It’s better to learn the 80% than the remaining 20. #life #education

NASCAR: The goal is to be the best/fastest while driving an oval. Why are you wasting your lives? Oh, right. Money. #life #failure #sport

In Delaware, we have Slaughter Beach. Yes, it’s a thing. Rumor has it it’s named after a post master. Another is that it’s named after the horseshoe crabs that come there to die. I have another story… #writing

“The worst thing you can do is better than the worst thing most people can imagine. Sometimes.” #writing

“My parents shamed me by telling me my friends weren’t good enough for them. It turned out my parents weren’t good enough for me.” #writing

Joy is finding something you didn’t expect. Comfort is something you want. Satisfaction is what you need. #life

Humor is something that makes you smile. Comedy is something that makes you laugh. Life is something. #humor

I’m always looking for a good joke and never finding one.

“We named our daughter Margarita.” “After the drink/“ “No, my husband wanted to name her Tequila.” #writing #throwawayline

Worst movie demake of a TV series?

“Hieronymus Rex was the king of dinosaur painters.” #writing #throwawayline

“Darkness consumed her. Her breath came heavy and labored. She walked forward quietly confident in her abilities. She was power devoid of emotion. She was Darth Vader incarnate.” #writing #throwawayline

When was the last time you heard someone use the word “sidelong”?

I feel like consuming a burger. Not something I eat often. Sometimes, you have to indulge your whims as long as they don’t kill something. #life

“Whenever you go, there you are.”

My writing priorities now that “Scavenger Hunt” is out of my hands, is to finish the short story for #mdc3con and then get back to my WIP. #writing

Overheard: “My other best friend…” Wait! People have more than one best friend? #life

The reason there are no apps which gamify reading is that reading is so enjoyable on its own. #books #reading #gamifcation

Today’s writing gear.

It’s a dismally dreary day here. I’m not complaining given the gloriously gorgeous past weekends. #netde

Educate yourself. Remain open and objective. Frighten yourself. Don’t rely on your beliefs which are just another word for personal biases and prejudices. #life #success

It’s time to eat and do some writing. My usual rut.

This is looking good: creaturescrimesandcreativity.com #mdc3con @ascamacho #writing

I’m deciphering my chicken scratch as I transcribe this short story. My handwriting is so bad when I rush that I’ve had to “write around” a few sentences I couldn’t figure out. I need to slow down when I use a fountain pen. When I do, my handwriting is more legible. #writing

“The matter in which you died isn’t consistent with suicide.” “But I swear, I killed myself. Believe me.” “You’re no longer alive. Beliefs have no place here. Facts and how you behaved are what is important.” “This must be hell.” “No, life is hell.” #writing