A Picture (or Five) of Summer
I launched robjquinn.com because I needed a change. I needed a better platform than a blog site to promote my novel, The Birth of Super Crip, and what I hope will be future work. I also decided that I needed to change my blogging technique, in part from talking to and reading the blog of my friend Rebecca at 1000 miles . More “social media” (i.e. pictures), less “article writing.” (Give her a read! She’s a great writer.) Speaking of change, this summer brought plenty of it. I was living on my own about five days a week. It’s the most I’ve been alone, possibly ever. (I had my own apartment years ago, but I was working full-time so I wasn’t home as much.) Around the same time, a good friend I spent a lot of time with moved to warmer weather. It was tough at times, and there’s no grand ending to this post describing how I headed out on my own for a better life. But I gained some independence. I got a little stronger mentally. I pushed myself to get out more. I took an invitation to