Another year has passed, and the time has come again for another look back at where we came from.
But before we do that, I want to say, yeah, I’ve been missing for a bit. Sorry, school this semester was challenging, and my time got eaten up entirely by other things. I hope this upcoming year and semester will allow me to be more active on the site.
Anyways, let’s look back at 2022 and the things that have happened to me over that time.
Early 2022 brought me into my fourth college semester and a continuous academic and creative workflow. I joined the Men’s choir at my college and the student newspaper, and I also took an honors course to add to the classes I took in the spring of 2021.
In addition, I also began taking a more serious look at writing, both on the website and as my career. In both an update I made and the two-year anniversary post (both still public on the site now), I commented that I wanted Writing to be my career in the future and swore to myself to work to make my writing the best it could be.
The semester progressed, classes went well, and I even met a nice girl in my honors class who I eventually started dating. On top of this, an overseas trip with friends was scheduled during the may-term. However, an unexpected tragedy occurred as the semester ramped toward finals.
My grandfather suffered a fall and was admitted to the hospital. After a few weeks of complications, procedures, and other health issues, he passed in early May.
Losing a relative was hard, especially one as close to you as your grandfather. It really shook me to my core, and I was lucky to have family and friends I could lean on as I went through my grieving process. I know that he would be proud of me and what I’m doing with my life, and I know that I will see him again in heaven when we reunite.
Time does not stop for tragedy, and my family did not want me to miss out on my trip that had been planned for so long. So, after a few weeks of being with family at home, I was driven to the airport and sent to London, England.
Despite the emotions I was still experiencing, my time in the UK was fantastic. The Queen (God rest her soul) celebrated her Platinum Jubilee. My friends and I got used to using the London Transport System to get anywhere in the city quickly. My little historian’s heart was filled with awe and wonder at sights like St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Globe Theater, The Imperial War Museum, and The British Museum. The month-long trip was a fantastic experience I will remember for the rest of my life.
Also, if there’s ever a future post titled “Will Moves to Europe,” you now know the source of why.
Returning home, I spent the summer working in the local bookstore where I was hired last year. I turned 20, had a few dates with my girlfriend, continued working on my book, Willfallwritings.com, and other projects, and prepared for the first semester of my Junior year of college.
It was a hard one. 50% of my classes were mainly asynchronous and online, meaning it was entirely up to me to set up a work schedule and stick to it. On top of that, I continued working for the student newspaper. I joined the theater club to perform as Grandpa Laurence in the Musical Little Women. Unfortunately, as I said before, my story writing and website work fell to the wayside as this all happened. Still, I plan to continue book and Website work as the future unfolds.
And what do I hope the future will bring? My grandfather’s passing taught me many things, one of which was that life is short and sweet. I had expected to give my grandfather a copy of my book when I was finished, but I didn’t have time before the Lord called him home. With that in mind, my new year’s resolution is that for Christmas 2023, the entire Fall Family will receive copies of my book as a present. They all helped me become the man I am today, and I want to thank them.
In addition to this resolution, I want to generally improve my writing and start projects both on the website and on the (currently defunct) YouTube Channel. I still believe what I said in “Burning the Book,” I want this to be my career going forwards, so working on improving it for myself and my audience is a must.
Thanks for reading, and here’s to a New Year,
William J Fall
Will Fall Writings 