Hoping to get back to writing soon. I've been struggling for awhile, but it got worse after I lost my mom just a little over 2 years ago now. She was always so proud of my writing, and I loved showing her the stuff I posted here — and elsewhere. Though it's something I can't earn money from, she always wished I could as she believed in me. Writing without her in the world feels. . . well, I honestly don't have the words to express how it feels and that's hard to say as a writer, but it's the truth. However, I know she wouldn't want me to stop writing and I'm going to try to start writing again — slowly at first though.