Words & Other Strangeness

 Hey all. It's been a bit, hasn't it? Sorry my updates have been so scarce; I've had a lot going on over the last few months and honestly haven't felt like sitting down to write anything. That being said, here are the two major things that I feel are worth writing about: Yesterday I filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. My lawyer assured me that my case looks pretty textbook and everything should go smoothly in the courts. Honestly I was a little scared to do this at first, but after contacting said lawyer at the beginning of last month and talking everything through, he eased my concerns and made me feel not so bad for having to file. Something like 400,000 Americans file for bankruptcy every year, so while I'm not super proud to be part of that statistic, I am happy that I will be getting a fresh start and actually have hope to one day be a home owner, or at leaser someone with good credit, or both. Shit....why not both? My second tidbit is that yesterday(after the meet...

 Hey everyone! If you're reading this, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with me, and I hope you're all doing great! So it's 7:45 am and I slept a grand total of about two and a half hours last night. Summer is definitely in full swing and it was about 93℉ here in Portland yesterday, which is totally gross and makes it hard to sleep. Also, my partner snores really loud, so that doesn't help either 😖 Anyway, I'm working on a short story that I plan on submitting for a flash horror anthology called 'Campfire Macabre', which is published by Cemetery Gates Media . They're asking for stories with certain themes, and of course, the one that I picked was My Last Trick 'r Treat. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, so naturally, I'm more than happy to write a story that takes place on the spookiest night of the year! I'll have until August 15th to submit the story which seems like a long time, but I'll need t...

 Hi! I'm Blake and welcome to my blog, Words & Other Strangeness! This blog is going to serve as a sounding board for short stories and other writings as a way to motivate myself to work towards my dream of becoming a published author and to work on my craft. I'm not sure what you will find here in future posts, but I hope you will find my stories entertaining enough to follow my blog for new stories and updates on my writing journey. Until then, take it easy!