What's happening behind the scenes to bring new GHAWG content? The GHAWG Diaries is my recap of what I've been doing.
Cover image designed by @magnacarta using emojis and Excel 2007 for text. Minor edits made using MS Paint.
Introduction
There's more to #GHAWG than just daily zapfic entries and the spreadsheet I use to track them. There's research. There's review. There's also thought and inspiration. Then there are the tools involved in doing any of those tasks.
Just to keep things from getting scrambled in my head, and also to document for myself what I've been considering, I began keeping a diary of my activities as they concern #GHAWG. With posts in the GHAWG, Uninterrupted series on hold at Interlude 3 while Act 7 remains in progress, I decided to share these diary entries with everyone on Hive blockchain.
On Mondays which don't feature a GHAWG, Uninterrupted post-- GHAWG-U-- I'll post diary entries from the previous 7 days or between GHAWG-U posts if the time between them is short. For Part 47, there are 7 days' worth of diary entries. The first entry starts on 2024-September-23.
Before anyone scratches their heads at a few terms, here are 3 I began using many posts ago:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Rate Bike | Code name for #GHAWG (the first and current zapfic serial) |
Blue Lion | Code name for the middle zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
The Bronze | Code name for the final zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
Monday, 2024-September-23
📓 Today I'm working on getting TGD46 published. There are things I should be writing, only they aren't coming out. All I know is that I will need to modify the scene in New Mexico where Felix Legion executes a daring display of theatricality worthy of a Christopher Nolan movie by jumping over environmental protesters blocking the path out of town. The scene itself was inspired by Batman coming out of retirement in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and using his Batpod and its immense firepower to create for himself an escape path to the suspension cable on a bridge joined by an automobile carrier. I don't claim to be anything like Christopher Nolan; I only confess to being inspired and influenced by his work to find an element I can incorporate into my own creation.
As the scene stands, each rider of Felix Legion rides over a thin piece of metal used for placing automobiled onto the conveyance which will get them to auto dealerships. I should be OK with this detail, except for one thing: The Harley-Davidson motorcycle which David Guardia rides is a motorized tri-cycle. This means there's extra weight to be hurled into mid-air. Additionally, wife Rhonda Bella Guardia rides with David, which means there's even more weight for the laws of physics to handle. When I port this scene into long form, the automobile carrier will be replaced by a tow truck with a long flatbed. This makes more sense in order to account for David's trike.
Tuesday, 2024-September-24
📓 Will Harry Hoqualogue (last seen with The Mongols) and Jardani "Don" Roma been seen again in Rat Bike? Most likely not. Will we see them again in either Blue Lion or The Bronze (or maybe even both)? This is the plan.
Harry was riding from STURGIS with David and the future Felix Legion until they reached San Diego, California, US where he was based. Given that Harry had become a San Diego, Californiaborn-again Christian during the side-trip to Riverside, California where Lindsay Etxeberria was going to reset her life with Harvest Christian Fellowship (before plans changed and she decided to stay with David Guardia and the future Felix Legion), it's safe to say that his days with The Mongols were coming to an end. Harry is where he needs to be at this point in Rat Bike. Next time we see Harry, he'll be operating a motorcycle escort services company.
As for Jardani Roma, I still need to figure out his story. Ultimately, we will see Jardani married with children, and he will be married to a woman who has an very odd connection to David. Last we saw Don Roma, he took Lindsay's place at Harvest Christian Fellowship after we saw him among the homeless at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California when David spoke in tongues to them. So how does he go from being homeless to happily married? I'll need to develop the character of his future wife "off-screen" until we see her first in either Blue Lion or The Bronze. Like Lindsay, Don will be a totally transformed person.
Wednesday, 2024-September-25
📓 While walking home from one of my trips to the pharmacy I was thinking about what David Guardia would do in Chicago. What would justify him going to the Obama Presidential Library (scheduled to open in 2026, so it will have been open 2 years when we see him there) to deliver his message and prophecy? What event will he crash when he arrives there? Or will the area be quiet until he makes his appearance? Will the mayor of Chicago be in a first term or in a second term?
At this moment, I'm thinking that there won't be anything special happening at the OPL on that day. This would mean that David and the rest of Felix Legion find themselves swept into an event which will have taken on a life of its own. After all, it was in early summer 2028 when civil disturbance wracked Chicago and other towns in Illinois. On this occasion, it will be a group of people sick and tired of being sick and tired. It's a situation so bad than even the city's gangs are reconsidering their place in the society.
