jekyllandhyde

My dad tells me he was at a health clinic and they were handing out free condoms and he thought about getting some for me but decided against it because, "Well, Austin, it's not like you have any need of them." I'm not sure what the most awkward part of that was....

The last time I had my heart broken, I don't think I put it back together again the right way. I suppose that would explain why it's hurting so much now.

I haven't written much here in a while -- and the last time I did, things weren't exactly going swimmingly -- but I feel like a bit of shameless self-promotion here. In the past several months, I've worked my ass off not only writing a novel but literally starting my own publishing company. It's officially legit now, with a federal tax ID number and a...
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I never thought I'd feel this sort of emotional hurt ever again. I never thought I 'd feel like I wasn't good enough to the extent that I do now ever again. I never thought I'd feel this unwanted ever again. Guess I was wrong on all counts.

I've had my heart broken again. At 30 years old, having been through this before, I thought it would get easier to handle, but it's actually harder. I'm not good right now.

So, I finished writing another novel this week. A few days of line editing work and then I'll start the book design process -- this time, however, I'm doing it right, with ISBN numbers and the whole thing. Why, you ask? Because... I'm starting my own publishing house. Applying for a business license, setting up a separate business bank account, acting as my own designer...
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I kind of want to have a kid just so I can one day have the following exchange:

KID: Dad, what caused the Big Bang?
ME: God ripped the tag off a mattress.

So, I finished another long-form project; this one a science fiction screenplay that's basically about loneliness. It's 126 pages long, based on a short story I wrote when I lived in Baltimore. I'm rather proud of it. The next quixotic step, of course: what to do with it....