We all know that the best-laid plans can go awry. However, when it happens to us, we marvel at how it happened.

Getting swept up in the euphoria of finally ticking a checkbox off the list of things one wants to achieve in life is easy. Likewise, one can be quick to make promises to others and to oneself, and to plan a multitude of projects. Sometimes, those projects get done promptly and with the same fervor as the previous, fueled by the momentum. Other times, one gets lost in the sea of ideas, overwhelmed by the possibilities, and distracted by the mundane.

I was a victim of the latter. Ideas swirled in my head for new stories, but they never flew off the page as quickly as before. New projects at work worried my brain and took up way too much space. Preoccupation with real-life events took me away from the imagined worlds that live in my mind.

The result is pieces of a literary tapestry that is yet to be woven. Small bits and pieces of stories that I'm slowly knitting together.

But here is my promise to you and to myself. Two new short stories will see the light of day by Fall 2025. Stay tuned here and on social media for more information. I'm taking my time, but I'll eventually get to where I want to be. Isn't it all about the journey?

With this, I leave you with a track from Montreal artist KevinMxDermott intitled Take Your Time.