What ever happened to manson1972? Seems to have totally disappeared, I can’t find anything about the user by searching, but I might have the year slightly wrong in the username…
~Max
I think he’s Slash1972 now.
Yup, that must be what happened. Thanks.
~Max
I am indeed okay. Just writing books. I ended my relationship with my mother,** dumped Facebook, and needed a reset. Now I’m trying to zero in on making a writing career actually happen.***
**No for real this time.
***No for real this time.
I wish you the best luck with your writing, @Spice_Weasel 
. Writing for a career has also always been a (not so) secret dream of mine, but it’ll never happen, I’m afraid. I have accepted that I’m just not good enough.
Your disappearance from Facebook had me worried. I’m glad to know that all is well.
I thought of you recently, too. Feel free to email me.
The full details of the Mama drama are in the mini-rants thread. It’s all good.
Plenty of shitty writers are successful! So I tell myself.
I’m not shitty, I have real potential, but I’m still trying to get a grip on global structure. I’m not quite ready for prime time. It’s an incredible amount of work. Fiction writing is without question the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Not sure who that’s been listed is still missing or has returned, but John Mace is one of those I really miss. I hope he’s doing well.
I feel you friend.
Check in occasionally. You’re missed.
I’ll add my best wishes, @Spice_Weasel . I wrote for a living, before I went back to school to become a lawyer. I’ve certainly written fiction, and I had a lot of fun in the Flash Fiction contests that used to be held here on the Dope. For me, it was a pleasant and relaxing hobby; for you, I hope it becomes something more. Good luck!
Thank you! I have a low standard of success, fortunately. I’d be thrilled with any amount of money after putting so much time into becoming a better writer. Something to show for all my effort. As a part time worker bringing in only supplemental income, I’m in a good position to give it a go with very little risk. In many ways, I’m already living the dream. I have the community, the writing tools and the support, it’s just a matter of putting myself out there.
Yeah, now that we have a kinder, gentler SDMB, it would be nice to get Una back.
Fierra hasn’t posted since 2015, and Una has only posted since 2018 in the TubaDiva thread (2020). I don’t expect to see them back.
While they aren’t totally gone, I miss the drop in posting of @Bryan_Ekers, @madmonk28, and @mhendo.
Glad to hear it. Hope your son is healthy and happy, and good luck with the writing.
Adieu,
DemonTree
I keep seeing a thread title in Cafe Society that says Dexter coming back in 2021, and it keeps making me think of @C_K_Dexter_Haven and wishing he were the Dexter who would be returning.
My first time back in a while and this post was in my notifications, made my day. I just get frustrated here more quickly these days; it seems like it’s the same conversations over and over and I’m part of that problem.