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12 May 2026

Written By: Zachary Kai » Published:

Today I'm grateful for:

  • From Yesterday:
  • Saw a mother with three kittens. One black like her, two black and white striped.
  • Mum doing the vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom, and making dinner. What did I do to deserve such kindness?
  • Mum’s special scrambled egg omelette thing for dinner.
  • Discovering a really well written young adult novel.
  • ‘Discussing’ things with ‘Claude’ to help me make sense of them and move forward. No shame in that.
  • Accepting I can call myself aroace if that helps.
  • Getting over the fear of my musical tastes calcifying in my late twenties. I'll never stop!
  • Getting paid by a client.
  • Finishing transcribing an episode for them.
  • Going for an early morning walk and seeing flowers.
  • From Today:
  • Forcing myself to resist the urge to just wallow in bed.
  • Reading the latest issue of Dense Discovery and entering a giveaway they're running.
  • Someone sharing their Shelf Source interview.
  • Having the chance to attend an author talk tonight!

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Zachary Kai is a space fantasy writer, offbeat queer, traveler, zinester, and avowed generalist. The internet is his livelihood and lifeline.