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Mar. 12th, 2025 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
resoluteI was an air traffic controller for 25 years.
I had undiagnosed autoimmune disorders for the last fifteen years of that career.
I shared homeschooing duties of our two children with my wife, who also worked at a job outside the home.
I coedited two Hugo-nominated anthologies, edited an SF/F magazine for a year, got on the Otherwise Award longlist with my only published short story, and had stories I edited and published in the magazine win multiple awards. Oh, and I spent three years writing and self-publishing personal comics.
In 2015 I lost the ability to read fiction or nonfiction. I didn't know why. In 2020 my trachea started growing closed, I didn't get surgery for it until 2021, at which point I had an emergency tracheostomy and nearly died in surgery. In 2022 I retired from my career, due to my health. In 2023 I got my autism diagnosis.
In 2024 I regained my ability to read books.
In January of 2025, with the help of my therapist, I realized I had had a severe case of burnout.
I told her, "but I haven't DONE anything that would cause burnout."
I had undiagnosed autoimmune disorders for the last fifteen years of that career.
I shared homeschooing duties of our two children with my wife, who also worked at a job outside the home.
I coedited two Hugo-nominated anthologies, edited an SF/F magazine for a year, got on the Otherwise Award longlist with my only published short story, and had stories I edited and published in the magazine win multiple awards. Oh, and I spent three years writing and self-publishing personal comics.
In 2015 I lost the ability to read fiction or nonfiction. I didn't know why. In 2020 my trachea started growing closed, I didn't get surgery for it until 2021, at which point I had an emergency tracheostomy and nearly died in surgery. In 2022 I retired from my career, due to my health. In 2023 I got my autism diagnosis.
In 2024 I regained my ability to read books.
In January of 2025, with the help of my therapist, I realized I had had a severe case of burnout.
I told her, "but I haven't DONE anything that would cause burnout."
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Date: 2025-03-13 04:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-13 04:48 pm (UTC)I'm stunned by all you've been able to accomplish.
I hope you can find satisfaction in some rest.