I'm not doing what I want.

I want to write fiction, doll-less short stories, novellas, maybe even novels. What do I do with my current projects, LHF and Mary's diary? How do I do what I want?

I don't like high-fructose corn syrup.

It makes sweets taste foamy and insubstantial in a bad way, and it makes my knees feel brittle. I much prefer my sweets with cane sugar, maple syrup, fruit juice and other sweeteners not made by torturing corn. That said, I do consume some HFCS, such as in today's candy bar [Milky Way], which, much like fast food, I immediately regretted eating after I finished the last bite. People in my cohort, class and income bracket can be so conditioned to consume junk food without thinking about it that we're sometimes startled when we realize, Hey, this tastes bad.