The sun sets on another day…
A dark and dismal day, snow peeked in for a short time, and a little sun for a moment or two. It was an interesting day.
There is a lot of talk on the internet and in movies now about alternaty. It is an idea that single decisions may create alternate pathways for a person or for the world. This leads to a virtually unlimited number of worlds where minor decisions and major decisions change fate for everyone. This year had many places where minor and major could have spawned different timelines.
I finished several books this year but published none of them. In another world my books are out there and waiting to be read by happy readers.
I wrote a significant number of poems this year, but i didn’t put any of them out and rarely put them on 29,000 sunsets or AndrewAllenSmith.com. Instead, I held them for a time when I will publish another poetry compilation.
I wrote a significant number of horror stories this year as well, but I didn’t put out another book of horror. I’m trying to decide if I want to begin creating horror novels, if I do so the stories will make good foundations. In another world there was another anthology, and a story I wrote about a situation that happened to someone would be out there for the world to see. It would have been a nice piece of vengeance.
I lived, I had my surgery and although I was dead technically for a little while while they worked on my valve, I survived. In another world I am back to dust, and no one was the wiser.
I read just over 200 books. This goes back and forth every year. A few years ago I read almost 400 books in the year, this here it’s about 215. I would have to go through them all to be sure and that really have just set them aside I need to decide how I will approach my library in the future. I read over 70 books by independent authors or self published authors. I got these from different areas and events, but I didn’t do a ton of events this year. In another world the 70 or so authors I read this year would have read my books as well. I find that I am helping other authors more than they help each other, and although i don’t really care if they help me, I continue to see many independent authors only think their books are good.
I attended 7 events. In most years I attend up to 30, so in another world, in spite of my surgery i would have attended far more and enjoyed interacting with people.
I wrote over 300 posts, actually i wrote almost 350 posts even though i was unable to write while i was in the hospital. In another world I would have prepared better and had all of my posts write themselves or have been preset to release. Even though placeholders released that said very little, I could have done a better job at this. 29,000 sunsets has been very successful, although i still don’t understand the day i had over 30,000 people visit. I wish those 30,000 people would have made a donation.
I have avoided doing donations once again or monetizing the 29000sunsets site. I’m going to do something strange and put the PayPal link right here. If you read it and want to donate, the money will go towards hosting and making sure this site stays online for as long as it can. At the current time it is 3 years out, and I’m hoping that I can extend that even further. In another world I monetized the site and then now somehow rolling in the dough from the millions of hits that it has gotten. Who would have thought?
Kind of funny when you think about it, there are lots of possibilities and lots of places where the world is just a little different because of something we have done.
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope your new year is fantastic. I hope every moment that you had was a moment to be cherished. If not, I hope you learned something that helped you be a better person this year. As to the year closes in just a few minutes I find myself standing on the top of the hill again, trying to decide which path i’m going to take. I see several positive tunnels leading off to a great future, but always there is a question. What would I do if today were the last day? I think I would spend it writing to you, trying to make sure that you were prepared. It’s going to be a wonderful year and we are going to change the world together to the positive. Keep being you every day and when the world gives you lemons, throw them at somebody or make lemonade or do something fun with them. Did you know when you squeeze lemon peel next to a flame that it sprays fire? Anyway have a fantastic new year and I hope you enjoy the next few minutes, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and happy new year…