2025/07/23 - Two days I ago I submitted a short horror story to a magazine! It's called "A Walk Outside St. Thaney's", submitted to Diabolical Plots. Hopefully I'll hear back in the next week if it's a rejection. Otherwise it looks to be about two months before I'd get confirmation of publishing. Part of me doubts I'll get published, but you never know.
2025/07/20 - I had a eureka moment and now have an actual ending to the story that's going to be my first professional submission. Exciting!
2025/07/19 - dear diary Today I saw an old man die in a big bug zapper and I laughed all the way home