Observed: Guy who is obviously too cheap to afford a decent disguise, and opted for old TV western costume department throwaways. #writing #character

Happy International Underlings Day. I could use a few.

Just checked in. Traffic was fairly decent.

PSA: It’s a birthdate, not a birthday. Get it right. You don’t celebrate the Thursday on which you were born. #leapyear

Maybe, one day, life will make sense. But I don’t think so.

Just had some salmon that looked as white as chicken. Way overcooked. Ugh. #food

“She was the type that if she removed her glasses, let her hair down, started using making, and learned to laugh, she would still be like a spinster. At least she had money.” #writing #pulp

Graph your family, friends, and acquaintences on a scatterplot. Use “closeness” as one axis, and “helpfulness” as the other. What do you learn?

Too many allies make an army. — ancient proverb I just made up

I never considered myself funny, but people still laugh at me.

There aren’t enough Gregorian chants nowadays. #music

“He wasn’t a brick in the wall. He was one brick shy.” #writing

Who or what menaces you?

“We are all held ransom by obligations and responsibilities, time, and our own fears.” #writing #life

No one returns to the ordinary world after a journey unless there is no growth. Without growth a story is just a vacation. After a journey with growth you return to a new world which leads to new journeys. #writing #character #life

“People always tell me to listen to my heart. All I hear is the arhythmia.” #writing #throwawayline

What did people ever do before pagers/beepers?

Have you noticed that ideas seem a lot more interesting when you’re half-asleep? Luckily, I had an idea for a short story that survived the onset of daylight. #writing

Haven’t seen @odd on micro.blog. Hope he’s ok.

Time to free-write and eat something. I’ve been in the midst of wind and rain and running errands.

Happy Inconvenience Yourself Day

Good morning. Busy day today before the pen show. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Switch 2 launch title will be an Animal Crossing open world MMO. #nintendo

If it’s not broke, don’t break it.

The Gathering: The evil has been released (from the collar). #feral #cat