I’m backing out of Bouchercon. COVID and it’s variants and people’s desire not to wear masks tells me I shouldn’t gamble. @bouchercon #bouchercon #writing

It’s Friday. You can quit early today. Time to start the weekend.

I changed my mind. It was soggy.

Berry mango melomel (mead) bottled. Should be drinkable in a year. Nice fruity flavor now. #mead

Happy World Kebab Day

Time for a break. I’m about 1/4 of the way through deconstructing this first draft. It always amazes me that I can write a story that I still find interesting/intriguing years later. I hope others do. Definitely Watson’s story, as I had planned. #writing #watson #holmes

It’s Friday. Get all your stuff done early so you can play later.

Good morning. Happiness isn’t something that happens to you, it’s something you create. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Plan for tomorrow: get stuff done early bottle berry mango #mead #ios #editing planning

To paraphrase Alan Bennet, “We live in the era of Snobbery and Violence.” #writing

Time for some Talking Heads. Please enjoy responsibly. youtu.be/jShMQw2H2… #music

This the type of state I live in. Pizza without sauce is just cheese on toast. #pizza #netde #failure

Why is it supposedly ripe cherries you get from the store always taste like crappy grass? Blech! I miss real cherries.

Enjoy the little victories.

When was the last time you smiled? Or laughed in joy? If it’s been more than a day, please remedy the situation. #life #success

I’ll make a decision this week on whether or not to attend #bouchercon this year. Probabilities are dropping fast. @bouchercon

Took a break to break out the rug shampooer and shampoo the rugs. Time for a break and make lunch (not breakfast).

Happy National Dive Bar Day. What’s your favorite? Oscar’s Tavern in Phila was a fun place to go with the short story writing class I took at Temple.

Time for a break.

I’m deconstructing the 1st draft of “The Singular Case of the Dead Cowboy”. Getting there. I remember worrying about the voice when I wrote it in 2020. On a reread, I think I pretty much nailed it. But I have some major holes to fill. #writing #editing #holmes #watson

Thank a stranger today.

Be kind. Be gentle. Be thoughtful. Be gracious. #life #success

Good morning. Doing your best is by definition all anyone can ask of you. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Tomorrow would be a good day to go back to the other Earth.

“You can’t be a legend. A legend by its nature never existed, except in someone’s mind. And most people, nowadays, are insane.” #writing