Hello, everyone. I hope I’m your favorite bird since I’m the only one (bird) here. After reading Ursula’s column earlier on Friday, I thought I could say a few things, too. It’s been a challenge for all of us for months. There’s so much going on in the world; our country continues to go to hell, but we aren’t giving up. It’s not in any of us to give up.
I had originally intended to post this Friday, July 3, but it would knock her piece off, so it’s waiting until later today, being as it’s 2:25 am.
Yes, it’s been very rough for all Fenyx all the time. A few pieces have done really well. Almost everything else has tanked. I have tried to keep things fresh, to write new and different pieces that are a little interesting or a little weird or a little fun. I expect I haven’t achieved that very well, but I keep trying, and you, our readers, keep giving me a little try.
Being the newest here is its own set of challenges. I’m still learning to do the bigger stories. That takes a *lot* of practice, and I hope to keep working my way up to the level. But the others have 10+ years of experience on me, so I’ll never exactly catch up. I *do* enjoy writing much more than I thought I ever would. I had a biweekly column on a webzine for a couple of years, and it was always, always a challenge, always *work*. Most of the time here, except when it’s really late and I’m behind, I have a lot of fun in all its variations.
When I look back at my one-year anniversary last year, and then to now, there have been exponentially greater changes. There’s so much that’s happened- how do you make any sort of a list? ICE, No Kings, LA Protests that started us off, Iran War, wretched SCOTUS decisions with one surprise, the East Wing is gone, Trump’s wannabe monuments to himself, The Trump Rally instead of America’s Birthday (I will hold that grudge for a long, LONG time, probably until I’m in the ground), World Cup soccer, where we have failed all the visitors from overseas that we really needed, judges pushing back at the DoJ and their lackeys, peeling paint and criminal algae, Bruce Springsteen concerts, lawdy, and that’s just a start. There are more; there *have* to be more, but I’ve run out for now. No, wait, one other, and that’s the fcking ballroom.
Can you believe what’s going on in the world? So many things are going wrong. We need to hold onto the good things so we don’t falter. How about the camaraderie of the soccer teams once the game is over? Even in knockout rounds, after it’s done, everyone is courteous. Or the support of the fans, who did so much to be here. That’s a much bigger deal to the teams than one might think. People are taking care of each other in general. Trump and the DoJ are getting knocked on their butts. That needs to continue. Why does it seem so much more difficult to think of good things? Perhaps we are so drowned in bad things that the good ones don’t get reported and uplifted to all of us who need them. It hasn’t even been two full years of Trump yet, and we’re all just so sick and tired of him. We’re so tired.
Now, here I am, about to be brave. What do you, our readers, want to see from me? More news, less chattiness? Original entries only (you’ll make me work for sure if you ask for that *g*)? All of you are experienced with the different ways I write. Is there something that needs to be improved or something to be removed? Do I keep going as I am? It feels like I’m not interesting anymore. People don’t want to read like they used to. I’m trying to do better and feel like I’m doing worse. Talk to me, please.
Whether good or bad, I’m not going to stop writing. I’m going to keep trying to improve. It’s so, so good to have this positive thing right here in view of everything going on these days. Your bird isn’t flying away.
See you tomorrow!
~~Susan~~
