Newsletter 5/31/25

May: what a busy month!

• Writing wise, I stuck to my goal of writing for forty-five minutes per day (with the exception of some holidays/travel days), and posted over 8,000 words across my projects, including updates for Our Secrets and Our Silence (It All Became So Violent).
• Next month, I’ll stick with forty-five minutes per day, with a possible stretch goal of one hour per day. Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!

• I hosted one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches.
• My wife also organized an unofficial all you can play TNG laser tag night! Thanks to her to and to everyone who attended our events this month!
• In June, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the sixteenth, if you happen to be 18-35 and local to the Vegas area.

• For the Neon Cactus Wordsmiths, I hosted two Discord write-ins this month, as well as our monthly social at my place. Thanks to everyone who attended!
• Next month, I’ll be hosting two Discord write-ins on the 11th and 25th, as well as our social on the 20th. If you happen to be a Las Vegas based writer, join us for those and more! 

Other updates from this month:

• Here are some of my favorite photos from this month.
• I read some great books this month, including Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo and The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff. My goal is to spend at least fifteen minutes learning/reading every day. Keep up with my reading on StoryGraph!
• I’ve been thrilled to continue my work for the Leather Leadership Conference Board of Directors. I’m honored to be the 2025-2026 Secretary and Communications Chair, and now to serve on the Programming Committee.
• In May, I also did lots of other fun things like spending time with friends, seeing family for Mother’s Day and Memorial Day… and sneaking in three days of solo park hopping at the happiest place on earth. (See the photos link for my trip photo diary!)

Thanks for everything this month; have a happy, healthy, and safe June!

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