Heading Into 2024

Here we are launching into 2024 with frigid weather hitting most of the country. It’s a chilly 22 degrees here today in Gig Harbor. Yet after looking at the weather map, we are lucky the 22 degrees is ABOVE zero.

Last weekend I ventured to Houston TX for the college football national championship game. It was a great trip even though my Washington Huskies ended up on the short end of the score. Then yesterday Washington’s head coach bolted to the University of Alabama to take their head coaching position. Only time will tell the impact of that move for the Huskies.

For me, the beginning of the year always brings a welcome return of routine to life. It is also the starting line for a fresh writing project. Various ideas and inspirations are floating around in my head, and several of those have already evolved into initial drafts.

My debut memoir, Stick Figures: A Big Brother Remembers, was published December 15th. It felt great to reach the finish line and get the book published. The Stick Figures book has been selling well, and it is rewarding to share the journey my Little Brother Mike and I traveled. The attached photo is of the beginning of the bike ride that is featured in Stick Figures in the chapter titled The Speedometer.

January is National Mentor Month, a national effort to help folks understand the benefits of various forms of mentoring, and to encourage people to volunteer their time and skills.

To that end, I encourage you to read Stick Figures: A Big Brother Remembers. This true story illustrates the impact the mentoring experience Mike and I shared had on both of our lives. Stick Figures: A Big Brother Remembers is available on my website DJQuinnauthor.com, or on Amazon.com.

Stay warm! I wish you all the best in 2024.

DJ Quinn