Dear Loyal Followers,

I have invoked an executive decision that during Decembers, the post will be addressing all for which I am thankful related to the year in authorship.

Without further ado, in the inaugural year of seventiesology I am thankful for:

305 followers and counting.

1,502 bog hits and counting.

My 239 followers on Twitter and counting (@GLakinAuthor).

Tweet Impressions (February – December):

1,420, 8,370, 3,639, 1.561, 4,996, 5,234, 2,572, 12.2K, 2,961, 3.414, 2,596.

My 75 followers and those of you who have liked, commented and shared posts from my Facebook Page, Gavin Lakin Author.

My beta readers of my novels.

Dedicated readers of posts and publishes pieces.

Community involvement with supportive and insightful comments adding to the conversation.

Being published by Entropy Magazine.

Being twice-published by Medium Magazine / MediumMixtapes Vol. 1  and upcoming on January 1st, Vol. 2. and a shout-out to Samantha and Kevin.

Being twice-published by BoomerCafe.com.

Being published by Beautiful Losers Magazine.

Affiliations with the Historical Novel Society, American Writers & Artists, Inc., Writer’s Digest, and Medium.com.

My many new friends at GoodReads.

And mostly, I am thankful to all of you reading my series of writings, musings & hazy remembrances.

And my wish for us all:

May 2018 be the year where our popular culture leads the way in transforming a troubling state off affairs in our country. With movements like #metoo and Blklivesmatter we can continue to ramp it up and keep the pressure on to effect real change. And there will always be wheels already invented, those which we can use simply by examining our successes in the past – especially from an era where I believe we were at our best – those mercurial 1970s.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Gavin