Time to switch it up. Pelikan M205 Blue-Marbled Sky SE (F) w/Iroshizuku Ajisai. #fountainpen

Do people still play EverQuest? #game

So, is the Bird site gone yet? Or is Elom?

You don’t need to go on a quest to discover you are already on one. #life

I guess there’s a new trend. Dressing up as a homeless person in the winter. #life #failure

Just because someone claims something “is important” that just means it’s important to them, not you. #spam #scam #failure

The holiday “publisher” call spam has kicked in. Don’t buy into someone who claims your book “was recommended”. That just means they haven’t read it. Especially when they get the title wrong. Lol. Stay away from “Reader Magnet” among others. #publishing #scam #spam #failure

Life is full of choices. If you don’t recognize something as a choice, you are either trapped or enjoy the situation you are in. #life

If you can’t keep up with demand, don’t carry the product. Also, it’s not an excuse to raise the price. #marketing #failure #business

His sigh bespoke years of toil. “Honor is just what someone wants to fight for. You never hear of someone fighting for honesty. Truth? It’s just confused with facts. Me? I don’t see anything worth fighting for. We all die anyway.” #writing

“If you don’t learn something new every day, meet someone new instead. It won’t make up for your lack of knowledge, but it will make you feel you’ve accomplished something.” The Neighbor You Wish Had Moved

“A bucket of grog is worth half the rum.” #writing

When you lose your sense of humor, you lose yourself. #life

“It came to me in a dream—or vision. Kill all the unbeliefvers. Pikachu is the one true God.” #writing #pokemon #satire

“The gods don’t care what you do. They just make a show of wanting you to act a certain way.” “But… the gods are good!” “So the gods say.” #writing

“You threw away the key to my heart. I changed the lock.” #writing

There should be a Unicode character code that can represent and inserted image, sound, or media. Pre-canned emoji are a waste. #unicode #emoji

“He was the son of James the Elder. His water was pure and good. Even the gods and angels were impressed.” #throwawayline

I need to start considering what I want to accomplish next year. #2023

“My uncle died of a broken hearth. It was a cold death.” #writing #throwawayline

There is an adage that says, we all want a better life. The question is, better how, and for whom? #life

Overheard: “I’ll have a glass of the house red wine.” That inspires me to create a wine brand named “House Red”. #wine

It’s fun to laugh at yourself. It brings a smile to so many people.

It’s a holiday week for at least a ton of people. Enjoy, relax, de-stress, connect, talk to a stranger. Avoid the ones covered in blood. #holiday

Silence is frightening to many. When someone wants you to argue with them, keep silent. #life