For some time now I've been wanting to start a new blog for my short fiction. Check out my first story, Ancient conspiracy amongst women continues it presence. Writing is just a hobby of mine but as I transition into retirement I thought I might as well revisit some of the short stories I wrote years ago and publish them. Also this gives me the opportuinty to keep my mind active. From speaking to friends, retirement can be one of the most incredible decisions a person can take, yet also fraught with danger so it is important to find activities that keep mind and body active.
Going through this process made me realise that I should take a hard look at free hosting, some of the people offering this service are really dedicated and offer a high quality product. I've tried several recently, and hands down the best so far is Fusion X Host.
Fusion X Host work differently from many other host companies. The hosting is completely free, and I'm getting 300mb space, ftp, mysql etc so I can run a Serendipity blog, and all I have to do is make regular posts in their forum. This is an easy thing to do since I love sharing my thoughts anyway. I've even configured a subdomain from carlgalloway.com to point to the account at FXH.
Users of Serendipity who want to take advantage of this service simply need to follow the link above. You'll be taken to a page within the FXH forum that details the hosting plans available. Unfortunately you can't just apply for hosting without making a commitment to FXH, so the first thing to do is register your membership in the forum. Go ahead and add your thoughts to some of the latest threads, I would recommend creating new posts or only replying to some of the latest threads. Then follow the link to the Hosting Control Panel at the top of forum page, activate your hosting and wait for the email. I got my host account within 20 minutes. Be sure to read the literature thread and vote on my first story.


