Migration and Movement
I am moving in. I've had this account for a while. I like what Matt is doing and wanted support the work, but I mostly self-host. I didn't really know what I wanted to do with this space. I got the account and tried a few short-lived iterations. Nothing really stuck, so I just kept the account on the back burner.
Last year, I decided to start focusing on writing again. I had taken a break after grad school. Then the pandemic hit and things kept snowballing. Suddenly, it had been years, and I was drowning in my own silence. I started The Scrivener's Jest as a jest. I mean how could I not? We are living in the midst of insanity. Why not write about it? Think about it for just a moment: The vast joke that is our serious state. People starving in a country that throws away nearly half of its food. A tragedy, for sure, but so much more the farce.
So, I self-hosted a Ghost site. The writing came in fits and starts, but it wasn't really working for me. That is when I decided to move, and here I am. I think moving here will be good. It offers an aesthetic I like and an ethos I can get behind. I built this site as a space apart and this is a good spot for that. I don't plan to do a lot of posts like these unless they are more targeted to discussions of craft. This site is a creative exercise focused on creative work, and I intend to keep it that way.
My About will give you a feel for what I do. Right now, I am planning to focus on essays, short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. That is my bread-and-butter as a writer. The content and topics will vary. I mostly write for adults or, more to the point, people old enough to know that growing old isn't the same as growing up. Expect content to match.
And that, reader, is that. Your humble scribe has dragged his lonely desk into the room. He has pulled out his pens and inks and will soon (he hopes) set to work.