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. TGD65 will have enough entries for 1 week. The first entry starts on 2025-March-24.
Before anyone scratches their heads at a few terms, here are 3 I began using many posts ago:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
►Rat Bike◄[1] | Code name for #GHAWG (the first and current zapfic serial) |
►Blue Lion◄[2] | Code name for the middle zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
►The Bronze◄[3] | Code name for the final zapfic serial in the GHAWG Universe |
Monday, 2025-March-24
📓 I won't do this for Rat Bike in zapfic serial format since it will take too much time and drive me crazy, but for the novelization of Rat Bike I will rewrite the origins of ►Felix Legion◄ [4]. Some people may say I'm 🕸️retconning🕸️ this aspect of GHAWG and Rat Bike, only this isn't true. The reason I'm using the zapfic format for writing GHAWG is to get ideas out of my head and into a usable form to tell a story. The story we see in zapfic format is actually a first draft. All aspects of the story are subject to change at this stage. Only when GHAWG appears in novelized formats will subsequent changes be considered retconning.
Tuesday, 2025-March-25
📓 During my walk through a couple of neighborhoods I was considering situations which had never occurred to me before regarding The GHAWG Universe. These are situations which would take place during Blue Lion and The Bronze. They involve ►David Guardia◄ [5] and the collision of his public and private lives. While he's living "the good life," it's not a concern for anyone. It's only when things go south for him and he begins to lose it all that these situations become apparent. It's too early to drop hints about these things, but it's safe to say that it wouldn't be the first time The Lord chose someone whose flaws took center stage years after his "claim to fame" took place:
- 🕸️Moses🕸️, Yahweh's representative to the liberated Israelites, doubted Him one time, and it cost him entry into The Promised Land.
- As a very young man, 🕸️David🕸️ saved his people from the Philistine giant 🕸️Goliath🕸️; but years later as a King he let his libido get the better of him and sent one of his generals on a suicide mission just so he could claim that general's wife for himself.
David isn't on the level of Moses or King David, but he will have his flaws come back to bite him in the ass before he undergoes purification as a convicted felon in the crucible of prison.
Wednesday, 2025-March-26
📓 Rewriting the origins of Felix Legion for the novelization is definite. Only the timing remained uncertain-- until now. David Guardia and ►Rhonda Bella◄[6] were going to ride together no matter what. Once David read the message the ►uncanny Manny Rey◄[7] left for ►The Courier◄[8] instructing him to ride through ►Portland, Oregon◄[9], US, both the ►Brothers Marchenko◄[10] and ►The Kids◄[11] agreed to continue riding with David. Although David could have formed Felix Legion right then and there at ►STURGIS◄[12], he wouldn't have had a name of the crew ready for his people. Those scenes will remain, although they will be shifted sooner in the novelization.
So when could he decide to call his crew Felix Legion?
Recall that it was during an overnight hotel layover in ►Rehoboth, New Mexico◄[^Rehoboth--New Mexico], US (a short distance from ►Gallup, New Mexico◄[^Gallup--New Mexico], US on what used to be ►Route 66◄[13]) when everyone caught the key scene from Gladiator where Maximus Decimus Meridius reveals his identity to Emperor Commodus. In the zapfic serial, David and ►Lionel Odunsi◄[14] combine to quote that iconic scene. It was on the road between Budaghers and Santa Fe when a drone--literally-- airdropped a shipment of yellow vests with the Felix Legion logo. Even then, it would be on egress from Santa Fe after the ►daring display of theatricality◄[15] when the members of Felix Legion would get their club names.
