Yesterday was the first day of 2026. I know I’ve probably said this many times over the years, but it feels like 2025 just disappeared in a flash. Where did October, November, and December go? What about February and March and April? Already we’re more than halfway through this decade, and it seems like it just started.
Aside from getting this website set up, doing some writing on Flames of Rebellion Book 3.5, and composing some piano + cello duets, it’s been a quiet long weekend. This is good, because Thanksgiving was not without its tears. (To read more about why that was the case, you can check out the Short Stories & Poems page for some comments). With the weather cooled off and a brief hiatus from classes and activities in order, there has been lots of time for creativity.
This blog here on Discordant Harmony is one of my two primary blogs. The other is on Substack, called Writing Hatchery. I don’t post as much on there as I used to, but when I do it’s usually a reflection on a pungent piece of writing, or a collection of poems. I plan to alternate back and forth between this blog and that one, so you’ll probably want to subscribe to both for semi-regular updates.
I’ll be starting off 2026 with quite a major event. In about two weeks we’ll be leaving for a trip to New York, where I’ll be playing at a Carnegie Hall recital that was relatively unexpected for most of last fall. We’ll be staying for about a week, participating in an Ivy League College Tour following the recital.
You’re probably thinking: New York in January? Are you kidding me? But that was the date the recital was set for, and as Calvin’s dad would say, the cold weather will help you to build character. Expect some scattered updates and travel logs on that situation as we approach that time, although I’ll likely have too much to attend to on the trip to spare much for blog posts.
Following the New York trip, classes and activities will resume as normal, and I plan to get Flames of Rebellion: The Reckoning of The Past (Book 3.5) released this spring. Stay tuned for more updates there.
My next step in setting up this website will be to get the Short Stories & Poetry page created. The Flames of Rebellion book series page is almost done, with a bit more work to be completed on the “Comments and Inspirations” section. I’m hoping I can coerce WordPress into displaying my poems and short stories without destroying the formatting. That could pose quite a challenge.
Other than that, expect occasional blog post entries on here as the mood warrants, containing anything from samples of poems, scenery photography, to just general commentaries. Occasionally you might see a new short story I’m working on as well.
That’s all for now! Enjoy the rest of your 2026.