Although it has moved web addresses here and there, the Screamsheet has been my online home for 24 years. It started as a creative outlet during the darkest period of my life and evolved into a sprawling blog, complete with a fair number of offensive and immature rants that thankfully have been sent into the abyss of deletion.
Regardless of what the site has been or how frequently I update it, this place serves an important role in my life. It’s an opportunity for me to embrace my passions, document where I’ve been, and share my life with people.
One thing it has not been for some time is a place where I can advertise my fiction and gaming writing. For some time, I have relegated ChBrooks.com as the place where I announce new publications. Back when I started that site, it was necessary because my rantings at the Screamsheet were not something I wanted associated with my writing life.
Time and maturity have smoothed out some of my rough spots, however, and I’m weighing the cost and benefits of having another site. If it goes the way I’m thinking, I might wind down ChBrooks.com over the coming months and shift content over here. That would mean an influx of fiction and occasional announcements when I have a new publication coming out.
Writing is a major part of my life, and since the Screamsheet is a reflection of who I am, it probably makes sense to folds those two worlds together again. Nothing is set in stone yet, but don’t be surprised if you find some short stories popping up now and again amidst my rantings about old comics and movies.
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