So it’s been about a year since I started this blog — and a lot has happened since last November. I suffered a concussion just before finals, and had to take an incomplete in a couple of classes (that means I had to finish the coursework later). I continue to struggle with rent and medical expenses from those April hospital visits, with a couple more hefty bills added on for good measure when I suddenly developed a severe food allergy in August, which I’m still trying to get under control. In the middle of that, I’ve made the leap to working as a full-time freelancer.

It’s become clear to me that I cannot always consistently post a poem every day — especially if I’m already spending all day writing. It leaves me a little braindead and not very…poetic. I will continue to post several times a week, daily if possible, because I enjoy the blog. But I think after a difficult year of trying to hold myself to a poem-a-day standard, it’s time to dispense with the rules and just write poetry as I’m able. The final product is usually superior, and I don’t get trapped in “post something horrible or disappoint myself by failing to meet my goal” mode.

So, to sum up: the blog is not going away, but I’m not going to pretend I can actually post every day.