The Gift in All This – An Update

It’s been a while since I’ve written any kind of update.

I mean, I’ve been writing and painting working and writing, but haven’t really posted a what’s up and what’s going on in some time. There was a lot going on, but I’ve been healing. I’ve come to realize that this last round of chemo hit me in the butt, and I just don’t have the spoons I once did. I’m trying to reengage with life and with the world around me and that includes all of you reading this. Hello!

I’ve really been trying to embrace the idea of rest. I’m not very good at it. Gone are the days where I’m writing one book, in edits for another and promoting a third or doing a whole painting in a matter of hours. I’ve really tried to make rest a priority. I’ve been sick on and off since I finished the third round and I still have a fourth one to look forward to in the future. It’s not lost me that while the chemo has reduced the percentage that my multiple sclerosis is active in my body (currently at 1.09%!), I’ve been sick more lately than ever. I went from never being sick ever to being sick all the time.

Part of me can look at it negatively, and there are some days that I do, but I have to see the gift of it for any of this to have balance. I’m tired all the time now and I have really been trying to find balance. I used to be doing everything in an evening; now I’m having to focus on doing just one thing. And you know what? That’s okay, honest.

I haven’t had anything published in well over a year. I haven’t had anything published since my book of poems Covidly Speaking in 2022 Queen of Swords in 2023. It’s been a while, you know?

Please forgive the shameless plug, it’s been a while since I’ve been at this.

There are a few things to look forward to! My novel Minotaur is going to be published by Rebel Satori Press later this year! I know, right? That’s so amazing and I can’t wait for you all to read Roanne’s story. I wrote it during a time of isolation and wanted to create a world where everyone was together but separate. I had the first line in my head for months before I started writing. By then, the world had taken shape. I can’t wait for you all to read it! More on that as new develops. The edits have been handed back to my publisher, I’ve seen cover templates and I’m looking at a November 2025 release.

I’ve been working on a memoir titled Someone Else’s Life over on my Spirit of the Wolf Tarot site and eventually, after the draft has been gone over, edited and made to look its best, I’m going to publish it. I’m really thrilled with how it’s going. The memoir focuses on a time in my life when I ended up on the streets and found my way off again. I’m over halfway through and it’s odd to think I can see the end now. It seemed insurmountable when I first started. You can find that here: https://spirit-of-the-wolf.com/

I’m going to be attending Can-Con in October of this year which I’m really excited about. I’ve been too sick to go for the past two years, so I’m really looking forward to it this year. I’m hoping to be on a few panels, more news as it comes, but really it will just be a joy to finally be able to attend in person.

I’ve also been planning a short story collection. It will be my first short story collection in many years, and I’ve been gathering all the stories together. There will be over forty stories and novellas. I’ve been struggling with a title and how to order the stories, but that’s still in the works. I’m going to call it What the Moon Had to Say. That should be coming out in 2026.

I think that’s all the news right now. Thank you for reading what I write and for always being so awesome. Sending sparkles to all of you.