Looking back at David's ►Epic Ride◄[16], the earliest moment when he can form Felix Legion is during the 2nd segment, between STURGIS and Portland. Their first hotel layover in this segment takes place in ►Bozeman, Montana◄[17], US. This is where they spend ►three days◄[18] before resuming their ride to ►San Diego, California◄[19], US via Portland. The Felix Legion yellow vests would be distributed in ►Seattle, Washington◄[20], US so that the slow ride through Portland can take place as in the zapfic serial. So David would design the Felix Legion much earlier, and he would have time to get the yellow vests adorned with that logo. Everyone gets their club names on getting their vests, and ►Lindsay Etxeberria◄[21] gets her yellow vest and first club name when Felix Legion reaches ►Riverside, California◄[22], US when she decides to stay with David and company. It's after the daring display of theatricality in Santa Fe when she acquires the name ►Fonzie◄[23].
[^Rehoboth--New Mexico]: Rehoboth, New Mexico, US is where Felix Legion stayed overnight a short distance from Gallup, New Mexico, US; it's where David Guardia is inspired by a key scene from Gladiator to design the logo for Felix Legion attire; first mention of ►Rehoboth, New Mexico◄ is @ Rehoboth, New Mexico
[^Gallup--New Mexico]: Gallup, New Mexico, US is a stop along the iconic and legendary road known as Route 66; Gallup is mentioned in the lyrics of the song titled "Get Your Kicks (on Route 66"; first mention of ►Gallup, New Mexico◄ is @ Gallup, New Mexico
Thursday, 2025-March-27
📓 In rewriting the origin of Felix Legion for the novelization of Rat Bike, I will shift a few scenes so that they take place sooner than they did in the zapfic serial. Luckily, a few of those scenes were written in a generic way so that they could take place at any point in time. Also, I will be eliminating a few scenes in order to further develop the scenes which remain. The end result should be a more cohesive story.
Friday, 2025-March-28
📓 Remember ►The Oaf◄[^The Oaf]? The older kid from David Guardia's childhood who broke his ►Big Wheel◄[24] just by sitting on it? I had no problem leaving him as a distant memory for David, but it occurred to me that I could make use of this character in either Blue Lion or The Bronze.
I was thinking of making him a relative of a character who will debut in either Blue Lion or The Bronze. Given the ages of both The Oaf and the related character, I need to figure out how they are related to each other. It would mean changing ►Jardani Roma◄[25]'s story, but that's OK since I haven't fully developed it yet.
Saturday, 2025-March-29
📓 The first stop in Iowa for The Iowans (Rhonda Bella Guardia, The Twins, Lindsay Etxeberria, and now David Guardia) will be Atalissa, hometown for Lindsay. We'll get an idea why David and Rhonda found her on the side of the road as a bloody heap of flesh. This won't be a fun reunion, to say the least. While I'm not sure how Lindsay and her family will react to seeing her again, I can say that it will be a life-changing experience in more ways than one. How that comes to be will be revealed as the final segment of David's Epic Ride unfolds before us.
📓 In earlier editions of "The GHAWG Diaries" I mentioned Miranda Bermudo, a character who will debut in the second half of Blue Lion. I was going to establish a special relationship-- by connection, not contact-- she has with David Guardia, and I still plan to do this. However, her own origin will change. I was going go have her married to ►Jardani "Don" Roma◄[26] and be the mother of three children. Although I had her story figured out more or less, I still felt uncomfortable with the timing of certain events. Then the other day I came up with idea of having her be related to "The Oaf" in some way; all other details about her remain the same. This lets me shift Jardani Roma to being an associate of Harry Hoqualogue, and it also lets me refer to a character from David's childhood in other ways (some of which will be ironic). The more I think about this, the more I like this idea. All that's left on this front is to give "The Oaf" an actual name.
Sunday, 2025-March-30
📓 I rewrote the footnotes data I use in the spreadsheet to generate the Markdown codes I need to insert the 2 parts needed to render a footnote properly. When the footnotes apper outside the TL;DR section of the post, they will begin with what should be hyperlink text labels. This way the number is followed by the "label" and an explanation for the footnote. Although the reason for the footnote would have revealed to itself, formatting it this way makes it easier for me to make sure I included the right footnote. This wasn't always the case before today.
