Writing is my everything. It remains one of my favorite things in life I get pleasure and fulfillment out of. Well writing and booze of course, and you know the cats are pretty awesome as well.
Anyway, my first experience with writing non-fiction came about in middle school when I posted an essay about the current state of my life on the “about me” board in my classroom. Before the end of the day my teacher took it down and asked me to write a revision. Apparently my reality was a bit too real for my fellow 12 year olds.
I didn’t write again until college. My first English class consisted of writing personal essays and my professor embraced and praised my raw style which gave me confidence in other classes. In 2005, while still attending university (I started school late after a stint in the military) I discovered blogging through MySpace. I was behind in entering the online writing world but I was hooked the moment I began. My public writing connected me with others around the globe and I felt a sense of support I had not experienced before. I eventually shifted to Blogger and began working on more non-fiction stories for a novel when the mood struck.
Then in late 2007 I moved to California and instead of thriving as I had planned my life began to fall apart. When I wrote I felt whole but I rarely had the time with work monopolizing my life. During some time off of work due to multiple foot surgeries I decided to finally focus on my passion – writing. I launched evolutionofchase.com and gave it my all while concentrating on my first novel, “How I Killed Karen, a memoir”.
My writing was going well until I let a sociopath into my life. With all the trauma I had experienced before I didn’t think anything could harm me again – I was wrong. It’s shameful to admit, but I let someone overpower me and destroy my sense of self. I sporadically wrote but my depression became so severe I could hardly function. I could no longer bear to write on my old site because it just wasn’t me, so I created this new site complete with archives from the past.
I’m once again recreating my life, continuing my “evolution of chase” if you will, despite the challenges I’ve encountered. What I still know is that writing is my everything. It’s one of the few things that keeps my spirit alive. This site is personal, comfortable, and safe. It’s where I can release everything inside my head; the good, bad, and the crazy – without regret. While others will always judge, what matters most to me is being my authentic self no matter how messy I may be at any given time.
Thank you for taking the time out of your life to share in mine. I hope you will stick with me as I continue to evolve.
peace, love, and good booze ~ chase
