New Year’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. I really like the idea of making a resolution to begin again, to be a new person, to do things differently, to change one’s life. I am a an untiring fan of new beginnings.

Occasions are also important. I fear things would never get done of there were not a specified occasion to do so. Enter Nablopomo. Nablopomo is just a bastardized version of NaNoWriMo, an intention of some fellow fiction writers to set a goal of writing a full novel, at least a draft, in a month. It’s a effort to light a fire under one’s self and get moving. I love that.

And so, though my effort and enthusiasm for this space has flagged a bit, here’s an occasion to renew my effort, and a new beginning in search of enthusiasm for it.