{"id":8234,"date":"2023-08-31T19:57:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T00:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=8234"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T00:57:46","slug":"the-annual-september-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2023\/08\/31\/the-annual-september-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Annual September Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"Stalks<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n


It’s that time of year: “The September Silence” — that month when I step away from social media and focus on writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except, after 9 or 10 years of the annual September social media break, I’m not doing it this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The September Silence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I started the September Silence after taking longer social media breaks in the years leading to it becoming and annual thing. It was a time to celebrate — that while it will still be hot in Texas into November — my favorite season is approaching. (At least on the calendar. We get a few autumny days in October, but have to wait until November to feel like fall has arrived and stayed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a time to focus even more<\/em> on writing than I already did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But things change…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Changed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The quick version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n