What I did on my summer vacation

by veilwar

It’s strange to think that the Veil War started almost fifteen years ago. Any time a decade and a half goes by, you expect to see some change. But it feels like the pace of change is accelerating, and the world has moved on from those antediluvian times of 2011. Of less world-historical importance, a lot has changed for me, too.

Why exactly did more than a decade pass without any new stories about Lewis and goblins, or Mumbles and dinosaur Nazis? Lots of reasons, and fairly mundane ones really. There were no earthquakes, no terrible floods.

When I wrote the Veil War I had three kids. Now I have seven. Commutes got longer and at times more frequent. I got promoted, I got laid off. More than once for both. When COVID finally allowed me to work remotely all the time, I took the family on a year and half journey across the country in a camper. A year and half ago we bought a hundred acres of land in the country.

Now that the homestead is mostly cleared of the previous owner’s detritus, and chicken coops built, and kitchen remodeled – we’re saving to get some heavy equipment to start Phase II. My commute is a five second walk to my office and for the first time in a long time, I have something that resembles free time.

So that’s what motivated me to pick up Mumbles’ story once again. I had mostly finished part two years ago, it didn’t take long to complete it. Committing to finish episode three seemed a reasonable – and more to the point – an achievable goal. So that’s what I’ll do for now.

As for the Veil War, I’ve never not wanted to finish it. I’ve thought a lot about it over the years. It’s mapped out, I’ve seen what Lewis and the Prince will do over the next few years. I just need to write it down. And maybe now I’ll have the time to do that. But no promises, yet.