: 2,074 words for today. Split between the new draft and some additions I realized I need to add to …
: Currently reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan 📚
: Currently reading: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin 📚
: After far, far too long off as a result of…well…stuff, I’m back at the keyboard …
: Finished reading: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, …
: I steam-cleaned the carpet in two rooms upstairs, so now have the heat cranked to an uncomfortable …
: Rufus says he fits just fine, he doesn’t know what you’re talking about, and stop …
: Currently reading: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, …
: Finished reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚
: This week/month/year…ffs. Top 3: I’m going on day 6 without writing for Writing Month. …
: day 4 of Writing Month in the bag. 911 words added to the first draft of my second novel…Now …
: Today’s edition of Sir Dingus Vs. The Couch has a clear winner. Sir Dingus has succumbed to …
: Finished reading: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. 📚
: Day 3 of Writing Month in the bag with 905 words. I may not be cruising, but I’m right on …
: Seriously, dude? He’s stuck, and he 100% did this to himself. Do I need to explain how he …
: I can’t tell if these constitute a win for Rufus or the Couch in the ongoing saga of Sir …
: Ready to get stuck into Writing Month (a last-minute, yet quite well done, alternative to …
: A line I’m particularly fond of from my manuscript: “It even smelled beige, sort of a …
: I don’t even know anymore. The battle of Sir Dingus vs the Couch continues.
: Currently reading: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. 📚
: Finished reading: The Way of Zen by Watts, Alan 📚
: Currently reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚
: My novel is back from the beta readers. That means I’m one final read-through away from being …
: I see the battle between Dingus and Sofa is heating back up.
: Offered without comment. Or caption.
: Sunday morning tree time. Desperately needed that. Gate is at Talus Rocks on Tiger Mountain. Middle …
: Sometimes writers just can’t, you know, write Heads up: not an upbeat, feel-good piece. Not terrifying, either. Just life. I’ve been absent. …
: I was looking over my reading for this year (I use Storygraph for tracking) and was initially …
: Triggered by a recent question from @KimberlyHirsh and the great responses she got, I thought …
: Whew. I just finished revisions, round…something, on my first novel! I’ve alerted my …
: Currently reading: The Way of Zen by Watts, Alan 📚
: Watching QI and they’re discussing colonialism. Then this line: “Give us your land and …
: Write What You Know…until, you know, you don’t know anymore. Isn’t that what they always say? Like it somehow helps get past the writer’s block. Or the imposter …
: With as much ‘advancement’ as the human race has seen in the last, let’s say, 100 …
: I am loathe to disrupt Sir Dingus from his Sunday morning slumber. But I gotta pee.
: Finished reading: Every Day I Write the Book by Amitava Kumar 📚
: Moving back into my comfy corner of Micro.blog... OK. So. I just spent more time that I care to admit importing my posts from Ghost, creating …
: Still life with Sir Dingus McSplootypants and The Gremlin.
: My assistant, Sir Dingus McSplootypants, has entered what he calls “deep research” mode …
: My research assistant for the morning, Sir Dingus McSplootypants.
: Currently reading: Every Day I Write the Book by Amitava Kumar 📚
: Currently reading: Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio 📚
: Finished reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari 📚
: Anyone else play Connections? Anyone else sick to shit of how they mix themes that just. …
: Hey fellow writer-people, how many problems can you spot in this bullet point pulled from a job …
: That moment when you’re finished cooking and go to rinse the hot cast iron pan and you …
: So I’m not sure how to take this. I was just driving along earlier today when I realized the …
: Dammit. I’ve been spending so much time, energy, and mental capacity on where to write about what that I …
: Rufus says, “No, thanks. Try again tomorrow.”
: Rough day in Dingusland. Made friends with the two tradesfolk who came by in the morning, ran a …
: 20 minutes. He spent 20 minutes like this, being yelled at by a juvenile squirrel. 🤦🏼♂️
: Chuck Wendig with the best summary of the recent…kerfuffle around GenAI (spurred by the …
: Now he’s “helping” me revise…
: Rufus has no idea what you’re talking about, he totally fits in my lap.
: I’m at the point in revisions (on my first novel) where, frankly, I’ll settle for …
: Ladies and gentlemen - Sir Dingus.
: “Oy! Quit licking the cabinets.” Is a thing I just said.
