What's happening behind the scenes to bring new GHAWG content? The GHAWG Diaries is my recap of what I've been doing.
Cover image designed by @magnacarta using emojis and Excel 2007 for text. Minor edits made using MS Paint.
Introduction
There's more to #GHAWG than just daily zapfic entries and the spreadsheet I use to track them. There's research. There's review. There's also thought and inspiration. Then there are the tools involved in doing any of those tasks.
Just to keep things from getting scrambled in my head, and also to document for myself what I've been considering, I began keeping a diary of my activities as they concern #GHAWG. For that reason, I decided to share these diary entries with everyone on Hive blockchain (including the LeoFinance community at InLeo).
On Mondays which don't feature a GHAWG, Uninterrupted post (GHAWG-U)-- eventually replaced by GHAWG, Remastered (GHAWG-R)-- I'll post diary entries from the previous 7 days or between GHAWG-U/R posts if the time between them is short. For TGD62, there are 7 days' worth of diary entries. The first entry starts on 2025-January-27.
Before anyone scratches their heads at a few terms, here are 3 I began using many posts ago:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Rat Bike | Code name for #GHAWG (the first and current zapfic serial) |
Blue Lion | Code name for the middle zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
The Bronze | Code name for the final zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
Monday, 2025-January-27
📓 Some days I have so much about GHAWG on my mind I don't know where to begin. Some days I have to stare into infinity before something pops into my mind. Today was the latter kind of day. It happens to everyone, so I know I'm in good company. Even so, I should have lots of things to write about, especially now that Felix Legion is hours away from dropping off The Kids at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before David Guardia begins to wind down his Epic Ride.
Tuesday, 2025-January-28
📓 During my walk through the neighborhood I was thinking about the end of the current segment of David Guardia' Epic Ride. Originally I was going to make the separation of The Kids from Felix Legion a brief event. Upon further review, especially in light of recently published zapfic entries, I'm thinking that Felix 5-- Felix Legion less The Kids, Sanjay Rampersad and Lionel Odunsi-- spends the night in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US to be there for Sanjay in his time of need. If anything, this sets the stage for Blue Lion and the roles we will see for the people we know as members of Felix Legion.
Wednesday, 2025-January-29
📓 Recently I've been listening to a song I haven't heard in many years: "America" written by and performed by Neil Diamond. This song made its debut in the 1980 movie The Jazz Singer (and the soundtrack album of the same name), but the first time I heard it was during the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. The focus of the song is immigration from all points of the compass to the United States, "to America."
Will this song become part of The GHAWG Universe in some way? At least for now, not in any obvious way. However, while listening to this song I thought of a couple of lines I can use as a refrain for my attempt at song writing for GHAWG. I don't have enough to material to share at the moment, so for now I'm going to stockpile whatever lyrics or verses pop into my head. The plan is to have enough lyrics to cover the 1st segment of David Guardia's Epic Ride: the ride from Bayonne, New Jersey, US to STURGIS. The song won't cover all details, but it should highlight key moments during this segment of his Epic Ride.
At worst, I get nothing. At best, I have a song to cover each of the 6 segments of the Epic Ride. For now, I'll see what pops into my head and compile my collection of lyrics.
Thursday, 2025-January-30
📓 I added a couple of travel entries to the zapfic queue. Although travel entries are generally things to be passed over in the grand scheme of things, they serve a number of purposes. Even when they seem to serve as filler between character development and major events, they at least provide some educational value or at the very least a bit of amusement. Once I port GHAWG from zapfic format to long form, many of those zapfic entries will be left behind. Even then, they're influence will be felt throughout the long form content.
Friday, 2025-January-31
📓 Today I added more zapfic entries. At this point, the zapfic queue goes to 2025-February-10. Although Felix Legion called it a day at Lynchburg, Virginia, US-- just 2 hours north of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-- I'm not ready to slot the undated zapfic entries containing conversation between The Newlyweds. I may need one or two more zapfic entries before I move them from the staging area into the actual zapfic queue. All I know is that during the first hour of the 2-hour ride to Chapel Hill Felix Legion will find itself in the fictional town of Bolivion, Virginia. The scene I have in mind there hasn't fully formed itself in my head, but I may just go ahead with it anyway and run the risk of the situation being unlikely. At worst, I upgrade the scene to what it should be when it's time to port GHAWG from zapfic to long form content.
Saturday, 2025-February-01
📓 Did you know that Elon is in Virginia? For real! Just look up "Elon, Virginia" on the digital map app of your choice. I made this discovery while reviewing locations for the final 2 days of the ride from Chicago, Illinois, US to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US. I had to go back to the zapfic queue to incorporate this discovery into an entry I had added recently. For Felix Legion will be riding by Elon on Elon Road.
Sunday, 2025-February-02
📓 I'm still coming up with ideas or details for the upcoming scene to take place in the fictional town of Bolivion, Virginia. Near the end of the scene David Guardia gives someone a business card with his contact information. However, he has no business name. He has no web site URL. He doesn't even have a telephone number. Instead, this business card has only his his name, so-called title-- "At Large"-- and an ID for the messaging app Session. Apparently, David cleared his previous contact details for the purpose of starting over in life: he gave up his motorcycle courier business to Li Jun Fan (the character we first met long ago as "Slim"), he is not returning to Bayonne, New Jersey, US, and we're not even sure if he kept the same cellular number or e-mail address. This business card is the clearest indication yet that David is having a fresh start with his life, and it began with his mid-life crisis decision to ride to STURGIS and wing it from there.
##When (and Where) To Catch #GHAWG
When
● Daily -- Each zapfic entry is posted shortly after midnight, from New York
● Weekends -- Weekly Summaries (with modified screen capture from LeoThreads as cover image) are usually on Saturday, sometimes Sunday
● Monday -- Either GHAWG, Uninterrupted if present, or The GHAWG Diaries
● Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday -- GHAWG Behind the Scenes -- The goal is to publish these posts on all days not dedicated to the Weekly Sumamry, GHAWH-U, or The GHAWG Diaries (TGD). There may be days with no post, so I'll minimize those occasions as best as I can.This is the normal schedule for the posting of content for #GHAWG:
Where
● Daily zapfic entries drop at LeoThreads, usually posted shortly after midnight from New York (sometimes around noon)
● All long form posts-- Weekly Summaries, GHAWG-U, and TGD-- can be accessed using the #GHAWGnav sticky post or from my InLeo profile page
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