Hey, Kid.
Hey, Folks.
Thank you all kindly for showing up again for another round of whatever this has become, lol.
I hope -as always- that this finds you all well, and that life has been treating you just as good as it can.
Don't be afraid to ask the Universe for help; there is more than powerful, positive energy to go around, you know?
I've realized that I am pretty stupid when it comes to women.
I think my heart just turns on, and all of these stupidly potent emotions flood my system and disrupt all of my logic.
Lbvs...
It's annoying.
I know better.
I know not to rush things.
I know to be cautious.
I know to watch for red flags.
I also know that I fall easily and deeply.
I know that this can be a weakness that is often exploited.
I know.
I know.
I know.
But I let things happen, then deal with the consequences of what I knew I shouldn't have been doing.
Bah.
To be human can be quite annoying at times.
Quite complex...
I say all of that to say this;
Be careful, Kid.
You as well, Folks.
That is much easier said than done...
Maybe give this series a reread and learn from my mistakes?
Tell a friend, lol.
I am no expert, but I don't mind being a good or bad example, lbvs.
I'll let you all get to what you came for, yeah?
I love and appreciate you all, as always.
That includes you, my little phantom child, lol.
See you all back in this timeline soon enough, yeah?
Oi!
I suppose you all are wondering what of that newest lady I've been courting?
Hmm.
It's going well so far!
Quite well, actually.
So far, we seem to exceed each other's expectations in many ways.
She is a very open and communicative woman, and I really like that because I am very much that same way.
We seem to share some very interesting commonalities, and our differences seem to be just fine where they are, at least as far as I know her, and as far as she knows me.
Let's see what time will tell, yeah?
Give things enough time, and they show you what you need to see.
Let's go see what Young me was up to a few years back, shall we?
Have I thanked you all on his behalf lately?
Seriously...
You all mean the world to me.
Mayhap one day I'll get enough traction to monetize!
I will sell you all a physical copy of this book for as low a price as is humanly possible!
It will ALWAYS be free here online as well; I just want those who like to feel the real deal in hand to have the option, even if I can get it to sell for under five bucks.
Profiting doesn't concern me; I would and will continue to write and post these even without a writing contract.
You all deserve good, free content.
Readers are hella important, you know?
And the non-readers?
Well, when the clouds crack open, and the massive man-eating giants tumble from the sky to come consume us whole, they will all wish they knew how to read THEN; now won't they!?
They'll never see it coming, and we good Folk with our heads in these books will be saved from the cruel fate of being eaten alive.
I mean...
Okay, at least we won't see it coming, which is arguably worse than watching a huge mouth close in on you!
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I'll see you back here soon enough, yeah?
Enjoy!
(Slips sheepishly into the secondary seat of the Slappery-Slappish-Slappington 3000.1 and snaps on a sturdy, slightly stifling-yet-safe scientific seat belt to stabilize my cell-based structure before sending the signals to shoot myself at stupendously striking speeds across space and the small splinters between seconds! Say that ten times fast before I get back!)
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June 8th, 2022.
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Dear You.
I miss her more than life.
It hurts.
Not missing her, no.
The fact that I have to miss her at all is what hurts the most.
I know why and how things came to be this way... But it doesn't make it any easier to digest.
It's fucking nuts...
It also is what it is.
Everything happens for a reason.
If I was meant to be with her, I still would be.
These past four months would have been very, VERY different.
Kid... If you ever need to leave someone to save yourself?
Do it, and don't look back...
- Dad.
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(Splorps back into the year 2026, wondering why I keep coming back, then realizing again that it's only a mental trip, unfortunately...)
Hmm.
From the top, yeah?
- I missed her for sure.
I missed waking up next to her.
That was the best part.
She was silent and beautiful and lacked the chaos that followed her waking...
I rarely woke up with her next to me unless I was working a 1st shift job, but I loved to just watch her sleep.
Loving someone does that to you.
The person seems to glow, you know?
Listen, Kid.
You as well, Folks.
No one is special.
No one.
It is the love that we have for those people that make then so special in our eyes.
Be careful who you fall in love with, yeah?
Some of us see marbles as beautiful little pieces of art, while many others just see a tiny little waste of glass and ink.
The stars are just light to some.
- I still believe that everything happens for a reason, good and bad.
If not for her, Dear You Volume 01 and 02 wouldn't be a thing, you know?
I had to go through everything I've been through.
I had to.
It's okay, and here we are talking about it.
See how that works.
Strange.
It all happens for a reason.
My experiences are now your short stories, Folks.
My experiences are now your shards of advice, Kid.
- The first four months after my eight and a half year relationship were spent not alone, but with a new and different woman nearly every two weeks.
I reverted back to my early 20s temporarily, and sought nothing but pleasure, detachment, fulfilment, and sex.
I was not trying to heal.
I was not trying to replace her.
I was not looking for love.
I was living like I had nothing else to live for.
I was living like I had never been single.
I was a bit more reckless than I should have been, yes.
But I was also quite careful with whom I laid with, and when.
Always use protection if you plan on being promiscuous, Folks.
I won't promote sex to my child, so I don't know what to tell you, Kid.
I am a virgin, and I have no Idea how you were even made a thing...
- Leave, Kid.
Folks.
Leave, and stay the hell away.
People need people, yeah?
But you know what?
People hurt people as well, and those hurt people hurt more people.
Don't become bitter and angry from your hurt.
Heal, and love on.
Find the love that you desire and deserve.
Someone will love everything about you that you hate about yourself.
Go love yourself before anything else so that you can love someone fully and they can love all of the love within you.
Thank you all for your time and energy, and I will see you back here in a few days for the next one, yeah?
I love and appreciate you all for getting this far, and I hope you all see it through to the end!
I love you as well, Kid.
Just...
Just be real, yeah?
I need that, and you.
Even if I only get to feel you through these pages.
Safe travels, Folks.
You as well, and especially, Kid.
And as always:
Stay safe.
Stay healthy.
Stay vigilant.
- Bluu.