The story begins

Fairy tales have happy endings. Life is not a fairy tale. Fairy tales also have happy beginnings (in case you hadn't noticed). In this, life starts out very much like a fairy tale. But this is no fairy tale. This is the end of one story and the beginning of another, neither of which is particularly happy. The last story ended in loss, sadness, and anger, and the new story begins in much the same way. Perhaps the happy ending will fall somewhere in the middle, and perhaps it will never come. Then again, it might show up in just a few short minutes like some fairy godmother bippity-boppity-booing her way into the room. Then again, maybe not. But we shall see, as each chapter is unveiled, what is to become of this story.
And with that, I welcome you to the Wind on the Moon. Welcome back to those who were (peculiarly) devoted to the old blog, and a warm how-do-you-do to the new arrivals. May you find it as thrilling, humorous, pensive, moving, informative, frightening, and weird as I do.