I managed a bit of writing last night. Nothing that I would want to share any time soon, but it is a start.

It’s some first draft ideas for a few short stories that I have planned tentatively grouped under the title “Slave to the algorithm.”

I might publish them at some point, but I might not. I do have thoughts about putting short stories on my website. That is in the distance as I am having trouble planning and focusing. If that is something you might be interested in let me know.

It’s almost like I have ADHD and am in the middle of some kind of emotional burnout. Spoilers, I am.

I want to write, as I used to love doing it but I want to write to connect to other people too. I am a people pleaser and I have a deep desire to make people laugh to make the world feel less, you know.

[Waves generally about.]

The problem is that I also want to make music, videos, podcasts…

With the whole going to full time work and family stuff I am finding it hard to work out how to prioritise and to try and find the fun in it again. Hating the day job and a strained home situation do not help with this sadly.

I think the future holds a silly, funny and surreal podcast series.

Probably better described as an audiobook or even a radio series. They will probably be quite short. At least to start with. It is called WhimbleChurch on Sea. I have no idea where that came from beyond it sounds like a small British town that has delusions of grandeur.

If you would like to help with a podcast let me know too, I need art music and especially extra voices. So if you fancy being in a podcast and can record yourself that let me know too. Feel free to throw money at me as well. (This is a joke btw.)

I do intend to have an openness about what I am doing as I am going to try and get a small community of people who like the project who can help motivate me to keep going and to deliver what I promised when I am having one of those deep dark despair moments.

That and I have a million other projects going on.* That eat up my brain space.

If you like people’s stuff tell them. Maybe share it on social media too. It helps with getting more people interested in independent creatives, but might also make their day a bit better too. We all need to help each other feel better right now. As I feel pretty bad right about now I am trying to pull myself up by my bootstraps a bit here. I am too old and unfit to be doing that, so I will need people to help me. Also maybe a hoist and some sturdy ropes, I am not little.

Let’s all try and be nice to each other, and I mean everyone.

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*For example, I have a Korg Triton synth stood forlornly on its end cheeks as it needs a lot of work. I have a Fostex XR-3 tape multitrack recorder that I have belts etc on order for and several website/writing projects as well. Oh and plans to set up my own web host to do that. on top of that I need to actually set up my music making hardware so that I can use it.

This is a massively thinned out list by the way. I have sold/given away a mixer, an iMac G3, USB sound adapters, music hardware and outboard stuff. Mostly to buy new stuff that is smaller or better or just to make room.