Lessons learned is knowledge earned. ancient proverb I just made up.

Happy Dance Marathon Day. Are dance marathons still a thing?

I’ve been procrastinating doing rewrites for my thriller. I admit it. I hate rewrites. #editing #writing

This short story isn’t bad for a first draft. It needs a bit of polish, but it’s fairly solid. #writing

This crappy Cambridge notebook sucks fountainpens dry. #fountainpen

Still not done. But close. So very very close. #writing

Herd your challenges to one mental spot. Corral them so you are not overwhelmed. #life #success

They have upped their lunch menu. #food

I’m writing, if you’re wondering (probably not). I want to get this short story draft done. #writing

What values, if any, do you embody? #life

Why is everyone talking about Bruce Willis like he’s dead (or dying)?

If you wondered why I think Nespresso coffee is weird. This is what it looks like out of the machine. It tastes great, however. I was never able to drink coffee black. This, however… #coffee

Good morning all. Stay calm. Relax. Tomorrow is Friday. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

I should get stuff done tomorrow.

Why isn’t tomorrow Friday?

Cool! The color epaper display works. But it is very slow to refresh. Now I need a project. #epaper #programming

Time to switch it up. Discovered I had this squirreled away and never inked up. 36Omas Limited edition (F) w Omas ink. #fountainpen @gouletpens @briangoulet_

If you’re in a box, you’ve set limits on yourself. It’s safe, but it’s boring. Even cats like new boxes. #life

What makes people feel privileged to park in a fire lane by a store? #life #failure

The blatant use of mapping colors to the colors of a logo in visual advertising should be banned. #marketing #failure

“I’m trapped in your soul. I will make you mine until you set me free.” #writing #throwawayline

So who else thinks Square Enix has the worst translation team/ AI? Their game titles and dialogue in the US are fairly incomprehensible. #gamedev #squareenix

There are physical zombies and then there are mental zombies. The problem today is we live among the mental ones and it’s hard to discern normal people from the zombies. #life #failure

When something is underrated, it doesn’t mean it’s bad. It just means it hasn’t been rated enough to matter. It could be the best thing ever.

“Zombies In Lust” #writing #throwawayline

“Lauren Sanderson stood back observing the results of her work. The now-empty syringe clattered on the floor. She gasped. Pimples appeared, grew, and metastasized on the test subject. It charged her, catching her arm in its teeth. Pain burned through her as she screamed, unheard. The contagion …