Being Thankful

Of course, Thanksgiving is the time of year we are called on to think about what we are thankful for. So, here I am, being thankful.

I am thankful for my new job. In August of this year I started a new job at a new library system. This was after several months of job searching after I decided I couldn’t continue with my current position due to the unsupportive and rough conditions at my place of employment. Just a few months in I am so glad of the change, of the new teamwork-oriented environment, and of how this has reflected positively on my mental and emotional health.

I am thankful of my new living situation. This October marks one year being roommates with my brother and it is a very nice situation.

I am thankful for the publications I have had this year. 2017 was a breaking point for me, getting some publication acceptances and placing second in a writing contest. That momentum has carried into 2018. I got to go on a panel at a scifi conference. I have several other publications and publication acceptances. One of them was my first ever “professional” publication, meaning the pay rate was at/over .06 cents per word. (It was also one of the two of my most favorite stories I’ve written, so I am thankful it found its place.)

I have two more publications coming out before the end of 2018. I’m thankful for that too.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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