Back, Maybe

I see it's been almost a year since my last post. The two or three people who actually read this thing may be wondering why I've been away for so long. Simply put: I've been busy.

I don't usually discuss my personal life here, unless I'm relating an anecdote or similar. I'm going to break that format for the moment, so I can explain why I've been neglecting my writing, and why I've been the happiest I've been in my life.

Her name is Amarilys Lily, and she is my other half.

I used to think it was hyperbole, or worse, sentimental nonsense when people said thing like that. I used to think I'd be alone the rest of my life. That light at the end of the tunnel starts looking awfully distant after 30+ years. I used to think love like you see in the movies was a pretty fantasy invented by foolish dreamers. I used to think a lot of things.

The last year has been an amazing, dizzying, scary, impossible ride to places I told myself didn't exist. Intoxicating and sobering all at once. I discovered that I hadn't forgotten how to dream, merely forgotten why I should.

So forgive me for being away, and forgive me if I do it again. I'm in love, dammit, and I wouldn't take back a moment of it for anything.

I love you, Amie.

-Long days and pleasant nights