I’m about six days into a six-week vow of alcohol abstinence. New thoughts and feelings are having their way with me. After releasing my most recent book, Tattoo Theatre, my writing has found itself cooking in a stew of indecision. Celebratory drinking through the creation of this new art has been entertaining, but after the past year of writing and rangling the book to its completion, I’m growing numb in my thoughts. I need to shift gears for the next few months and see where I might like to go. There is much marketing to do, this is its own Godzilla-sized undertaking. I have a few ideas about what I’d like to do to get the word out, yet I find it’s much easier to sit back and bask in the glory days of working the planks than to actually take action. Sometimes I wish beer wasn’t so tasty, whiskey too. Do you know what I mean? Stand by spirits! Sobriety and fresh ideas will get this rocket launched. Bravery is needed because I’ll be seeking a new brand of inspiration and direction over the next couple of months. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll be back with an update, until then, have a drink on me, cheers.

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