Well, June is gone, and we’ve passed the halfway point of 2020. I suppose congratulations are in order for everyone… it’s be a helluva year, and it shows no signs of slowing down or improving in the immediate future. So good job everyone!
I’ve spent the majority of the day consuming a lovely little Canadian comedy show called “Kim’s Convenience”, based in Toronto about a group of Koreans. It’s light, and funny, and it speaks to both me and my partner in a very fundamental way as children of immigrants (although neither of us are of Korean ancestry). It also makes me miss Toronto in a very fundamental way… I loved living in that city, although we were always poor and really couldn’t afford to stay in the city (which is why we’re not there now).
We have a nice house in Kitchener, with a nice backyard, but man, I miss the city. But nothing I can do about that now… and certainly not with my chosen field! The odds of a writer being ever able to afford a home in Toronto isn’t even vanishingly small: it’s basically non-existent.
But that’s okay! I can miss the city and still appreciate everything I have.
Speaking of which, I really gotta get this novel finished so it can get out to all of you! Fingers crossed for late this month (but a big chunk of that will depend on my editor and her schedule).
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!