📓 For the first time in a while, I went back to digital maps to determine the path The Iowans-- Felix Legion minus ►The Kids◄[11] (since they are back at the ►University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill◄[27])-- would take from Chapel Hill to various points in Iowa for the 6th and final segment of David Guardia's ►Epic Ride◄[16]. While it would have been expected for The Iowans to take the shortest route possible, I wanted the new version of Felix Legion to ride along roads new to them. A bit of repetition can't be helped, but I wanted The Iowans to cover new ground. After that long day they had in Illinois once their ride on ►Route 66◄[13] ended in ►Chicago, Illinois◄[28], US, I made sure to keep the new version of Felix Legion away from Illinois. Once In Iowa, I didn't want The Iowans to backtrack; that's why their ride in Iowa is longer than it needs to be.
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
Where
● Daily zapfic entries drop at ►LeoThreads◄[29], 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◄[30] or from my ►InLeo profile page◄.
[^InLeo profile page]: The blog post section (for articles and other long form content) at @magnacarta's profile page at InLeo; ►InLeo profile page◄ can be found @ InLeo profile page
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Explanation of ►
The Bronze◄ is @The Bronze↩Felix Legion is the group consisting of Templar (David Guardia), Shieldmaiden (Rhonda Bella Guardia), Nitrous (Hank Marchenko), Rothbard (Frank Marchenko), Triumph (Sanjay Rampersad), Quartermaster (Lionel Odunsi), and Fonzie (Lindsay Etxeberria); the remainder of Our Heroes after The Mongols returned to their based in San Diego, California, US; first mention of ►Felix Legion◄ is @ Felix Legion ↩
David Guardia is the main character for not only
Rat Bikebut the other zapfic serials of The GHAWG Universe; motorcycle courier from Bayonne, New Jersey, US who begins his Epic Ride by first traveling to STURGIS; first appearance of ►David Guardia◄ (unmentioned) is @ David Guardia ↩Rhonda Bella, when we meet her, becomes co-pilot for David Guardia, replacing the uncanny Manny Rey; first mention of ►Rhonda Bella◄ is @ Rhonda Bella ↩
The uncanny Manny Rey is the man David Guardia had saved with the Heimlich maneuver after an arm wrestling tournament in a town near Sandusky, Ohio, US; first mention of ►uncanny Manny Rey◄ (without the adjective) is @ uncanny Manny Rey ↩
"The Courier" is the name the uncanny Manny Rey assigned to him when he wrote his "message" to him long before they had ever met; first mention of ►The Courier◄ is @ The Courier ↩
Portland, Oregon, US is where Our Heroes discover Lindsay Etxeberria; Destination where David Guardia, in his capacity as "The Courier", fulfills the orders given to him by the uncanny Manny Rey in a message embedded within the delivery he had for Harry Hoqualogue; first mention of ►Portland, Oregon◄ is @ Portland, Oregon ↩
Hank & Frank Marchenko from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US; this description of The Twins comes from the title of one of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky's novels, The Brothers Karamazov; the Brothers Marchenko founded HFBM (Hank Frank, Brothers Marchenko) Customs right out of high school; first mention of ►Brothers Marchenko◄ is @ Brothers Marchenko ↩
"The Kids" refers to Sanjay Rampersad and Lionel Odunsi (sometimes with Lindsay Etxeberria included); first mention of ►The Kids◄ is @ The Kids ↩ ↩
"STURGIS" is the annual motorcycle rally held at Sturgis, South Dakota, US every August; the largest motorcycle rally in the world; first mention of ►STURGIS◄ is @ STURGIS ↩
Route 66 is the iconic and legendary road known as Route 66 (of the US Highway System, predecessor of the Interstate Highway System); road made famous by numerous television series, movies, and songs; path taken by Felix Legion prior to its christening from Los Angeles to Chicago believed to be used by Route 66; first mention of ►Route 66◄ is @ Route 66 ↩ ↩
