The most wonderful time of the year

an image of a lighthouse perched atop a cliff, overlooking the sea/ocean.
Photo by Courtney Corlew on Unsplash

The holidays are just around the corner and here I am, in my tiny corner of the world, healing post-operation. That’s right. I recently had an operation. The past couple of days had been quite a rollercoaster. It was my first time to undergo surgery, and a major one, at that!

So many things were running inside my head days prior to the surgery, the night before it, the few hours before it, and during the operation. After it, I was pretty much asleep. To be honest, I wanted to cry more about the needles that poked me and prodded my veins. I am not new to getting IV fluids, but lately it’s been getting more and more challenging to have needles inserted. Something to do with my veins, I was told. It took them seven tries before they finally (and successfully, although temporarily) managed to insert a needle in each hand. The stitches and my lower back where anesthesia was placed were not hurting too much, thanks to the pain relievers.

I’m currently taking it slow and easy. Nothing too strenuous. I shouldn’t even climb up and down the stairs, but I can walk around a few times a day as a form of exercise. Enough talk about the operation, though, because guess what? I have a new short horror story, an upcoming newsletter on writing and living the creative life, as well as some kdrama merch. And we all know this blog wouldn’t be complete if there are no mentions of kdrama.

Let’s get to it!

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Sunday Nostalgia

photo by Farrel Nobel via Unsplash

I surprised myself today. I actually went out willingly, even though I hesitated the night before and those few minutes after I had just woken up.

This is what happens when you live out there in the sticks: Going to my favorite places start feeling like a chore because they’re about half an hour away, at the minimum. (I exaggerate about being “in the sticks” but most days, that’s definitely what it feels like. 😅)

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August, autumn feels, and audacious random thoughts

a photo of South Korea skyline at night
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Do you smell that? It’s the fresh scent of August. I like this month because it’s one month closer to the beginning of the “ber” (brr!) months – September and its friends.

How have you all been doing, fine folks of this internet world? I hope you’ve been faring better than I am. The bad news is that everything in my head is just this constant flurry of thoughts and things and dreams. My brain never shuts up, for better or for worse. The good news is that I finally found this time to sit myself down and write this post, which is long overdue.

Without further ado, let’s get this ball rolling.

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On my first ever public zine: It’s alive!

a box full of different zines

I interrupt my radio silence and usual program to say this: My zine is finally out and about, and released into the wild. They grow up so fast, those little gremlins that are hard work of one’s creativity and questionable sanity. *wipes away one – yes, exactly one – happy tear*

If you’ve been following me on Instagram, I think I first posted about it there. “It” being my first ever public zine (a perzine, to be more specific).

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Quick hits: words for breakfast, an incredible zine, tools for a creative process, and the battle between your weekend self

A oil painting of the White Cliffs of Dover
Photo by Catherine Kay Greenup on Unsplash

Hey, folks! How’s May treating you? I hope all is going well. Things have been so-so, but I know I need to get my ducks lined up in a row, both in my personal passion projects and my health. I’ll talk more about those passion projects soon, but for now, let’s talk horror and creativity.

Grab your favorite mug of coffee or tea (or maybe a protein shake – you do you, boo), kick back and relax as I yap away. Nothing too lengthy this time, though! I know, that sigh of relief is from us both. Without further ado, let’s start with the yapping.

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