How desperate will things be when Felix Legion arrives? Gangs stop fighting each other. Citizens stand up to the gangs at long last. Members of the Chicago Police Department will openly defy City Hall in how they conduct police business on this day. CPD will allow the citizens to gather en masse to march toward the OPL to make their voices heard. Gang leaders ally themselves with CPD against a city government which is incapable of delivering on even the most basic and primitive of its responsibilities.
So if this is the framework for defining Chicago life the day Felix Legion rolls into town, what people will David and company encounter? I know the archetypes, but I don't know who the persons are. One of the amazing things about this moment is that at any other time in the recent past the ending would have been tragic. This time, this unlikely combination of people leading Felix Legion to the OPL will be a manifestation of God's Power as He uses everyone involved (including Felix Legion) for His own purposes.
The final piece is how to get independent journalist and podcaster Aníbal Rivera on the scene. Given that he lives in Cleveland, Ohio, US, it's within the realm of possibility that he's passing through Chicago on his way home to Cleveland. It will be October, so the Major League Baseball season is over. However, October is when the National Basketball Association begins its season. Perhaps Rivera is in Chicago to watch the Bulls play a home game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers? Maybe there's a story Aníbal Rivera wanted to cover which evolves before his very eyes and is topped off with the presence of David Guardia? Only after Felix Legion leaves Chicago will people realize what had happened and their roles in it.
Thursday, 2024-September-26
📓 With the Old Route 66 storyline coming to a close, I reviewed digital maps to see what the path from Springfield, Illinois, US to the major league city of Chicago, Illinois, US looked like. A few small towns and suburban areas are on this path. After some rough distance calculations, I arrived at a distance of 180 miles to be covered by Felix Legion this GHAWG day (2028-October-13). This would be one of the longest rides the crew known as Felix Legion would have taken. Add to the long ride the yet-to-be-determined events in Chicago, plus riding to overnight lodging, this will turn out to be a very long day for Felix Legion.
Friday, 2024-September-27
📓 Before adding entries to the zapfic queue, I consulted Route66RoadTrip.com to see what the path between the Illinois cities of Springfield and Chicago was like. This is the final stretch of riding along Old Route 66 for Felix Legion, and it will be done in one GHAWG day. Much of this path overlaps Interstate 55. While many places between Springfield and Chicago have attrations related to Route 66, Felix Legion will not spend much time as tourists along this day.
📓 Today I noticed that 2 entries in the zapfic queue are duplicates, so I deleted them. After I reviewed the remainder of Old Route 66 as I noted earlier, I added a new entry to the zapfc queue. At this point, Felix Legion had ridden from Springfield to Lincoln. I'm still thinking of how events will unfold in Chicago, but I have time to find a set piece which will work.
Saturday, 2024-September-28
📓 Although I should be working on the Weekly Summary post to be published to day, I decided to focus on reviewing digital maps and adding to the zapfic queue. The queue is nearing its end, so I need to extend it; i ended up extending it by 1 day. Between travel entries and character entries, plus the set piece in Chicago, the 1 GHAWG day could last one month for the reader. So far, Felix Legion traveled from Springfield to Lincoln.
Sunday, 2024-September-29
📓 Today I extended the zapfic queue 1 more day. The zapfic entry I added was a short conversation between David Guardia and Sanjay Rampersad. This conversation touches on the last time David was riding through the state, only that time with the uncanny Manny Rey. At this point, I made up for the 2 duplicate entries I discovered the other day. Besides the addition to the zapfic queue, the Weekly Summary which should have been published yesterday is now on blockchain. Most of that week's entries were travel entries, so there wasn't much commentary I could provide there. Even though Illinois has many attractions, this ride on Old Route 66 won't feature that many tourist stops. Unlike David's deperate ride through Illinois from July 2028, this ride through Illinois in October 2028 will be more promising.
When (and Where) To Catch #GHAWG
When
This is the normal schedule for the posting of content for #GHAWG:
● Daily -- Each zapfic entry is posted shortly after midnight, from New York
● Weekends -- Weekly Summaries (with modified screen capture from LeoThreads as cover image) are usually on Saturday, sometimes Sunday
● Monday -- Either GHAWG, Uninterrupted if present, or The GHAWG Diaries
● Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday -- GHAWG Behind the Scenes -- The goal is to publish these posts on all days not dedicated to the Weekly Sumamry, GHAWH-U, or The GHAWG Diaries (TGD). There may be days with no post, so I'll minimize those occasions as best as I can.
Where
● Daily zapfic entries drop at LeoThreads, usually posted shortly after midnight from New York (sometimes around noon)
● All long form posts-- Weekly Summaries, GHAWG-U, and TGD-- can be accessed using the #GHAWGnav sticky post or from my InLeo profile page
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