Lionel Odunsi is a foreign exchange student from Nigeria at UNC; first mention of ►Lionel Odunsi◄ is @ Lionel Odunsi ↩
The daring display of theatricality refers to the way Felix Legion exited from Santa Fe, New Mexico, US when the road was blocked by environmental protesters; eaach member of Felix Legion, starting with Lindsay Etxeberria, jumped over the mob by using an auto hauler as a ramp; this moment is referred to as a ►daring display of theatricality◄, and it can be found @ daring display of theatricality ↩
The Epic Ride of David Guardia is the transformation of what began as his ride from Bayonne, New Jersey, US to STURGIS. David Guardia's Epic Ride consists of six segments, the first of which was his ride to STURGIS. Explanation of ►Epic Ride◄ is @ Epic Ride ↩ ↩
Bozeman, Montana, US is where Our Heroes decided to stay for three days after doing the tourist thing at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, and the Wyoming sites of Devils Tower and Yellowstone National Park; first mention of ►Bozeman, Montana◄ is @ Bozeman, Montana ↩
Three days refers to the layover in Bozeman, Montana, US is where Our Heroes decided to stay for three days after riding by Mount Rushmore, Devils Tower and Yellowstone National Park; first mention of ►three days◄ is @ three days ↩
San Diego, California, US is the home base for Harry Hoqualogue and The Mongols; first mention of ►San Diego, California◄ is @ San Diego, California ↩
Seattle, Washington, US is where we see David Guardia for the first time delivery prophecy to city government officials present at a block party; first mention of ►Seattle, Washington◄ is @ Seattle, Washington ↩
Lindsay Etxeberria is a one-time far-left activist who abandoned the far left life when she was encountered by David Guardia (and the rest of Our Heroes) in Portland, Oregon, US; first mention of ►Lindsay Etxeberria◄ is @ Lindsay Etxeberria ↩
Riverside, California, US is the home base for the Harvest Christian Fellowship, where Lindsay Etxeberria was originally going to continue her life as a refugee from far left activism and as a second-chance Christian; first mention of ►Riverside, California◄ is @ Riverside, California ↩
Fonzieis the Felix Legion name for Lindsay Etxeberria because, at Templar's direction, she initiated the daring display of theatricality in Santa Fe, New Mexico, US by jumping over a mob of environmental protesters blocking their exit from the city; first mention of ►Fonzie◄ (as a member of Felix Legion) is @ Fonzie ↩"Big Wheel" in this context refers to the Harley-Davidson edition Big Wheel which The Oaf from David Guardia's childhood broke almost as soon as he sat on it; relevant mention of ►Big Wheel◄ is @ Big Wheel ↩
Jardani Roma is one of the homeless people in the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles who head David Guardia speak in tongues as he gave his message of hope; first mention of ►Jardani Roma◄ is @ Jardani Roma ↩
Jardani Roma, although he told David Guardia that his friends can call him "Don" and he called David his friend; first mention of ►Jardani "Don" Roma◄ is @ Jardani "Don" Roma ↩
University where foreign exchange students Sanjay Rampersad and Lionel Odunsi study; usually referred to as UNC; first mention of ►University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill◄ is @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ↩
Chicago, Illinois, US is the eastern terminus of the iconic and legendary road known as Route 66 (of the US Highway System, predecessor of the Interstate Highway System); site of civil unrest on multiple occasions during David Guardia's Epic Ride; site of his prophecy regarding city government; first relevant mention of ►Chicago, Illinois◄ is @ Chicago, Illinois ↩
The microblogging platform of the LeoFinance community at InLeo. ►LeoThreads◄ can be found @ LeoThreads ↩
Sticky post on @magnacarta's profile page where navagation through The GHAWG Universe of content can be done; ►#GHAWGnav sticky post◄ can be found @ #GHAWGnav sticky post ↩