From the Ashes
Hey there, friend, it's me, Leighton Connor! You remember, that one guy? With the glasses? Sort of mysterious and devilishly handsome? At some point in your life you graciously signed up for my mailing list, and I periodically sent you updates about various books I was writing, Kickstarters I had launched, and other creative enterprises. I also shared some reflections on life and a tasty pimento cheese recipe. Ah, what magical times we had!
At some point in 2021 I stopped sending out updates. This was largely due to Personal Stuff, but also because of technical issues with the mailing list service I was using. I'm not really blaming them, they have lots of good tools, but ultimately we just weren't a good fit. So I've switched over to Buttondown for my group mailing needs, and we'll see how that works out.
When I launched my mailing list I was going off advice from Jessica Abel, who taught me that you should always think in terms of "mailing list," and never use the word "newsletter." Since then, though, newsletters have gotten really big. I'm subscribed to five or six of them right now--even my favorite living writer, Grant Morrison, has a newsletter. In 2022, people love sending and receiving newsletters! So, what the hell, I'm going to relaunch this enterprise as a newsletter, it's going to come out at least once a month, and it's going to be called Akashic Library. Honestly, coming up with a cool name has been my biggest obstacle toward launching the newsletter. I came up with that one today and ran it by my daughter, and she liked it, so we're set.
This email isn't really a newsletter, it's more me trying out Buttondown and checking in with you. How have been? Doing well, I hope?
I've just updated my personal website, with links to my many and varied creative projects. I'm getting my life together, what with the updated website, the newsletter, I finally replaced my broken scanner . . . That reminds me, I can scan artwork again. Here's a drawing I did, of my character Lightning Man: 
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for the first real installment of my thrilling new newsletter!
Your Pal,
Leighton
www.leightonconnor.com