We’ve been a bit quiet here.

I think my days of blogging constantly and consistently about SLA and historical languages has simmered down a lot. I’m less worked up about all the people doing it wrong, and feel like I’ve talked over a lot of the terrain  anyway. It’s still a field that interests me, but not so much in a polemical context, as just getting on with the task.

I also lost some momentum for various pedagogical projects and resource/content development over the last 18 months or so. This year I have on my agenda to return to this kind of labour, but I’m interested to hear from people about what they have found valuable and useful. If there’s particular projects/content you’ve enjoyed, or would like to see more of, please let me know in the comments or via email.

My main Greek writing for 2024 is going to be focused on three main projects. Firstly, a short novella that I’m finishing off. Secondly, Galilaiathen. I didn’t get quite as far with that as I’d hoped in 2023, but it’s just shy of half written, and I’m hopeful I can bring it to completion this year. I’d like to produce a print version for people to purchase. Thirdly, I will be returning to LGPSI. I know you’ve heard that before. I don’t intend to finish it this year, I do intend to give it scheduled time and attention. That includes both writing new chapters, and working on revisions, improvements, and some of the data that’s meant to underlie the methodology.

It continues to be a source of tension in my productivity, to both want to produce freely accessible Greek materials/resources/’content’, as well as the fact that I derive my living from teaching Greek (and Latin) or otherwise producing educational resources. I’m keenly aware that there are other people doing great things in this ‘space’, most of whom I know and appreciate and whose work I love. Most of them, like myself, lack anything like institutional backing. This really is a one-person operation being run from a home, and so every video, podcast, text comes at a cost. For that reason, I’m incredibly grateful to those who have put up money of any sort – if you’re a patreon backer, if you’ve taken a class with me, those who have given some donations. Those funds pay my bills and keep a roof over my head and food on the table, and enable me to keep working on Greek. So, great thanks to you all.

Looking forward to producing more Greek materials in 2024.