? I suspect only in the sense that there will be new, undiscovered modes of torment for us all.
That being said, I should simply shut my mouth, count my lucky stars, and be thankful. I have a wonderful, happy family. I have a decent job and we have a nice home. I know that 2021 has been much worse for many people out there, so I’m not going to pretend that I don’t have it good.
But, it could always be better… right?
-C