“People go to school in order to find out what they should hate when they grow up.” #writing

“He fed his rage the way he had his sourdough. Both came up flat. He wanted to despise her, but hers was the infectio, the yeast that made him rise.” #writing #throwawayline

“‘Friends are people that don’t throw up when they see you. Neither do they wish you dead.’ Jake grinned as he spit the end of the cigar at me, hitting me in the eye.” #writing #throwawayline

When you push your book, you may push it off the cliff of obscurity #marketing #writing #books #failure

“We all make mistakes. Some of us just make more than others.” “It’s not a race to the bottom. The total number of mistakes you make isn’t a measure of how successful you are. It’s what you learn as a result that counts.” #life

Some fountain pen and ink goodness. #fountainpen was

I’ve been feeding my rye starter for about a month now. I should really bake something with it. Maybe this weekend. #sourdough

Next couple of days will be full of errands, family stuff, and maybe getting together with a couple friends I haven’t seen since before the Dark Times. I won’t get much coding done.

The smell of the cold air burned my nostrils. #writing

I guess I should eat something despite this allergy thing. I love trees. I love tree pollen. It just hates me.

Influence is something many want to have over other people, but should have over themselves. #life #failure

Think on this: Trump runs in 2024 and loses. What happens given what we have seen these past 8 years?

Journaling app coming along nicely. Just need to implement some settings/options. #ios

Femme Fatale #writing #flash

The breeze was stiff–a bad hair day–unless you had a dearth of follicles. Randy ran a wrinkled hand over a pate that was almost as furrowed. He squinted past the bright sun at the slender blonde woman who sat at the next table, surveying the menu. She pulled her insect-like mirrored sunglasses down …

The power to make the world a better and safer place for all PEOPLE is in the hands of everyone. Some choose not to. Think about that. #life #humans #failure

Tree allergies are really bad this year. Someone should write a mystery around a murder by tree pollen. #writing #prompt

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Good morning. You don’t have to love or know someone to be kind and compassionate to them. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Good morning. You don’t have to love or know someone to be kind and compassionate to them. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Patience is about stepping back to see what happens. #life #success

Fear is about not letting go of an emotion. Courage is the act of letting go. #life

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre Deathmatch”

I got a bit more done today than yesterday. Of course, the sun didn’t come out either.

It’s time to kick back and relax.

Many people know how to accumulate wealth or power. Few of them know what to do with either apart from accumulating more wealth or power. #life #failure #wealth #power