I'm still waiting to hear if the new piece I submitted back in late December will be accepted to run in February. I expect I should get a response soon.
I feel like I really got back into the groove this month. It was mostly spurred by inspiration stemming from my cancer-survivor health anxiety but, hey, inspiration is inspiration, I guess. And writing has always been a cathartic coping mechanism for me.
On the 6th, I wrote a new essay titled: "A Good Doctor is Hard to Find," and published it on Medium. That same day, I made a new graphic for sharing it, as well.
I made and shared another graphic on the 9th, this one prompted by my response to a quote that really resonated.
On the 13th, I wrote another new essay. It's been a while since I cranked out two essays in less than two weeks! This one, titled: "If I Knew When and How I’d Take My Last Breath," was also published on Medium (see my December #WIPWednesday post about why I prefer Medium these days).
After a very long hiatus, I tried my hand, again, at submitting a couple pieces for syndication. I still haven't had a response to one, but the other was accepted! It was quite reaffirming to receive that acceptance email.
The Mighty syndicated my 2020 essay: "Cancer Never Taught Me Any Wonderful Life Lessons," and promoted it on their social media, yesterday.
And, these past couple weeks, I made a couple more graphics – mostly as vehicles for sharing updates about the medical situation I've been going through.
All in all, it was an extremely stressful month, personally, but a quite productive month, professionally.