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Brief insights into my writing world. |
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I started my blog in June 2016, intending to have a place to get my stories in the hands of readers. I started with one follower -- my wife. Seven years later, I am creeping toward 500 followers. I post a daily quote, as well as short stories, vignettes, and updates on our rebuilding project. You can find my Tavern Tales at: https://jjshaun.com/ Enjoy! |
| Two-an-a-half years ago, my wife and I lost our home to wildfire. I've been blogging about our rebuilding journey ever since. Here is my latest update on our progress. *** We woke up to snow yesterday morning. Again. Of course, by the afternoon, it was gone again. Welcome to Springtime in the Rockies, my friends. Read the entire post at: http://jjshaun.com/2023/04/16/rebuilding-the-dream-pt-131/ |
| The group left Suncall early in the afternoon. They made their first camp at the spot where they agreed to meet Geordo. The man had moved on to Irewick, according to his message marker. Read the full story here: http://jjshaun.com/2023/04/12/the-road-to-irewick/ |
| Nine-hundred and four days ago, I lost my home to wildfire. Here is my continuing story of recovery from that disaster. https://jjshaun.com/2023/04/09/rebuilding-the-dream-pt-130/ |
| Two weeks ago, we were looking at having a dry access road by this time. Mother Nature, apparently, had other plans. Winter wants to hang on tight, and spring keeps pushing back. Consequently, our weather pattern is on a roller coaster. Also, being downstream from California puts us in line for the crap left after the storms dump on them. Read the full post at: https://jjshaun.com/2023/04/02/rebuilding-the-dream-pt-129/ |
| Yesterday, I updated my external blog with a memorial to the friends and family lost so far this year. ### The beginning of 2023 has had plenty of bittersweet memories, and it’s only March. Late last month, I heard from a young lady I used to babysit. Her dad passed away. Her dad and my dad were the best of friends when I was growing up. We’d lived in our little town on our dead-end road for maybe a year when the family moved in down the street from us. Read the entire post at http://jjshaun.com/2023/03/30/in-honor-of-lost-family-and-friends/ |
| Hail and well met, all. My name is Jae, and I have a writing problem. Seven years ago, I created a blog to showcase my (very amateur) story writing. After three years of stutter-starts, I was laid off from my bleeding-edge, high-tech writing job. I knew that being in my early 60's would prevent me from retiring from that career, so I turned my writing skill to fiction. Then came 2020 and covid and wildfires. Life turned upside down, and I turned to my blog to help process our losses. I hope you enjoy my musings and stories. Tavern Tales at https://jjshaun.com/ |
| Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 128 Mother Nature isn’t quite done having her way with us yet. This past week brought more wet, spring snow and tumbling temperatures to the region. I don’t expect the snow on the property to last long, though. A week from now, the warmth will have returned. The next several weeks will be the usual weather roller-coaster that marks the seasonal transition before finally settling into warm days. With luck, late spring will bring mild enough days that we can finally get moving with our building. Yesterday, we drove up to see the house again. Nothing changed from the last time we visited. The inevitable holes in the plastic wrap keep being repaired (we see more taped areas each visit). I have to give a huge thanks to the company we chose, as they are not charging us to store our house on their lot. Our contractor is now bidding for supplies. Hopefully, we’ll get word soon on when his part of the building started. In the meantime, we continue to wait. Read the full blog at https://jjshaun.com/. |
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