I just need to get something out there, because I haven’t. I haven’t felt compelled to populate a blog recently. Maybe it’s content being vacuumed up, packaged, and resold with no soul. Feeding that machine doesn’t feel good and isn’t doing anything for my wellbeing. Everyone’s talking about it, and I’d rather not write more about that.

I’d rather write about MY difficulties, of course.

And some of my difficulties stem from tools. Software, gadgets, various pen & paper setups. I tried a fountain pen. I like the idea of it. No, I don’t want to spend the time to maintain it.

While some difficulties, I find just a lack of inspiration to share. I sense that communication is closing off, at least in a way I used to communicate. In 2026, most of those channels are owned or killed off by monopolies.

Maybe it’s a deeper problem with my creativity in a world that has, frankly, shown many new and interesting, nuanced types of hatred. Full display. Hard to ignore, really.

Whatever writing I continue to do, I’m not sure where to share it. It was always about connection, as it turns out.