You Never Know

I've been much busier than I thought I would be for the past few days. Many of you already know that The Everyday Adventurer is not the only blog or website I maintain. But for those of you who don't, I also run a site called Nature Center Magazine. Obviously, it is all about nature. We have several different writers and even more contributors to that one. It's really a fun website to read, even for me, the person who runs it.

But did you know I have another blog that doesn't deal with nature at all? Really! It's called Rat Tales, and it contains fictional stories that I write whenever I get the chance. Most of the stories I write there are more than a bit on the dark side. Not at all like the things I do here. They are perfect for this time of year, with Halloween coming ever closer.

I'm not really in much of a condition to write any full stories right now, but I always have stories I'm working on there just waiting for finishing touches. In fact, I just finished what I think is my greatest story yet! It's called "Nothing At All", and it is about nothing at all, but also about the most important thing there can ever be! Take a look at it, or take a look at the link and summary in my sidebar just to the right of this post if you like scary stories.

You might notice that I'm sharing a picture of a dark forest above. My story at Rat Tales is about what someone might encounter in a dark forest. I'm glad to say that the things I usually encounter in the forest are a little more like what I have in the picture below.

Just an ordinary average little gray squirrel. Ah, but not for my forests. My ordinary squirrels are fox squirrels. This little gray was a pleasant surprise for me when I saw it because I almost never have the pleasure of meeting one of this kind. I still smile whenever I see these pictures of this one. Finding something rare on a nature walk is always such a pleasure.

There now, see that? I got through this post with barely a mention of my health... Oops! I guess I ruined that now, didn't I? Oh well. I'm still hoping that it won't be a factor at all very soon. I'll be back to sharing funny squirrel encounters with you, along with my daydreamed fantasies about the real odd things that happens while I'm out there. That's what fun is!

But for now I have any writing I can do when I feel okay, whether it's here or on one of my other two sites. And to remind you, if you like scary stories, go take a look at "Nothing At All" on my newly redesigned Rat Tales blog. I'm really proud of this one. It's about an old familiar legend, but you've never seen it done quite like this before. Can you tell yet how excited I am about it?

Maybe my excitement is a good sign for me. I still don't feel very well, bit I suddenly feel like writing more often. This is a feeling that I haven't been able to enjoy for a few weeks now. Now to catch up with a bit of blog reading. Some of my favorites await, and it's going to be fun to try and catch up a bit.