The Melancholy and Disappearance of Arcelia Part III · 4:02pm Apr 12th, 2017
This will hopefully be the last and final installment in this blog series. Let's just hope this is the last time I truly disappear, I mean how long has it been? Like four months? I haven't posted a new story since August but that is all about to change. A lot of things, mostly terrible things have happened to me in the past few years and somehow also in the past four months. Which is why I occasionally disappear at random with no warning or reason. Of course like I said, will no longer happen.
Allow me to tell you why.
But first, the many reasons and explanations I have for my abrupt disappearance. I started TAFE again in February after not studying for seven months I kind of got a little overwhelmed by the mounds of homework, long travel distance and time (it's a two hour round trip) and also far away from where I live.
Then, of course, I had to have surgery. I will not say what the surgery was for but let's just say, when I woke up, I was in a lot of pain in a place you never thought could be in pain. The anesthesia hit me pretty hard. I was out of it for about a week and missed about four days of class in the process. The day after my surgery, we moved house. Fun times.
So after I recovered I tried my best to keep up and even managed to pass some of my classes. Unfortunately, none of it mattered because I eventually became so far behind that I had no other choice but to withdraw. That, and I was going on vacation for the entire month of April so it was just going to be impossible.
Can you take a guess at where I am now? No? Well, let me show you.
I am currently in the middle of my second week of my month's long vacation in Bali. For those of you who don't know, Bali is a little island off the coast of Indonesia.
Which is why I've managed to get so much writing done. After nearly three years I've finally been able to stop and breathe, catch my breath and clear my mind. So a lot of work has gone into writing the second chapter of THBT but I'm still not finished, even at over 6,000 words. My editor is supposed to be looking at it sometime this week.
But the really big news I've been wanting to share with you all is, that I've just dusted off an old one shot that I started writing, but never truly finished. I only really planned on it being maybe 2,000 words? Not a long story, something short and sweet. Well, it kind of became a little longer than that due to my new writing style.
So you can check that out below the break.
Octavia has a unique way of find inspiration, but as she does she reminisces about a day in her past. A day she will never forget.
I'm really happy with how this story turned out. It's certainly not a masterpiece by any means but I'm still proud of it. Especially some of the absolute crap I've seen on here lately.
I do apologize for yet another abrupt disappearance but I've been through a lot as a person and I've sorted decided to write a novel when I'm old enough, about my teenage years. Just what some of my experiences have had have been like. Cause some of them are rather unusual.
When will I update These Heartbreak Times? I have no idea, but hopefully before May. That, that would be really sad if it took until May.
Look, life hasn't been this straightforward thing for me. It's been really difficult and a lot of the time, it's not just that way for me. Most of the people I associate with, including my closest friends and family feel the same way. It's just how you choose to respond to all the hardships that life faces you with.
I'm returning to TAFE in June for part-time study in my fashion design course. I think it's what will be best for me and even if that means taking a longer road to where I want to go, I'm still gonna get there. Writing is the same. So what if it takes me almost a year to finally update my story? You guys are still gonna read it. It's just taken much, much longer than I expected.
I'm going to end this blog with this from one of my favorite cartoons and tv shows of all time, Bojack Horseman.
- A
