Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read.
Bluntly put, 2025 was not a great year for creative writing on my own time. Give or take, just shy of 4,600 words, spread across:
- Blog posts for this site
- “The Mysterious Ensorcelled Beckets of J.T. Popp & Son”
- Progressive political campaign material
- Another RPG adventure I’d like to complete this year
- Content for “The Legacy of Mo’Roh”
- Bits and pieces for an as-yet-unshaped project
I had a lot of fun writing that “Ensorcelled Beckets” piece, shooting some photos of my friend John’s inspiring rings, and getting my lifelong friend Aaron Archer to contribute some art. The handful of copies I printed for Gary Con were well-received, and I made the PDF available at Itch.io. It’s probably not the last you’ll see of this content, either.
I also did help proofread “The Twin Heads of Avarice” for my friend Alex. While that was nearly a 17,000 word project that I’m proud to have contributed to, my work as needed didn’t feel like it reached the level where I was comfortable counting it as writing/editing time. (It’s available in print and digital formats)
I’ll also add this, though: I did a lot of paid writing in 2025 which came with no small amount of satisfaction for reasons I think I’ll at least briefly write about next week.
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