Good morning. Being gracious and kind goes a long way in this world. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

OK. I managed four hours of napping. I feel more human. Obviously, no writing today.

My Year In Books: — I found it cramped.

Back home. NYE at an emergency room is a circus/nightmare. Lots of trauma so the wait after triage was 5-6 hours. They found nothing wrong after running multiple tests multiple times. I’m supposed to follow up with my cardiologist. Today, I try to relax and catch up on a night without sleep.

Still in the ER. They are running tests. So far all negative. Happy New Year!

Fun NYE. Checked myself into the ER with a high heart rate.

Plan for tomorrow: — finish writing “The Cat and the Warlock” — cook some soup — read — play some games — relax

Time to relax now. Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone. Celebrate safely. Heartfelt thanks and good wishes to all.

I didn’t feel like writing today. But I hunkered down and wrote another 2.5K words. I have around 2K left to hit my 50K goal for this book. Tomorrow, I wrap it up. #writing #pulp

Natural fireworks here. Huge thunderstorm moving through.

Happy New Year to every getting hit with midnite this hour. youtu.be/glYQKJXwh… #music

Like puns, snark is rarely appreciated.

2025 is the year when not everyone gets a raise.

Books that are never read, are never reviewed. #books #reading #writing #publishing

Prediction: — 2025 will see more AI generated book reviews, sponsored by either the author or publisher. This will not be beneficial to most authors. #books #ai #publishing

“Stay up until midnight, so that you may curse the world and the new year for the failures to come.”

Mind dump complete. 74.31 gigaquads of memory freed.

“You don’t need a lawn to shake your fist and yell.” #writing

It’s interesting that everyone has a “Best ____ of the Year”. It’s all marketing. It’s all opinion. It’s all unimportant. #life #marketing #failure

Plan for 2025: — get remaining four ferals of The Gathering to the vet for spay/neutering. #feral #cat

I have about 1K words left to write to finish this book. Happy New Year! I’ll set it aside for some time, then edit it when I’m free of its hold on me. #writing #editing #nye #pulp

Plan for 2025: — more snark. I can’t afford a cowbell.

“Life is an empty room you fill with hopes and fears and old papers and cat fur. If you’re lucky you get a cat.” #writing #throwawayline

What did you buy in 2024 that made your life more enjoyable or better? Me: — SuperNote Manta — Boox Palma — lots of books

Happiness is inside you. Of course, it’s there along with pain, fear, horror, and all of the other emotions. What you focus on is what you gain. #life