2025 was a rough year in pretty much every way that wasn’t writing-related. On a national scale, things were (and continue to be) a giant dumpster fire. There are bright spots here and there across the country, but largely things are going about as badly as could be expected given the administration in power.

On a personal scale, this year felt like I was careening from one emergency to another. Nevertheless, I managed to do more writing than I have in any one year prior to this, and I’m very happy with the stories I produced. Here’s a recap of 2025’s personal challenges and successes.

2024 was a big year. In some ways it was a tremendously groundbreaking and exciting year for me, and in other ways (particularly on the national scale,) it was a pretty dark year. Here I’m going to focus on the stuff that’s closer to home.

Moving Forward

One of the things I accomplished in 2024 that I’m most excited about: getting over my burnout and starting to write again. It felt great to get back into the swing of things. The stories and creativity that I thought I’d lost turned out to still be there, and that was a massive relief. I have a ton of story ideas waiting to be written, but right now I’m focusing on cleaning up and finishing those that were already in progress. Needless to say, I’d be writing a lot more if I wasn’t also working a traditional job– but that’s the society we live in today.