I’m working my way back to full strength and raring to get back to work. I’ve got stories to write, editing to do, plotting to revise, and posts to schedule. It would probably be wise to take it easy, but that’s not how I roll! May 24, 2021 It’s been a pretty crazy couple of weeks, but I can finally say that things are starting to pick up again. My headache appears to have gone after two weeks of constant thrumming in my head. It’s not something I plan on repeating and hopefully, now my body should be prepared for…
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