Bye Twitter

 Leaving Twitter for real this time. I tried last year but Mastodon was an epic fail with the first server crashing and me being unable to migrate data to launch a second instance. I'm willing to start over, but that was ridiculous. 

So, I spent the last year using it in small doses. And with the election outcome and X planning to use data in the site to train AI, I am really leaving. Just purged the Off Peak Productions account.

And am starting the purge process for cpd623. It's taken me two days so far to go through 700 of the accounts I followed to try to find them again. I've found a decent number but I'm sad. Not sure exactly how I'm going to delete 11.9K tweets, but I'll try to beat the 11/15 deadline. 

If you find this blog, you can find me most places as cpd623. I'd love to connect. 

Filling in the Gaps

I fell into the Bridgerton rabbit hole this summer. It was a welcome respite from the insanity of politics, elder crises, and family members moving and getting new jobs. 

As part of my deep dive, I discovered the Archive of Our Own (AO3) which is a repository of fan fiction. I wish it existed 30 years ago when I was in my Star Trek fandom. Oh well, those stories are long lost. 

I ended up writing a novella, called Filling in the Gaps, almost by accident, since the words flowed out of me. I was hoping a few people might find it, but today, one week after I released it, I've got far more views (3,676), kudos (179) and comments (30) that I thought possible. I am grateful for every one of them. 

It was nice to do creative writing again. It's been a really long time since I've even tried. Not sure where this takes me, but it's also nice to have new doors open.