The Quiet Before The Storm

 There's a certain silence that falls just before a storm rolls in. The air feels heavier, charged with energy, as though the whole world is holding its breath, waiting for the first crack of thunder. That's where I am right now - caught in the Stillness before everything shifts. My book is about to be released, and I can feel the weight of what's coming, even though on the surface life looks calm.

  It's a strange place to be. Part of me wants to race ahead, to push through the silence and arrive at the storm. I want to see where the winds will take me, how the rain will fall, and what will be left standing once it passes. Another part of me wants to hold on to this moment, this hush, because once the storm breaks, there's no going back. 

  This time for me is full of reflection. I think about the years that brought me here - the struggles, the doubts, the long nights of writing and rewriting. I think about the people who have stood by me, believing in this story when I barely did. And I think about you, the readers who will soon step into the world I have created.

 So here I sit.

 The storm is coming.