This is the quote that broke me. From the series finale “Immortality” of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grissom admits to Lady Heather how he feels about Sara. “She’s been my best friend. I’ll miss her for the rest of my life.”
Life is often divided into seasons—seasons of Thanksgiving and Lament. I’m so grateful for the Thanksgiving part, but the Lamentations has been so much. Mr. Me, The Jeanie, The Jeanie’s Mr. Her, Julienne (the massage therapist who traveled with us), Shauné (the attorney who did all the things)…and the future we had imagined.
As many of you know, the shagalicious wordslinger, who used the article in front of her name, wore socks with flip-flops, could rock a hoodie with both casual and formal attire, and had an affinity for ducking out to get ‘fresh air’ has passed.
Both Mr. Me and The Jeanie were my very best friends. Mr. Me was all of the things I’d ever wanted and The Jeanie was more like a daughter to me. I didn’t just lose a husband and a writing partner. I lost my other half and a woman who was a daughter to me. I will miss them tremendously…every moment, of every day…for the rest of my life.
The Jeanie has passed but we knew she was going though neither of us said it out loud. Thus, we wrote, and wrote, and wrote, because sometimes that is all we could do. The result is that we have a significant amount of prose on hand. I just had to have the courage and desire to pick up the pen again. It’s just not the same but the stories are what we have left of her spirit. So I’m slowly refining our prose, because regardless of everything, the Jeanie and Jayha penned epic shenanigans. And they should be shared.
We write a little bit of everything, primarily stories featuring the kind of characters who deserve great stories…instead of the type of characters who are automatically the beneficiaries of all of the great stories. Adventures, divinity, and heroism should not be limited to specific individuals when the planet is full of all manner of individuals who should have a chance…who should be heralded.
Our stories feature kickazz heroines, heroes, homies, and a host of supporting characters that have readers demanding that they too get a story. Maybe one day, I’ll have the desire to engage in all the ways the powers-that-be advise. But I doubt it. I have to get back into the swing of writing. I don’t have much social media for you, but I do have a whole lot of WTF, some Ka-pow!, and a sh*t ton of NFW.
- Armacalypse, Inc. (the swag)
- Beautiful Trouble Publishing (the publishing company)