This may be slightly premature as we have not yet crested upon the official mid-point of winter, that will arrive the first week of February I believe, but I’m looking quickly forward to the future and hoping to hasten things along, particularly with the current state of the world. Everyone is a little uneasy, and we are certainly right to feel so. These are indeed perilous times – perhaps more-so than we even know.
This blog was created, and still exists for the moment, as an antidote to such times, if not for the entertainment and delight of you the reader, then certainly for the entertainment and delight of myself as the creator. Writing and conjuring images is the alchemy in which I practice, and I always hope the end result is something that leaves me slightly changed for the better, or at the very least feeling less alone.
Thus far, in the seventeen years I’ve had this website (we’ll begin our 18thyear this month!) I’ve found this work a form of peace and solace, a form of creative and artistic expression that has worked as well as therapy. Because of that, I’ve kept it going, even on the days when my ambition slags, and inspiration is difficult to find. I do feel like we are deep in the winter of this blog’s life, but there’s no telling how long a winter might be.
