Putting these here for permanence.
A list of things I am thankful for, in no particular order, follows this tweet.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
1. I am thankful for my wife Kristine, without whom I would likely be sitting alone in a one-room apartment, ordering pizza.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
2. I am thankful for my daughter Athena, who is consistently exactly the child I always hoped to have, in entirely unexpected ways.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
3. I'm thankful for friends, and for their creativity, and am in constant amazement I get to know such cool people doing spectacular things.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
4. I'm thankful for people who read and buy my work, allowing me to do the thing I always hoped I get to do when I grew up.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
5. I'm thankful for everyone who works on/with my books — editors, artists, PR people, booksellers, etc — their work makes my life great.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
6. I'm thankful that I am in a place in my life where I can help, when help is needed, because I remember needing help, too. Pay it forward.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
7. I'm thankful that nearly every day, even in rough or unexpected times, I look forward to finding out what happens next.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
8. I'm thankful I'm a better person than who I was before. I'm thankful I get to try to be a better person than I am, and that friends help.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
9. And yes, I'm thankful for my pets, who are adorable, even when they wake me up at 3am by sticking their furry butts in my face.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
10. Finally, I'm thankful I have so much to be thankful about, and hope to live in a way so others can have as many thankful things, too.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016
So: Thank you, family, friends, world. It's a good life. I remember that every day, and today most of all.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 24, 2016