Your blog made me smile @agmoore
Not for the astounding amount you do behind the scenes on hive, nor for the reasons you put a lot of your time in, I already knew these things about you from our conversations.
And as a retired teacher, it makes so much sense that:
These are aspects of life I want to have: productivity and usefulness. Hive gives me these things. I am useful, every day. Each day I work to make my communities, and this platform, stronger. That is rewarding.
All this I could have guessed, and for me, I find it remarkable that I've got to know a handful of people so well on hive such as yourself. I've said it before and I'll say it again this is the thing I most cherish about my time on hive.
But, after that lengthy preamble, what made me smile is that (and this has happened in many of the blogs & stories you've published on hive) I had to go look up the word 'Septuagenarian' online 😂
The gift of a new word is priceless IMO, so thank you for so many.
It's ironic that as I opened hive up to write my last story (btws it is a gritty, gory fantasy 3-part short story so really no need to read it as it might not be your cuppa tea) on hive for a long while, maybe for good, I don't know that the future holds, I look at my notifications and find a mention from one of 5-6 people who I first really got to know on here.
Thank you for being a friend, thank you for expanding my vocabulary and just overall thanks for being a constant for so long.
I know you read my '5 years on hive' blog, and understand why I'm stepping away.
If I miraculously manage to complete a manuscript, find an agent, get it all together, hit that rare combo of luck/talent/rightplacerighttime 😂 within a year, and actually get something published, I shall turn up again shouting it from the rooftops.
But, I'd DM message you before even writing that post my friend, as if I'm lucky enough to bring my dream to fruition, there are a few people on here whom I'd want to send copies too if they fancied reading a fantasy novel. You are one of them.
Take care 🙂🌿
Hello my dear friend @raj808,
Always I will credit you with being profoundly influential in my journey on the platform. All it takes is a few words, encouragement, validation at the right time. You did that.
Your writing is brilliant, and you have a heart. Whatever you decide about Hive, that has to be good for you. But as a writer, continue to create. You have a gift. Some of us can write when we try, but we can't create the music you create. We can't transcend the ordinary.
Thank you for your kind words. Be good to yourself. I wish you the peace and success you deserve. Of course let me know when you publish that book (not if, but when).
Your friend,
AG