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. For that reason, I decided to share these diary entries with everyone on Hive blockchain (including the LeoFinance community at InLeo).
On Mondays which don't feature a GHAWG, Uninterrupted post (GHAWG-U)-- eventually replaced by GHAWG, Remastered (GHAWG-R)-- I'll post diary entries from the previous 7 days or between GHAWG-U/R posts if the time between them is short. For TGD61, there are 7 days' worth of diary entries. The first entry starts on 2025-January-20.
Before anyone scratches their heads at a few terms, here are 3 I began using many posts ago:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Rat 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, 2025-January-20
📓 I should be focused on getting The Kids (foreign exchange students Sanjay Rampersad of India and Sanjay Rampersad of Nigeria) at back to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), but I found myself thinking about what will happen to the soon-to-be-reduced Felix Legion once they're in Iowa. Fonzie (Lindsay Etxeberria) will be dropped off at her home town of Atalissa. The Twins, Nitrous and Rothbard (Hank and Frank, the Brothers Marchenko), end their part of David Guardia's Epic Ride in Cedar Rapids. Done with New Jersey for good, Templar (David) will join bride Shieldmaiden (Rhonda Bella Guardia) at her home in Davenport. Will Fonzie end her part of the Epic Ride in Atalissa? I've been leaning to having her join The Twins in Cedar Rapids, but it's still necessary for Felix Legion to drop her off in Atalissa first. I have in mind a scene similar to a scene I want to include in the final zapfic serial The Bronze. While the scene is still in flux in my mind, I can promise that it will be unlike anything else I had published to LeoThreads, and that includes what happened to David during his 10-day coma during his recovery in the hospital in Le Claire, Iowa, US.
Tuesday, 2025-January-21
📓 I extended the zapfic queue to 2025-February-01 (code "B01"). This is just Felix Legion passing numerous towns, some of which have interesting and/or unexpected place names. Did you know that the state of West Virginia has it's own Miami? The best known Miami is the world city located in Florida, now home to the best futbol-er in the world, Lionel Messi, as he plays the twilight of his career for Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer. The 2nd best known Miami is in Ohio thanks to the college football program at University of Miami (Ohio). When I resume publishing posts in the "Fun with Maps" series, I'll be sure to write about this section of David Guardia's Epic Ride.
Wednesday, 2025-January-22
📓 I added another entry to the zapfic queue, but I can't slot it just yet. It's a conversation The Newlyweds (David Guardia and Rhonda Bella Guardia) have regarding their experience in St. Louis, Missouri, US. This was the day when her long-lost friends suddenly reappeared in her life in the most unexpected of situations. Given his limited prophetic abilities, she was wondering if that was the reason he suggested that Felix Legion spend a night at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. He tells her that he suggested the overnight stay at the five-star hotel because he had a feeling they were going to get an unbelievable room rate that night. Originally I was going to leave this as a one-and-done zapfic entry, but now I'm thinking I should make it multiple zapfic entries first to show her disappointed and then to show how David lifts her spirits. Once they find overnight lodging, then I will slot this entry (or those entries) into the right place in the zapfic queue.
Thursday, 2025-January-23
📓 I decided to add a companion zapfic entry to the discussion The Newlyweds began in the previous zapfic entry needing to be slotted at the right time. I had something else in mind last night, but I failed to capture it for the zapfic queue. As it is, the zapfic entry I ended up adding to the zapfic queue fits David and Rhonda Bella Guardia.
Friday, 2025-January-24
📓 The zapfic queue now goes into 2025-February-05 ("B05"). While reviewing other entries in the zapfic queue along with digital maps I realize I miscalculated the average distance covered by Felix Legion for the ride between Chicago, Illinois, US and University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. As a result, by the time I publish these zapfic entries, the final 2 riding days will be lopsided; the final day will be relatively short while the day before will be much longer.
Saturday, 2025-January-25
📓 Continuing from yesterday's entry, I needed to add a very slight bit of foreshadowing for the key scene. My plan was to have it take place the day before Felix Legion arrives at Chapel Hill to drop off The Kids (foreign exchange students Sanjay Rampersad of India and Lionel Odunsi of Nigeria) at UNC. That way, other events could be revealed for the day Felix Legion begins is inevitable reduction in membership as it rides west to various points in the state of Iowa. As a result of my miscalculation-- which is too late to correct in the zapfic queue since the entries are already on blockchain-- the key scene to take place in the fictional town of Bolivion, Virgina, US needs to take place on the last day. That means this day will be light on riding and heavy on events. Perhaps this miscalculation of mine works in my favor; we shall see.
Sunday, 2025-January-26
📓 Something seemed off in the spreadsheet I use to track published zapfic entries. One day was missing, and for a while I couldn't figure out which one it was. After some detective work, I realized that the spreadsheet was missing the entry I published on Thursday 2025-January-23. That turned out to be the day when I created an incorrect image for a zapfic entry which turned out to be at least 60 characters over the default limit of 240 characters per thread at LeoThreads. So I updated my spreadsheet. Now I can prepare the Weekly Summary post I should have published on Saturday.
##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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