I’ve been going through the “everything I write is 💩” phase again. This feeling comes and goes and will hopefully pass soon. Until then, here are 4 things I don’t totally hate from 2023…
(You know the drill…click the pics ⤵️ to read, watch or whatever…)
4…. I was interviewed by a local newspaper reporter about my books and chunk of vision loss. I still appreciate that the article appeared on the page opposite the obituaries.
December is drawing to a close in a winter yuck-land, which is why I'm posting this early. I don't want to chance the library being closed on the 31st due to weather. So, what have I done this month?
I blogged a lot about NOWHEREand added another piece of the supernatural jigsaw puzzle I started in 2014. NIGHT CALLING made me feel kind of proud. I also released a video about my small town life.
I don't want to officially say SMALL TOWN PERCEPTION is my final video for The FreakOptic Files, but I feel like stepping back a bit from my visual blog. Even though 2020 has been an artistically good year for my video creations, I'd rather focus more on writing in 2021. Yeah, I'll probably end up in an obsessive video creative jag next year just to make myself sound like a fool.
Where will my writing take me in 2021? I hope to continue my aforementioned supernatural jigsaw. I imagine at least two more short tales in the series. I will also be participating in a blogathon in January, which should be fun! There are other projects on my radar, so we shall see. All I can promise is to try to keep my freak light shining in the new year.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words this month and this year! I appreciate you more than I can say!
I got a haircut and it ended up being very short. The kind of short that would have sent me into tears in my younger days. Now that I'm a mature individual in total control of my emotions, I just wore a hat and refused to take new haircut selfies. Well, until now...
In other news, I've been getting around this month. I traveled from my small Nebraska town to 42ND STREET in NYC. Then, on the way home, I stopped off in EERIE, INDIANA. I'm obviously referring to this blog. Oh, and I also celebrated my birthday in video for The FreakOptic Files...
I guess November has been a somewhat uninspired month, creatively speaking. Maybe all the birthday pizza muddled my brain. I will hopefully find motivation or inspiration in December. At least I can look forward to my short hair growing out a bit.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. Here is one more glance through November's Collective Eye...
I know October still has another day, but the library is closed on Saturdays because of the pandemic.
I am pleased with my blogging this month. Some spooky posts mixed with some personal stuff filled these digital pages. I was excited to continue my supernatural short story series. Click INTO THE FOLD if you want to jump in.
I actually released a video for The FreakOptic Files in October. While it is not a Halloween video, it is all about a Halloween color. Watch FREAK ORANGE A GO-GO below...⤵️
In book news, the year of Dinkel continues! A reader from the UK sent me a photo of his copies of my two paperback books. It always amazes me when someone takes a chance on my words. I secretly hope he is enjoying DARK EXCURSIONS and VISION BENT while having tea.
On a personal note, the mother of one of my best friends passed away this month. I've known this friend (she inspired Dark Excursions) and her mom since 1996, the year I moved to Omaha. My half-blind eyes prevent me from driving, but I was able to attend the funeral online. It was initially weird to watch a live streaming funeral. It felt like I was intruding on something private. However, I was ultimately thankful this option was available.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words this month. As for November...all I can promise is I'll keep blogging as long as the library remains open during these turbulent times.
Be well...
Stay safe...
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. It was 5 years ago this month when I released DARKENING STURGEONS as an e-book....
Ben Straker is dealing with abandonment issues, a potential romance and a town on the verge of chaos after a series of mysterious disappearances...
I haven't felt very creative but I managed to blog a few times and uploaded a couple of videos. I wrote a short supernatural tale connected to what I had hoped to be a series of stories in 2014. Then I was inspired to continue my Laundry Day series, which I thought I was done with. Guess laundry is never-ending.
While filming the above video in my dad's backyard, I heard a cat meow. I went in and told my sister and she went out to investigate. My sister came back in with a little kitten.
No mother or siblings could be found, so we decided to find it a home. We couldn't leave him at our dad's because his cat Snoopy was ready to pounce on the little guy. So, we took him home. (We think he's a boy, but we've been wrong before)
Miss Kitty and Orange Baby were not amused, but we felt they could deal with what we assumed would be a temporary situation. I called a local radio station show made for such events and posted some adorable pics on Facebook. No takers.
I guess we'll keep searching but it's beginning to look like the little guy is already home. Orange Baby is tolerating him, mostly. Miss Kitty hates the new intruder, but she at least has stopped growling at me every time I touch her. That's a start.
On a personal note, one of the two newspapers my sister and I deliver has switched to mail delivery in our area. I don't think this has anything to do with COVID-19, but it has got me thinking about my post-pandemic career. The truck stop is on the outskirts of town, but I could walk there, which may lead to pop-up business opportunities. I'm joking, I think.
Anyhoo...my hopes for June include continuing blogging and maybe visit the library, if it opens to inside foot traffic. I also hope the violent tragedies in May 2020 will go down in history as the catalyst for a future where people see each other...first, foremost and forever...as human.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
