“Go and mark out a square yard/meter in front of your yard. Count the creatures on the ground you find there. Go out into the woods/beach/stream. Do the same thing. Which has the most life? Which is more alive? Why do humans like death?”

How did you surprise yourself? I just launched this on my new iPadPro. It’s the first Swft version of my writing app. The text was written sometime later… #swift #ios #writing

It’s time to get back to editing. I need to push this book out in the next couple of months. #writing #editing

“Humans have died for a feeling: love, hate, religion. They believed, so they died trying to protect a feeling. Humans are emotional. For humans, emotions, belief, and feelings carry more weight than truth, reality, or objectivity. They choose comfort over reality. That is their weakness.” #writing

“Back in my day you could walk to pretty much any corner in New York City and find a newspaper/magazine stand. Every few blocks you would find a hot dog cart—and a strip joint. It all made sense.” #writing

What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten or drunk, that you’ve actually enjoyed? And why were you drunk? #food

“You have to have a sense of humor, a sense of the absurd, and pastiche. If you don’t make fun of everything, including yourself, you will take life too seriously and die bitter, self-centered, and probably wealthy.” #writing

“I’m innocent!” #context

“Ransom notes tend toward crayon scrawls now that newspapers are difficult to find.” #writing

“In 2093, legalized betting on the death of a celebrity came into law. There was an unsurprising uptick in people willing to take that bet.” #writing

“The days of when a criminal declares, ‘It’s a fair cop!’, are over. Marketing and politics has taught us all that we can sell our story or hallucinatory truth.” #writing #throwawayline

“Captain Ouer, you have been charged with mutiny on the high seas. You will be tried by a jury of your piers.” #writing #throwawayline

“Hers was a deeper shade of shame.” #writing

“How many strangers have you ignored? How many friends have you lost as a result?” #writing #life

“If you vote for a dictator, you’re voting for your own demise. You may benefit in the short-term, but in the end you’ll be among the first to be lined up against the proverbial wall. The problem is, no one really expects the Spanish Inquisition. That’s what pandering gets you.” #writing

Gah! The year is almost half over.

Just because you have a “trusted partner”, it doesn’t mean I trust them. #spam #email

“Dak Armstrong: Keeping the World Safe From Stupidity. Call for rats.” #writing #throwawayline

“Humans seem to like the planet Earth, for some reason—at least the bits of it they’ve pretty much destroyed.” #writing

Time to inhale some food.

Good morning. Don’t let others' bad moods poison your own. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“There is no such thing as luck. It’s just an absence of a Murphy visit.” #writing

Good morning. Stay optimistic. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

It’s World Baking Day. And I didn’t even know that when I baked, today.

Anyone remember Will Smith?