I published another collection of short stories today. It feels like betrayal doing anything like that. You know, things that are just for me. It's not even been two weeks yet, and this feels dangerously close to "getting back to normal."
But the book was actually finished back in December. I've just been waiting for a couple of beta readers to get back to me. So all I really had to do was fix a few typos, give it a final read-through, and upload the damn thing. It still feels wrong somehow.
My house is a little cold today, or so I'm told. I told mom she could have free reign over the thermostat. It sounds like I'm being a hospitable host, but the truth is I don't actually want the responsibility. I've never been the thermostat master. I don't tend to care about the perfect temperature. I put on a blanket if I'm too cold, and I strip to my boxers if I'm too hot. But my "comfortable range" has always been a lot wider than KJ's.
Once mom leaves in a few weeks, I just don't know how I'm going to manage the thermostat. It's weird the little things that hit you. Yes I'll miss KJ's smile and her personality, but I'll also miss her micromanagement. I'm the type of person who will shiver for hours without noticing I'm cold. Seriously, I just wasn't designed to live by myself.
I have to see a lawyer on Friday. There's probate things I'm supposed to work out. KJ had no assets, no will, no trust, nothing like that. Her family doesn't want anything of hers, and she didn't own anything expensive. But apparently the law here still requires some sort of probate/estate paperwork.
Her bank refuses to close her account until they get that paperwork. I sent them her death certificate, but they said without probate paperwork they'll keep it open, accruing monthly fees. I don't need to claim the money in her account - she only had about $20 in there - but I'm going to end up spending hundreds in legal fees to get it closed, probably.
Hey you, reading this. Leave a will. Even if you're poor, leave a will. It will simplify things for those you leave behind.
I'm not hurting for money yet, so don't worry about me there. Still, if anybody just wants to help me out financially, the usual methods still stand. You can tip me here:
Or you can always buy my books:
https://books2read.com/ap/8N19Lr/Xine-Fury
The books2read link will take you to a landing page for all my books, which will then link you to Amazon, Kobo, and other e-book retailers. The final link is for itch.io, which is a great site for indy creators (mostly computer games). That site will actually let you download my books as files without the DRM, so you can manually transfer them to whatever device you wish to use.
I don't get much from my book sales, but if you read any of the books and review them, it will help drive more sales in the future.
God, I hate to sound like a shill in a mourning blog, but some of you have been asking if there's anything you can do. If you want to make me feel a little better, book sales are a great start.
I'm really sick of all this.
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