lyttlejoe
@CottonJones Haven't forgotten about you, Olan. Just waiting until I hear you are easing back into the saddle. Sincerely hope all is going well for you.
CottonJones
gailrunschke
Hi Olan,
I just checked my followers and following galleries and, for some unknown reason, you were missing from both. I have just reposted you on my following collection but I hope you will do the same for me at your end when you have
time which means reposting me on your following gallery.
but I need you to do the same for me. I hope you don't mind. : ) Have a nice day. Cheers! ~ Gail
CottonJones
https://www.wattpad.com/1624930015-hotel-notebook ⭐ Announcement for “Hotel Notebook” I’ve just published a new vignette called “Hotel Notebook.” It’s the first piece in what may become a longer short story, depending on how the storms behave and how the building holds up. This vignette is part of my warm‑up work as I get myself ready to return to the novel. Short, sharp pieces help me get the rhythm back — and this one came out of a real moment inside a four‑story senior building during tornado season. I’ll be adding more to it soon, and probably expanding it into a full short story. For now, Hotel Notebook stands on its own.
CottonJones
⭐ Announcement for “Fobs in the Storm”
I’ve just published a new short story, “Fobs in the Storm.”
It’s a vignette from inside a four‑story senior building during a tornado event — where the hallways aren’t safe, the windows aren’t friendly, and the fobs fly harder than the wind.
If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to shelter in a place that was never built for storms, this one’s for you.
Dark humor included.
You can read it now in my short story collection.
Let me know what you think.
https://www.wattpad.com/1624948778-olan-l-smith%27s-short-stories-fobs-in-the-storm
CottonJones
https://www.wattpad.com/124948778-olan-l-smith%27s-short-stories-fobs-in-the-storm this Vignette is my first story that I've written since the stroke last December 11th. I hope you read it and enjoy Please give me your comments. LPF
CottonJones
Things are progressing very well here at Solstice where I live with other independent seniors who have handicaps. Things are going well with me. I have two therapists that worked with me for 6 hours a week to get me back on track. They want to get me up and walking again, and the secondly, for me to express myself. I have what is called expressive aphasia that follows on the under umbrella of dysphagia that was caused by the stroke. I can type free hand or by touch, but it is not nearly enough for me to write a novel however it may be enough to write poetry in the near future. The days here are filled with busyness to keep the mind occupied. So, I don't have much spare time do right but as time goes along it will be freed up for me to paint and to go back to my writings. I want to thank everyone that been with me and who are my angels of mercy through this ordeal. I love you all. Lpf, Olan
undoubtedlymine
@CottonJones No need to hurry; just take it one step at a time. Keep going, keep growing and keep glowing! Take care and stay safe. :)
CottonJones
I am back online as my computer is set up in my new home, a senior living community where I live independently. I am no longer the hermit writer and artist but am living within a community.
I have stroke on the right side of my brain that has giving me expressive aphasia meaning I cannot create, but I have therapist who in an expert in the field who is helping me in that area. I am all so partially paralyze left side which means it will be a while longer before I can write again. Love, peace, and freedom, Olan.
gailrunschke
@CottonJones I hope you can continue to work with that capable therapist. It will be good if you can gradually write/type to special contacts that must be concerned about your well being and patiently hoping to hear from you now that you are on the correct medications. It sounds as though your best time is in the mornings and that you fade later in the days so you mustn't try to push yourself too hard. Those last three days on the correct medication must have felt heavenly. I really do miss you from here and I miss your work. Hopefully, soon after my cataract surgery, I will be able to focus on my writing and publish some new work here on Wattpad. You really are a fighter. God bless you. Cheers! : ) ~ Gail
CottonJones
@gailrunschke Hello Gail, I'm glad you found this note. I'm doing better today I started out on a high note, but my mind is beginning to slow down because it's wanting to fix newer pathways that have been erased or blocked. They discovered that I was on the wrong medications the very medications they were supposed to that they used to fix me at the hospital and post However it didn't transfer to the pharmacy because it was written out to the wrong Dr Doctor. Therefore, I was on the wrong medication, and I was not fixing my potassium levels or my sodium levels the way I would need to do it to stay healthy. A therapist and I work together and figured out what was wrong had reordered the medications and sent them to the right doctors and she talked to the doctors about my slow heart rate which is called Bradycardia. I was supposed to be on a blood thinner, but it was not on a blood thinner so my blood was too thick which could have caused even another problem It may be the reason that my heart rate is too slow. In the early morning hours, I'm able to to write with my fingers type by touch and write many paragraphs two different people that I want to talk to. But as the day goes along my brain begins to slow down which is normal for stroke victims. So, there is great hope for the future because I was feeling so well today which is the third day that I've been on the correct medications. LPF
gailrunschke
@CottonJones Hi Olan, this is the most recent note that I can find from you in here. (I have looked everywhere for the last hour. I sure hope you will find it. Bless your heart.) I hope you are still being helped by your therapists so that you can still use your laptop to communicate and eventually write some more poetry even though you can no longer write novels. I apologize for not being in touch lately as I have been focusing on dealing with some health issues. I had laser surgery in the hospital on my eyes last Tuesday and am now conscientiously applying several different eye drops on a regular schedule four times per day four the next few weeks prior to cataract surgery in both eyes which is scheduled for May 12 and May 26. I hope you were able to enjoy Easter and are starting to look forward to summer. Take care. Cheers! ~ Gail
lyttlejoe
@CottonJones Dropping by to say hope all is going well and you are able to relax some. Happy Easter, Olan.
frayrays
Hope you are okay Olan, I miss your presence here.
gailrunschke
I hope all went well for your move into the seniors' residence yesterday, Olan.
I was thinking of you and look forward to a quick message once you are set up
to communicate again. Cheers! ~ Gail
CottonJones
@gailrunschke I have not heard from you lately Gail since I have moved. And now live in A independent senior community called Solstice. It will take time for me to recover fully. now I know that. i And very busy here with my therapy and occupations that include games and social events. I do not have much time to myself they want it that way and I want it that way as well until I recover and then until I can express myself fully. I plan to return to my novel by the end of 26. I hope you have enjoyed yourself and enjoyed the Masters tournament and hope you are doing well.
CottonJones
@gailrunschke I move on St. Pat's day, so it will be a few days later to have my internet set to let you guys know.