Amazon has developed a system where packages of products to be shipped are laid by alien creatures to save on packing costs.

What is the best flavor of Peeps®? #food

Novel writing, nowadays, is about writing to formula. The formula of expectation, genre, publishing, or money. Most writers have forgotten that writing is about story and entertainment. Expectation is the straight-jacket of fiction. Flame on! #writing #publishing #fiction

Observed: When someone say “Excuse me”, when they belch and no one is around, they don’t mean it. It’s just a habit they’ve learned. #life #failure #character

Thank you—yes you! (If you follow me). I know I ramble, but the world needs more tumbleweeds. Your interest, support, interaction, and comments are appreciated.

Mind-dump complete. 67.9 gigaquads freed. Caches cleared.

Seriously? Autocorrect auto”corrected” programming to preopgramming? And spell check didn’t’ catch it? #apple #failure

“Your kisses are like wine. They are old and astringent and taste like dirt.” #writing

The problem with Swift is that, being compiled, it is an awful prototyping language. I’ve found that creating code in Python and then reimplementing it as Swift saves time and problems. #preogramming #swift #python

Yes, I have a strange sense of humor, in Earth terms.

Play-doh. Do kids still play with that? I’m assuming it’s still made.

In writing and everyday life, don’t forget that language conveys emotion in addition to meaning. Once it leaves you, the meaning is no longer yours. The language and words you use matters. #life #writing

“I have a sister that goes around killing grocers.” “Why?” “Vegetables.” #writing #throwawayline

Do something unexpectedly good or nice. Glitch the system. #life #success

Life is funny if you look at it upside-down.

Old age check: The 90s were 30 years ago. If you were born in 1990 you are already past the point of trust. #life

When someone tells you they “want to contribute”, they usually mean their opinion. #life #failure

“Dear mom, I’m doing fine. Life on Earth is ok, apart from the humans.” #writing #throwawayline

“It’s not an argument unless a gun is drawn.” #writing

Wasn’t Gator Aid an 80’s music festival?

I’m listening to two guys argue. I’m not sure what the issue is. But it sounds like it’s about a contract. Nothing all that important, but one guy is insisting “Prove it to me”. Humans are so concerned about belief they are blind to reality.

“Necromancy: The New Influencer Frontier”

I have the skeleton of a story. I just need to flesh it out. #writing #pulp

I wrote another scene for my pulp story. I didn’t know where I was going, but I see the signposts for a story. #writing #pulp

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography