Apparently I have a habit of logging in a couple times, and then disappearing for at least a few months or so at a time...but that's ok. Life has been good, I guess. Last year, when the pandemic hit, I got laid off for about 6 months. In a way, it was kind of nice, because I had a bit of a break. I was able to start working on a writing project that had been rolling around in my brain for a while, so that was good. I do have a friend who's also working on it with me, and I think that's what helped get it to where it's at now. I also joined a writing group near the end of last year, and that's been great. I'm currently working on two short stories for that group, which is great, because a year or two after I left college, I realized I wanted to be a writer. Hopefully I can get my first short story done in time to at least be considered for an anthology that the group is going to publish. However, if that's not the case, I still have my second short story that's pretty far along, so