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The last time I wrote you, I was starting over. I figured it was time for a mini-update. This new life of mine has been an adjustment. There’s a lot to process, understand, mull over, and accept. I’ve changed a lot. I’m a different person now. And all of it is for the better, which is the most important thing here. I’ve started rebuilding Kakariko Herald with Tyson.

Erd actually hosts the Kakariko Herald site now–and thanks to him, we can pick up right where we left off. Tyson and I have mountains of amazing things in store for you that we can’t wait to tie together in a little bow and hand over once they’re ready.

Trust us, they’ll be worth the wait!

I wrote something to this effect tonight but: I’ve been through so much, I wasn’t sure I’d survive. At all. But to my surprise, I did. And that is thanks solely to my friends and their families. New and old friends alike, without them, I wouldn’t have made it at all.

One thing’s for damn sure, I have all the right people in my corner and there’s truly nothing stopping me now.

I’m going to be blunt with you, it has been a really hard effing month.

I turned 23 and immediately encountered so many overwhelming things I can’t even count on two hands. I’ve always been a very closed off guy: I don’t talk about my feelings with anyone, and I certainly hate talking about them with strangers. But I’ve found myself discussing them with so many over the past couple weeks and I really feel the decisions I’ve made in response to what I’ve faced were absolutely, without a doubt, the right ones.

I truly believe I underestimated the power I hold. I also think I accepted what some others tried to place upon me, when in reality, I am my own person and should have full control over my own destiny. With no guardrails or visions that don’t align with what I want or need.

A couple weeks ago, I was terrified. And for days I’ve experienced shell shock all the way down to my very core. Thanks to all of my friends and some of their families, I have the opportunity to escape and start over. I cannot thank everyone enough for rallying around me and contributing to this, from moral support, to giving some damn good advice, all the way to the actual journey out itself. YOU made this possible. 

And so on this day, September 22nd, 2025, I pick up the pieces and start over. I have begun grieving the past and what once was. I will get through it, over time, and that’s just how things will be.

But today is a new beginning. This is the next chapter, one I can write with the people I want and need around me, without any strings attached.

Forever grateful to and owe the world to my friends.

Forever.