Hi Bellies, how’s life? It’s been a while since I posted a note. More than two months na ata. Mahaba-haba na rin since I posted reels about my literary pieces. Naaalala niyo pa ba iyong huling note ko last December? I told you na I took a whole month break from writing and there’s a possibility na ma-extend pa.

Now here we are in the month of February and it’s almost over. Ang bilis ng panahon. I just want to give you an update about my writing status. Well, hindi pa ako makakabalik ng buong-buo sa pagsusulat.

My headspace is still not yet in the zone. Though nagpa-pop out naman siya pa-minsan minsan but it doesn’t stay too long. Mabilis lang din. Siguro dahil, there’s a lot of things I’m thinking about outside writing and as much as I wanted to go back – my circumstances doesn’t allow me to be back yet.

I’m sorry if hindi pa ako makakabalik. It’s just that, there are responsibilities and obligations I have to perform.  And as much as I wanted to write, my responsibilities as bunsong panganay doesn’t allow me to be fully back yet.

I just want you to know na I miss writing so much. There will always be a silent ache – a silent longing – for writing. I don’t know when I’ll be back. Or how to go back. But I can’t wait for the time na pwede nang ituloy yung stories na nabuo ko na. Naplano na. Mga tauhan sa kwento na naghihintay lang na buhayin ko na sila dahil may mahalagang bagay silang nais na sabihin sa inyo.

This note isn’t a goodbye. It’s just a, i’ll show up when my creative juices are fully back and when it’s easier to choose writing more than my responsibilities and obligations that I needed to perform, kind of thing.

And if you want to find my presence, you can always visit this creative space of mine. There aren’t so much in here yet but we’ll create memories in the future.

Till then, take care and be safe always. We’ll meet each other again. I promise.

Lovelots, Ashley Mae.