: Notes From Liminal Spaces - Medical Imaging Edition Without getting into too much detail, I was hit by a car while riding my bike back in March. Well, …
: Freewill, Determinism, and Entropy...Oh My! Or: more rambling thoughts about careerism, changing tracks, and whether or not any of it is really …
: And just like that, it’s Wednesday again which means this week’s edition of I Like How …
: Still Life With Dog. Or: Reframing, FTW (Ed Note: This is yet another piece from a defunct blog. It dates to just after I was laid off back …
: Crosspost time! This week’s edition of I Like How You Think is up and ready for your eyes and …
: You Are Not Your Story Western culture has a bad habit. Well, several actually, but that’s the subject of another blog. Or …
: I'm a writer. I just posted/sent an essay/newsletter (yeah, I’m not sure how to call what just yet) that …
: 5 Lessons I Learned Jumping Careers At 40 Ed note: This essay started life back in 2019 when I was freelancing at the start of my new career …
: Notes From Liminal Spaces 1 | Car Dealership Waiting Rooms Car dealership waiting rooms are their own special kind of hell…I mean, liminal space. Bad coffee, …
: Know Your Why, Part I If you don't know why you're doing what you're doing—how can you counter someone who says you’re …
: Reframing, or Perspectives con’t Let’s start with a definition of terms, from Wikipedia: Cognitive reframing is a psychological …
: What’s Enlightenment Got To Do With It? “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” Zen …
: 5 Reasons I Jumped Careers at 40 I’ll be the first to admit that jumping from IT operations manager to freelance writer seems, well, …
: Liminality as a State of Being? (Ed. Note: there are no answers in this essay, just thoughts and ideas) I’ve been feeling an …
: Resonance From Wikipedia: “Resonance is a phenomenon that occurs when an object or system is subjected to an …
: Earworms as memory triggers Is anyone else's earworm kind of an asshole? After having the intro to a particular Grateful Dead …
: Not sure if you need an account or not, but if you’re curious about my fiction writing I just …
: Paying Attention…on Purpose Before you ask, no, this won’t devolve into a rant about the “attention economy.” At least, I hope …
: Notes from a coffee shop: A couple walked in, her wearing a front carrier and him a Pokemon …
: Who decided we all needed to have our collective shit together, anyway? A lot of ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilt discussing the cult of busyness in society these …
: Shift Your Perspective This is an amalgamation of what started out as 3 posts on a previous blog. I’ve edited it heavily …
: 47th Rotation — Completed Update - 4/24/24: This was initially posted just after my birthday back in January. Since moving …
: It’s not you. It’s not me. It’s US. A deceptively simple-seeming concept I’ve been giving a lot of thought to recently can be summed up …
: Look what just arrived! Excited to jump in later this evening, thanks as always for what you do, …
: Yes, and… This simple heuristic (that I mentioned…last week?) comes from improv theater (among other places, …
: This. This pretty much sums up the mind of an anxious HSP…all the time. (via Chuck Wendig)
: “Quietly do the next and most necessary thing." This line comes from a letter Jung wrote in response to a fan (psychologists have fans?!) who wrote …
: I wonder how he really feels?
: My timeline is acting up and has nearly an hour gap covering when I posted this over on …
: I Like How You Think, Issue 4 is live!
: Context Matters One of the topics I find meandering across my consciousness every so often is the importance of …
: A clear and concise summary of why I’m starting to question my own desire to stay remote with …
: What’s The Common Denominator? I've used this expression a lot over the years. Most often it comes to mind when someone is midway …
: I think Eric Barker is my spirit writer. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon
: 5 Things I Learned in the ER Last Week: The Apple Health app won’t capture how far you pace if you don’t leave your room as your …
: In this morning's edition of "Sir Dingus vs the Couch..." #dogsofmastodon
: #WritersCoffeeClub March 16th -- How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave to the …
: #WritersCoffeeClub March 16th -- How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave to the …
: #WritersCoffeeClub March 16th -- How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave to the …
: #WritersCoffeeClub March 16th -- How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave to the …
: Sir Dingus at it again. He gets the whole 'ball' thing. He likes his ball. He does not, …
: Loving this illustrated look at the history of Luddism and it's place in today's …
: In happier news, this is the Kibble Dance of Rufus' people (I get this reaction every single …
: Things I learned in the ER last night: 1. The Apple Health app won't capture how far you pace if …
: There was quite the Corvid Kerfuffle out back just now. Our resident Murder consists of ~ two dozen …
: I Like How You Think, issue 2 is out: …
: Writing Processes, Side Projects, and Time Sucks…Oh My! Update 2 (3/13/24): I’m constantly amazed at how things can both change and yet remain static over …
: Do I post too many pictures of Rufus? Nah. Here he is all cute and snuggled in last night, and this …
: Sigh. I see we're back to having a loose grasp on how to Couch. #dogsofmastodon …
: No Rufus pictures today. Yesterday he did his wild Dingo impression yesterday and thoroughly effed …
: #WordWeavers 3/9 If your MC doesn't want to be social, will they be direct or make an excuse? …
: Writing, writing, and writing some more. Along with my paid work (when I have that...), the novel …
: Splooty McChewsonrope wishes all of Mastodon a wonderful morning! #dogsofmastodon
: What, me? Just a casual dinner at home, why do you ask? #dogsofmastodon
: Unsure if anyone here will care to read this, but figured it was worth sharing—I've started …
: Welcome to I Like How You Think I’ve been struggling to come up with a great opening line for this, the new home for my personal …
: Welcome to I Like How You Think I’ve been struggling to come up with a great opening line for this, the new home for my personal …