Hi Readers, it’s Co-editor Gail.
If any of you are consistent readers of this blog, (not sure if there are any but if there are thank you!) you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as consistently to my biweekly schedule as I usually do. Well, there’s a reason for that and I think it is getting dumb to continue to keep it from you, so I am going to be honest.
I am going through some stuff right now in my personal life that’s been preventing me from being able to really focus and put my energy and effort into these blogs and I don’t think it’s fair to myself or you to burn myself out or to be putting out half-assed, passionless pieces just because of a typical schedule.
So, I have decided I am going to take a cue from Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles and prioritize my mental health. As of right now I am still going to try to put out blogs when “the muse” strikes or whatever and I feel like I really have something I want to say. However, that means that you will probably be hearing from me less frequently as most days/weeks I just don’t think I will have it in me.
Ze Blog has been and is a great outlet for me to get my thoughts out about stuff and I feel bad about letting it go dark but it’s not the right outlet for what I am currently going through, and I know our Crow Name community will respect and support me while I care for myself and figure things out.
So, for now, I guess I’ll see you when I see you, about what, I don’t know but I am excited to find out.
I wish you all well in your own lives and with whatever you may be struggling with.
I think I will leave you with this beautiful song I recently discovered by one of my favorite creators Brian David Gilbert.
Gail Bello is a poet and playwright from Waltham, Massachusetts. She graduated in 2019 with a BFA in Creative Writing and a minor in Theatre from The University of Maine at Farmington. Find her previous publications at https://thaumaturgedramaturge.wordpress.com and follow her on Twitter @AquajadeGail