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 52, there are 7 days' worth of diary entries. The first entry starts on 2024-November-18.
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-November-18
📓 Currently, Rat Bike is in Interlude 4. Like the previous 3 interludes, this one is a change of pace from the recently concluded act. Unlike the previous 3 interludes, Interlude 4 takes place within a few hours of one day. Actually, the Felix Legion portion of Interlude 4 takes place within a few hours of one day; the Aníbal Rivera storyline may take place over a longer (but still short) period of time since we see him in various stages of his work as an independent journalist. Because of the way Interlude 4 is overall (not just now but once it concludes), it will feel the most real-time of all acts and interludes up to now.
Tuesday, 2024-November-19
📓 The zapfic queue was extended one day further. Since Rat Bike is currently in a 2 entries a day phase, 2 more entries were added. By the time we reach this date, Felix Legion and Chicago Police Department (Auxiliary) Lieutenant Terry Leo begin the 7-mile ride south to Jackson Park, site of the Obama Presidential Library. At the opposite end of that ride is independent journalist Anibal Rivera on the scene and doing his job, which at the moment includes witnessing a street war between the riot police of CPD and elements of the black bloc brigade. Lindsay Etxeberria-- who Lieutenant Leo only knows as "Fonzie"-- showed concern about this due to her far-left activist as part of the black bloc brigade based in Portland, Oregon, US. Leo himself had unconditional confidence in the CPD, especially those officers under his command in the Auxiliary.
Wednesday, 2024-November-20
📓 The 2-entries-a-day phase of Rat Bike ended sooner than I had anticipated, but the day in Chicago continues. Once I returned Rat Bike to the normal 1 entry a day, I was able to extend the zapfic queue ro 2024-November-30. By this time, David Guardia is reunited with Aníbal Rivera. Thanks to Rivera, we also learn more about Lieutenant Terry Leo.
Thursday, 2024-November-21
📓 It occurred to me that I can make the preparation of the Weekly Summary reports easier if I include my commentary as part of my spreadsheet. I'll set up a new worksheet/tab which contains dates, stubs, content, and the commentary. The first 3 items will be added via formulas. The commentary will be a brand new field. I'll start from the current dates, then work m way backwards to 2023-March-05.
Friday, 2024-November-22
📓 Although I had te zapfic posts ready to be published during the daylight hours, the front-end caused me unexpected grief. As a result, I published the 2 entries for today in the evening.
What happened? I wanted to add additional content to the original thread. The original content was intended to be cryptocurrency prices for HIVE, HBD, LEO, BTC, ETH and DOGE. I even had enough space to include this content inside a Markdown table. Unfortunately, the front-end had trouble rendering a thread containing both an image and a Markdown table.
Even after simplifying the presentation of this data by using just plain text, the front-end still had trouble displying both the data and the image I use in the original thread. So I deleted my previous versions of the day's threads and posted the day's threads in the usual format. My attempt to add value to these threads failed.
Saturday, 2024-November-23
📓 It's been a while since I last updated GHAWGnav, the sticky post where all GHAWG-related content can be accessed from the beginning. I need to bring it up to date. Because of the way this navigation tool is designed, it is getting unwieldy for me to navigate and for GHAWG readers to navigate. For now, I'll keep using the existing structure (one post reply for each aspect of the GHAWG universe). Eventually, I need to redesign the layout of GHAWGnav.
Sunday, 2024-November-24
📓 Later this evening I will publish the day's zapfic thread(s). Something this week the storylines for Felix Legion and Anibal Rivera will converge. A touchy situation between the unexpected team of Chicago Police Department riot police and Chicago's leading street gangs and the interlopers of the black bloc brigade has the potential to ignite into something not seen since Summer 2020. This is an opportunity for David Guardia to do things in his capacity of prophet of The Lord. I should extend the zapfic queue by an entry or two. For the entries I add this week, Lieutenant Terry Leo of CPD Auxiliary will speak the assembled crowd before David does his thing.
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
That's it for this edition of The GHAWG Diaries. I'm 
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