life – HannahTheScribe

Newsletter 11/30/25

November: where’d this big month go?

Writing wise, I set out to post ~25,000 words across Our Secrets and Our Silence and What We’ve Almost Remembered. I posted over 21,000 words for those projects, which I’m pretty happy with, especially given there’s more to come in December! I also logged over 29 hours of focused drafting time.
For December, my stretch goal is to publish both. We’ll see how it goes! Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!

I hosted one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches. Thanks to everyone who attended!
In December, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the 15th, 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 joined us for Noveling November!
In December, I’ll be hosting two Discord write-ins on the 10th and 26th, as well as our social on the 19th. If you happen to be a Las Vegas based writer, join us for those and more.

In November, I also had a great time presenting for “FLAIR Forward”! Thank you so much to the FLAIR team and to everyone who attended!
In December, I’ll be teaching my uniforms class on 12/6 and my positions class on 12/20. See you there!

Other updates from this month:

Here are some of my favorite photos from this month.
I read some amazing books in November, including Sociopath by Patric Gagne and The Unapologetic Professional by Brianna Doe. My goal is to spend at least fifteen minutes learning/reading every day. Keep up with my reading on StoryGraph!
Still thrilled to continue my work on the Leather Leadership Conference Board of Directors as our current Secretary, Communications Director, and Vending Chair. I’m so grateful to get to work with such amazing people for an organization I love! Please join us in Los Angeles in February 2026!
I got to spend so much time with family and friends this month. Most notably, my beautiful wife and I celebrated our eighth anniversary and our fifth wedding anniversary!
November gratitude: so much wonderful weather, having the best mom ever, family Cards Against Humanity games and popcorn fights, my wife figuring out how to hold my wrists so I can happy flap over the new Wicked movie without subluxing anything this time!

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

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Newsletter 9/30/25

September: strange month, but lots of good stuff going on!

Writing wise, I set out to write for one hour per day (with an exception for travel days). I largely stuck to this goal, although I took the equivalent of two days off due to illness. I posted updates for Our Secrets and Our Silence (It All Became So Violent), as well as a blog post: “Autonomy in Anticipatory Service”. I posted almost 13,000 words across my projects this month.
Next month, I’m keeping my goal the same. Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!

I hosted one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches. Thanks to everyone who attended!
In October, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the 20th, 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!
In October, I’ll be hosting three Discord write-ins on the 1st, 15th, and 29th, as well as our social on the 17th. 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 in September. My favorite was The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker. 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 on the Leather Leadership Conference Board of Directors. Please join us in Los Angeles in February 2026!
I also got to celebrate my wonderful wife’s birthday with her!
September gratitude: beautiful fall weather, my local libraries, and my amazing readers!

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

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Newsletter 8/31/25

August: what a month!

Writing wise, I set out to write for one hour per day (with an exception for travel days). I stuck to this goal, posting updates for Our Secrets and Our Silence (It All Became So Violent) as well as launching What We’ve Almost Remembered. I posted almost 14,000 words across my projects this month.
Next month, I’m keeping my goal the same. Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!

I hosted one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches. Thanks to everyone who attended!
In September, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the 15th, 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!
In September, I’ll be hosting two Discord write-ins on the 7th and 17th, as well as our social on the 19th. 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 in August, including Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte, Stress-Free Productivity by Dr. Alice Boyes, and Outofshapeworthlessloser by Gracie Gold. 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 on the Leather Leadership Conference Board of Directors, including attending our Board retreat. I cannot express my gratitude and respect for Jane, Aaron, Dina, and Mita enough. Please join us in Los Angeles in February 2026!
I also took two amazing trips to San Francisco and to Portland. I got to see friends and family, take my first big train trip, spend a day boating and floating on Lake Sonoma, spend five hours in Powell’s Books, see the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, and so much more.
More August gratitude: laughing with friends and making new ones, great travel experiences, my oral surgery going well.

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

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Newsletter 1/31/25

Happy New Year!

Writing wise, I stuck to my goal of writing for forty-five minutes per day (with a few exceptions for travel/etc). I made two posts on Service Slave Secrets and there’s lots more in the works!
Next month: I’m going to take the first week of February to put the finishing touches on, type up, edit, format, and post more works I drafted in January. Then, I’ll be upping my goal to writing for one hour per day for the rest of February (so it’ll be like I wrote forty-five minutes per day for the whole month). Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!

We had one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches. Thanks to everyone who attended!
In February, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the 17th, 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. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Next month, I’ll be hosting two more Discord write-ins on the 5th and 19th. If you happen to be a Las Vegas based writer, join us for those and more here.

Other updates from this month:

Here are some of my favorite photos from this month. I also participated in a great January photo challenge on FetLife.
This month, my best read was My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. Keep up with my reading on StoryGraph!
I enjoyed a bunch of great time with family and friends, especially for my twenty-seventh birthday and my mom’s birthday as well!

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

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