Category: Ramblings
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I wanted to make this a poem, but the words and meter escaped me. So, prose it is. They sit alone, their surroundings intimate. One warm, one cool, they feel each other out. Lips find muzzle, fingers twitch. But be careful: not too fast. Go to savor it. Gently, fingers: mind the 0.125. Their hearts…
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As you guys know, I’ve been struggling with what I perceive to be an awful lot of blind animosity in the US right now. It’s disheartening since I don’t really know what to do about it. I certainly don’t have the solutions to the country’s complex problems—I haven’t even experienced a tenth of the country,…
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The fire didn’t help my mood today, so I guess it’s time to get everything off my chest. This year has been really hard, and I don’t just mean COVID-19, the utter lack of social life, the months and months of isolation, or the complete clusterfuck that is the government’s response to it. This year…
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I don’t write many entries like this, but having just watched Hamilton, it seems now is as good a time as any to get this off my chest. To you who hate the right, to you who hate the left; to you who hate the Boomers, to you who hate the Millennials; to you who…
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Okay, random comment, but also bits of status update (sheesh, I think I’ve posted more in the last two days than all of last year combined…maybe I like even years). Watched a musician / comedian called Victor Borge for a while; he’s dead, but YouTube has captured some very funny moments of his. Then again,…
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Holy crap, I’ve written a lot this weekend; I’m pretty sure I wrote 16K today alone! It’s nice to have a real day off occasionally. But anyway, yeah, there’s a nice, big chunk in the Getting to Know You series. I don’t have anything else planned for the time being, so we’ll see when the next…
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Hello, all. I’ve just finished reading Don Quixote, and I have to say, damn, that was a long book. I started reading it after watching some of The Expanse (I’ve since finished watching it), and in the time it has taken me to finish the book, I’ve also started and finished The Witcher. All of these have been entertaining…
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Edit: To my readers, I appreciate you all, but this post is for me. You can read it if you want, but it really rambles a lot—even by my standards—and is not really a particularly “fun” post. So, if you want to skip this one, feel free; you’re not missing anything. So, life’s been nuts…
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There once was a man. He sat alone in the dark. Terribly lonely. Out of the darkness There appeared emerald eyes, Eyes that watched the man. The man gave a sigh, Wishing for good company. The eyes moved forward. Suddenly gasping, The man turned toward the eyes, But there was nothing. Overcoming fear, The man…
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It has occurred to me that although the proceeds from Amazon sales have been very, very slow, they are steady, and the best thing is that I don’t really have to do anything other than occasionally offer one of the stories for free. It also occurred to me that things might pick up if I had…
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It feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve posted—okay, it has been a long time since I’ve posted—so I figured I’d give a status update. The rain is really beginning to wear on me. I was supposed to fertilize a month ago but still haven’t because it rains so much every week that the pasture…
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So, a few years ago, I came up with a BoJack Coffee based on the show BoJack Horseman. I’m pretty sure it’s similar to a White Russian, but anyway… 1 shot of Bailey’s 1 shot of Kahlua Mix and serve in a coffee mug Well, now I’ve come up with my own drink. I don’t…
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First off, don’t worry; I’m not leaving. In less than 4 hours, a site that has been part of my life for many years in some form or fashion will shut down and its hard drives ground up into powder. I will not go into the details of the site or the nature thereof, but…
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Hey, all. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought, and I’ve finally decided to bite the bullet and set up a Patreon site! You can find it here. I’ll be delaying posting to here, FA, and IB so that supporters can have early access, but rest assured, all posts will still end up here eventually…
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The ground is firm as I place a plastic bag down to sit on. Ebony stands with a hoof cocked, her eyes half-closed and glazed from the brushing. The donkeys look at me suspiciously; they’ve never seen a plastic bag before. I take my seat, feeling the sun beating down and the wind caressing my…
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WordPress has notified me that it’s my 1-year anniversary of being on here. For those out there who like stats, here are a few: 2426 views 621 visitors 111 posts 69 posted commissions Total words including commissions: an awful lot…probably around 600,000 and definitely more than 500,000. It’s been a productive year. Not really making…
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Hi, all. So, I don’t get on my soapbox often, but I kinda felt motivated to do it after talking with one of my coworkers the other day. The discussion went something like this: “I do writing commissions on the side; I’ve written over 500,000 words this year!” “Really? Wow, that’s great! What do you…
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It’s been a while since I posted, so I figure I’m about due. I’m on writing hiatus and am actually at the bar for a change. I can’t remember when the last time was; it’s been probably a month or more. Time really flies, you know? Got the credit card paid off (whoo hoo!) and…
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The wild: it calls to me, “Forsake humanity, and be truly free!” But alas, I fear: The wild is danger; what lurks out here? The wood of the forest, the rock of the mountain: Though beautiful, I dare not try to surmount them. And nymphs who call to me with sweet voices: They seek to…
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