Mombie – a bit of everything

Writing for an audience?

I don’t think anyone is reading this blog unless they happen upon it. I’m sure it’s not particularly interesting most of the time.

And I’m not sure I want to make it more interesting.

Obviously, I wouldn’t want to bore a reader on purpose but seeing as I am writing here for my own sake, as a placeholder, as a daily ritual, the reader is not the main focus of this particular type of writing.

If I were to think about potential readers, I would probably post far less frequently because ai would get too tangled up in what to say on any given day.

Instead, I am thinking more of some writing advice I read a long time ago – ‘What do you need them to know?’

I’m concerned with saying what I mean to say as clearly as I can instead of concerning myself with whether the reader likes what I am saying.

I mean, I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read anything I have written but I think it’s important for me, and for any readers, to know the whys and hows of this blog.

I’m writing to keep my gears turning, for the comfort of ritual, to make sure that my brain knows the way to the page.

On some days, the way to the page is clear and I have something specific to say.

On others, I am stumbling forward and I have to find something to say.

The posts here are about the process of thinking and posting much more than about trying to be any good.

I’ll worry about that in other contexts.

Belated Monsters

I forgot to post these when I drew them but they have been doing their work the whole time.

Image description: a group of small round monsters that look a bit like a cluster of grapes in a variety of colours and different faces. Each monster has a series of gold spikes encircling their head. Text next to the monsters reads “ this group of tiny monsters sticks together until someone tries to take over their space. If that happens they spread out in a circle so they have all the room they need. They told me to tell you that they’ll do the same around you anytime you need them.
Image description: a group of small round monsters that look a bit like a cluster of grapes in a variety of colours and different faces. Each monster has a series of gold spikes encircling their head. Text next to the monsters reads “ this group of tiny monsters sticks together until someone tries to take over their space. If that happens they spread out in a circle so they have all the room they need. They told me to tell you that they’ll do the same around you anytime you need them.”

Foggy Outside & In

Yesterday was the foggiest day I have seen in ages. As I was driving along, the road seemed to be disappearing a little ways in front of me and the buildings at the side of the road would loom out of the fog one at a time.

Today is much clearer outside but I swear all the fog has moved into my head.

I know that I’m still getting over being tired from travel, being tired from my plane arriving at 2:45am, and being tired from…everything, but this is an additional layer of tired fogginess.

I’m just trying to go easy on myself and stick to the necessities.

Making those choices is hard work in itself, actually.

And I’m off!

It feels a bit weird to be heading off to a conference when I am still coming to terms with my Dad’s passing but what can you do?

I put lots of things on pause over the last month but there are still things that must go on and stuff that must be done and heading off to a professional conference is one of them.

I’m looking forward to seeing my friends and colleagues and taking the sessions I registered for.

But I still kind of wish I didn’t have to be away from home quite yet.

A photo of the wing of an airplane and a cloudy sky as seen out through a passenger window.?
A photo of the wing of an airplane and a cloudy sky as seen out through a passenger window.