Monthly Update 2/18/26

• Back with another monthly update. These are much easier to consistently write than weekly ones, because even though I write about faceless monsters and reanimated flesh, marketing and creating consistent content is a challenge for me. I took one marketing class in college, and I’m wishing I would have taken more. Word of advice, if you’re going to do the whole self-publish writing thing, take some business classes. I took a few, but not enough. I mean knowledge attainment isn’t what it used to be in this age of the internet. You don’t need to go to college to learn things. However, if you need to fill up your schedule, and you’re looking to write and release your material, some business courses couldn’t hurt.
• Again, for all you loyal readers, but maybe not you newcomers, I publish my apocalyptic horror novel the Greenland Diaries: Days 1 – 100 on here every Monday, and my dark fantasy novel Beware the Ills every Friday. I will fully publish these books in weekly segments. When Beware the Ills is done, I’ll add the Greenland Diaries on Friday as well. I’ve enjoyed releasing these books. You catch-up and read the Greenland Diaries right here. And, Beware the Ills right here. They’re both great stories. Beware the Ills is my favorite (but not my most popular, sob).
• I released a poem on here called “The Warehouse Window” for you to enjoy. With this poem, I talked about my life working in a warehouse and what that is like for me, especially when I think about my sons and how their days might be going. It would be great not to work a 9 – 5 job, and live off my writing, but that isn’t a viable option right now, but maybe in the future. Anyways, you can read that poem right here.
• Not much in terms of traditional publication news. Had a good January for this, but I sort of held-off on submissions until after I got back from Florida. I tend to share the successes a bit more, since they’re few and far between. If I shared the rejections on my blog, well, I would never have to worry about creating posts. So much red…
• Really, truly, I swear on the altar of a dark entity, I’m going to start posting more on Instagram and other social media. I just don’t have a ton of interest in any of it, but I know my readers would like to know what is going on in my life a bit more. I fit the standard self-deprecating mode of an emotionally alienated child. I feel only comfortable sharing my life when making fun of it. I know I’m not alone with this tendency. I’m a remnant of the children should be seen and not heard generation. That created a level of invalidation that has made some therapists a lot of money. Anyways, when it comes to social media, I’ve noticed this anxiety of mine crops up. Oh well. It is what it is.
• I recently published the flash fiction piece “The Leaning Gun” from the world of the Greenland Diaries. This was a fun piece to write. It has an unlikely protagonist, and an interesting interaction between them and the Unnamed. These flash fiction pieces are a great way to test sample this series. Read it here.
• Also, I keep my politics aside when it comes to my writing, though if you read and understand my themes, there shouldn’t be any secret about what some of my beliefs are. That being said, ICE needs to get the hell out of Minneapolis and Minnesota. They’re torturing people and punishing those who are protesting well within their rights. I’m from Minneapolis. Currently, I live in Saint Paul. It is far worse than you can imagine. This fascist behavior is punishing the population. Friends of mine, who are citizens but happen to have different backgrounds, are afraid to leave their homes because of ICE’s predatory and outrageously overt racism. I don’t care what side you are on, human beings deserve to live a life of dignity, and not be tortured. Looking different is not a crime.
• Another piece of flash fiction I released on here was called “A Streetlight Requiem.” This story follows the Puppeteer, which is the catalysts for the illusions and various other nightmares from the Greenland Diaries. You’re given a unique perspective of a rare monster from this series. Read it here.
• Well, perhaps the biggest update I can give this last month is I got married. Happier than ever to be settling into a new life with Cait. She’s incredible, and I’m beyond blessed to be with her. I love her so very much. I don’t know how I got this lucky, but I’ll take it. Thank you all for your continued support reading my work, clicking my posts, reviewing and buying my books, and so forth. Be safe. Be healthy.

I’ve discovered the perfect time of day to write. It’s a very specific window between “almost productive” and “why am I staring at the wall?” ⏰✍️
What time do you write best—morning, night, or chaos?

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Transparency isn’t performance — it’s care. Shared space makes the work real.
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I shared a few thoughts about music and everyday life in a recent conversation.

I also talked a bit about the influences behind my songs and how some of the pieces on the new album came into being.

If anyone feels like reading:
https://www.pigeonopinion.com/post/pigeon-opinion-featuring-an-interview-with-7sven

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Just published a new post on my site: Old Master Remixes

So much of my work, our work, is a conversation with the past — borrowing visuals … but also ideas, hopes and fears and quietly but firmly arguing back, speaking confidently to now and into the future.
Voices murmur and echo round my studio - images flicker in my peripheral vision.
But art is our only real hope for time-travel.

Read here:
https://aaronbroadhurst.com/2026/02/old-master-remixes/

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Building systems that future‑me can trust is the real flex. Every step becomes infrastructure.
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