Memories have been on my mind of late. I don't think it is an age thing, though I am ripe for that midlife, "what doe sit all mean, what have I done" bullshit. I think my living with the mentality that I'm not going to get much older than this might insulate me from a lot of that nonsense.

No, I think it has more to do with the circumstances of my life colliding with my creativity. My kids preparing for a new stage in their lives. The sadness and grief that just hit our family. This time of year that always sparks reflection of not only the recent past, but years past.

All those things were happening while I was writing and rewriting two issues of Yggdrasil MGZ simultaneously. All those things bled directly into those works as you would expect. All of that mix together unlocked some thoughts I had brewing on memories that I hadn't expected to surface.

Bear with me. This may zig and zag a little...