Buy one of my books during the holidays. Help support one of the feral cats. auteureist.com #books #reading #feral #cat

WIP: Glad it’s working. This tells me I’m on the right track. I still have no idea what genre I’m writing. I’m leaning toward supernatural cozy mystery romance thriller with a cat and other stuff. #writing

Greetings! Remember, you can always be grateful that things aren’t worse. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Criticism never made friends. #life

“Life is easier if you stop worrying about everything.”

Plan for tomorrow: — more writing — errands — house stuff — baking?

Create some new nostalgia. #life

Ugh. I now know six ways this story can end—and they all would work. Decisions, decisions. — straight-forward — foreshadowed — unexpected, but logical — death of the protagonist — antagonist wins. #writing #planning

If you fall while jogging, that’s a runtime error, right?

If your day isn’t weird, then you’re having a good day. #life

It’s time for a break. !K words in one hour. #writing

What is your favorite holiday food (any holiday)?

Being patient is part of being kind. Be kind. #life #success

Plans for 2025. visualnewt.com/Blogs/Gen… #life #2025

Good morning. Kindness costs nothing. Be kind. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Do you know what you’re doing, or just doing what someone told you to do? #life #failure

Seems legit. #phishing #spam

Make bad decisions so you learn what not to do. #life

Just got a delivery. Signed Michael Whelan print. Nice. It will replace th Friday print I have

Take charge of your own life. You own it or someone else will. #life

Have you ever grabbed a stranger and kissed them without warning? Seems offensive and tacky. #character

Programming projects for 2025 (tentative): — convert Auteureist (personal writing app) from XCode/Swift/SwiftUI to XOJO. — expand The Continuity, my internal site. — do something in Picotron / PICO-8 #programming

Writing plan for 2025: — Publish current WIP (pulp) — Publish “To Preserve Power” - Coins of Destiny II — write and submit a short story to the C3 anthology — Write “To Preserve Knowledge” - Coins of Destiny III — Throw away a ton of lines — Start another pulp. #writing

It is best to sleep until you know what you’re doing.

You have to have a sense of humor here. I left mine there. #life #humor