Once Upon a Summer
In years past, when November rolled around I would participate in NaNoWriMo, attempting to write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days which averaged out to 1667 words written daily. Through this annual event I met wonderful people, formed lasting friendships, co-founded a writing group, hosted a plethora of events including annual write-all-nights for almost a decade, and created fourteen awful drafts. This past fall I learned that NaNo was over. The organization had exploded (I am not up on the reasons, drama or resulting fallout beyond that NaNoWriMo as I knew it no longer exists). I morn for the group and organization that was. It has been a few years since I actually participated. I was a NaNoRebel during covid and when I returned to school in 2022 I decided not to NaNo. There were too many other things requiring my attention, effort, and energy. Even without the added commitment the NaNo experience had been less fun the last few years. I was missing my NS writing friend...
