Hello friends.
It’s been a while since I’ve written – mostly because I didn’t have much to write about and then also because in January I got hit by a car.
Wheeeee!
So this year is off to a hell of a start.
I was crossing the street a block from my house, with the walk and the driver made a left hand turn, claimed they had foggy windows and didn’t see me. Oddly enough I didn’t see them either because in my memory, I was looking at the walk signal and thinking about the fact that I was having tater tots with dinner and then next thing I know I’m on the sidewalk, wondering why my clothes were so wet (spoiler it was raining!) and very very confused and in much pain. It wasn’t until the ambulance that I realized I had been hit by a car. I thought it was an earthquake. I couldn’t come up with a better reason that I had been knocked to the ground. Listen, my brain goes to weird places.
I think we should back up a second because I want to make sure that everyone realizes that had this accident been more serious and I…I don’t know….DIED my last thoughts would have been about TATER TOTS and that is literally the most ON BRAND Ally story ever which sadly no one would have known about what with me being dead and all.
But huzzah, I’m not dead. I do have a broken collar bone and some nerve damage. The collar bone is a month into the three months it takes to heal and I’m starting physical therapy soon. The nerve damage will take longer and fingers crossed will heal but I was warned it could be permanent. So throw some good juju into the universe for your girl, will ya?
That said, not a day has passed where I haven’t realized it could have all been much much worse and I’m so thankful it was not.
Since I have no filter, I will say my mental health is sort of in the trash can. Crossing streets has gotten way more interesting what with all the paranoia about cars and such. That said, turns out the neighborhood of Brooklyn that I live in has 400 more vehicle accidents than any other borough in Brooklyn so maybe it’s not just paranoia.
But I am on the mend and looking forward to putting this whole thing behind me.
Check out that empty sleeve (I’m wearing a sling to keep my arm still so my clavicle can heal)
In other exciting good news, my most recent WIP – the one I half NaNoWriMo’d – went back to my agent and she loved it!! So that means soon I’ll be going on submission again, making my I’m On Submission Face.
This one:
I do love this little ghost story that I wrote and because I’m cheesy I made an aesthetic so you can get a feeling of what I’m doing.
(And yes if you’re feeling the Nick Cave inspiration you are RIGHT!)
The really exciting thing is that if this book sells and someone asks me what kinds of books I write, I can say “Books to terrify your children!”
Wheeeee!
Peace, love and starbursts,
Ally
Ally Malinenko 