I’m still processing the banhammer that The Evil Empire laid out, and I find I’m missing the community that I left behind. I’ve zoomed through the stages of grief for what I lost- 15 years of pictures and memories and people. So many people I met through so many avenues, and I only had this one tool to be a (small) part of their lives. And I’ll say it- I enjoyed the “likes” when people thought what I posted was clever or funny. Like when your tongue reaches for the hole where the tooth used to be, I pick up my phone and get a jolt that I don’t have that beaming blue icon any more.

So now I’m going long form. I hope that some people in my life are still curious what I’m up to and want to keep being amused by my wit. I’ve always had a low-key hankering to be a writer. Maybe this was the kick in the ass I needed to get started.