If there is no new pandemic, I hope there will be some opportunities to meet people at various events: festivals, readings, and the like. Ideally, I would like to do one a month, but that depends on many things.
That all is also dependent on more than health. I have been doing this for about ten years. In that time I have seen a lot. Some places go away, others change, and the same with people. I have established myself as much as I am going to establish myself. In addition, I have a lower tolerance for what I will politely term nonsense.
By that term, I mean the run-around to get my books somewhere. "Call me" can lead to repeated attempts with no response. Even having your books on the shelves may not help. Also, I am willing to call people out on their behavior toward me, even if it may mean I do not get to do a reading or something like that.
In the coming year I want to experiment with poetry, write some more short stories, and who knows? Occasionally I think historical fiction would be a good fit for me, given my love of history. There are some poets/writers whom I respect, some close by but most on the Internet, with whom I toss ideas back and forth I am open to finding some new ones, also.
One more week and then hello, 2023!
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