Beginnings: Where I'm Going (Part 2)

My 2026 word: Process 

• (n) a series of actions taken to achieve a particular end 
• (v) to come to understand over the course of a period of time

My 2026 tarot card: the Empress

• represents the power of divine feminine magic and self expression
• a charged period of intuition, exploration, and creativity

This year I will get lost in the messy, creative writing process. Much like in 2016, I am in a rare moment in my life where I have the time and energy and space to do this. I will not let this opportunity slip away. I will stand tall like an antennae reaching for the stars and drink in stories and inspiration and weave them into magic on the page. 

The moment we returned from Japan, I hit the ground running. I started a new linked story collection (a novel in stories) and have already submitted the first one to my agent. I also started a series of sleep stories that my amazing friend is recording, and I am in the icky, complicated process of ripping apart my half completed second novel and reworking it so that it falls into a more natural state, one that better suits my style. 

This is my year of no distractions, only completions. 

And in order for this to work, I need to pull back, to pause a few things in my life. And one of them will be updating this blog. In 2016, it was a priority. It no longer is. And though I have slowed down over the years, I wasn't ready to officially stop. 

This isn't the end. It is only a long, indefinite pause. I may return in 6 months time, or a year, or two. I don't know. Nor do I know what form it will take. All I know for sure is that I want to have far more to offer and share than I do now in the form of more published stories and essays (and hopefully my first novel will be out in the world). It takes a certain kind of energy to keep a blog going, energy that I can better utilize elsewhere at this time. And so I will take all my energy and put it into refining and finishing bigger projects in order for that to happen.

I look forward to posting again once I gain momentum and have more to share 🌠 What is your word of the year? What energy do you want to carry forward into this year and beyond?