I'm Baaaaack!
Hello, hello, Readers All.
Welp, the laptop has been returned and the bedroom is back to being just a bedroom again. I’ll get my last mini-paycheck this week and that’s it. I’m no longer a worker among workers.
What am I?
Oh, right. I’m a writer. Kind of lost track of that bit over the past three years, tucking in a bit of story here and there, but mostly I was just - well - working.
Thanks to a certain somebody, I have a Writing Buddy and we check in with each other every morning at 9 am, let each other know what we’re planning on writing and then go at it for a couple of hours. Then at 11 am, we check in again, see how we did and go on with our days.
True, we’ve only been doing this for four days, but I think it’s going brilliantly. Special shoutout thank you to my Writing Buddy (yes, that person subscribes to the newsletter!).
Premium subscriber, too, no less!
In addition to getting a second printing of “Plague Year” pulled together (complete with my friend, Ian Young’s rave review thankyouverymuch) and sending out queries to several small publishing companies, I’m also trying my hand at the essay game again.
Pensioners without Pensions. A series in which the old folks find… | by Remington Write | The Partnered Pen | Oct, 2024 | Medium
A series in which the old folks find cool free stuff to do
It’s been a minute since I tried anything, shall we say, topical so I had a go at something that’s often on my mind given where I live and what I see every day when I leave the house.
This White Woman Supports Reparations | by Remington Write | The Partnered Pen | Oct, 2024 | Medium
Insane logistics aside, paying the descendants of slaves is not only fair, it’s smart
Now then, I had a feeling this topic might get things a bit stirred up if I put it over on Newsbreak, and boy howdy, did it ever!
Let’s just say that those comments confirmed my nastiest suspicions of far too many of my fellow white people. No, I didn’t actually spend any time reading that garbage, a quick scan was enough. Suffice to say that those ignorant, insecure, immature mouth-breathers are making me some money. Keep the trash a-coming, eejits!
While I’m having a grand old time with the racists, my partner in life and crime has pulled together some of his greatest hits into one brilliant rant (and this after watching two people sashay right past the No Pets sign at Whole Foods with their dogs).
The Dog Dilemma. My Collected Rants Regarding Dogs in… | by aleXander hirka | Oct, 2024 | Medium
My Collected Rants Regarding Dogs in New York City
(Nice knowing dog balls have been parked right there in front of the Nutella, hmmm?)
A special gift from my soulless partner:
Notes of a Soulless One: On The Soul
Words by the brilliant poet, Carl Dennis. On the Soul They told you you owned it and you believed them, Flattered as if a real-estate man, P...
I see upon my return that the hat is right where I left it by the door. As ever, all coinage is very much appreciated (especially now, right?).
https://ko-fi.com/remingtonwriteThere we have it. Back in the groove and feeling pretty good about it. Thanks for reading and for hanging in there with me through the years. And remember that any random soliloquies as well as all specific conundrums are welcome at: Remington.write@gmail.com
I’d love to hear how you’re doing!
Until next week, Readers All,
RW