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Me, trying to decide which movie to watch tonight: “Coco or Star Wars?”

Six-year-old: “Cocoa with Star Wars? We can drink cocoa and watch Star Wars???” Continue reading “Cocoa and Star Wars”

According to my schedule, I’m a full month ahead on the novel I’m writing, so I’ve decided that the skill I’m going to focus on improving for #NaNoWriMo is being healthy about my writing — continuing to make, ideally, daily progress, but at whatever pace makes me happiest.‬

I’m not a fan of “spring forward,” when everything starts an hour earlier in the morning, but the free hour for “fall back” is awesome, so here’s my plan:‬

‪We get an extra hour in the middle of every Saturday night, & days just rotate slowly forward.‬

This year, Furry Book Month crept up and surprised us, so we didn’t have anything prepared.  However, now that we’re down to the last day — which is also Halloween! — we have two new furry stories to present, and since one is about a haunted cafe and the other about a werewolf in space, we’ve packaged them up with two new ghost stories to create a spooky Halloween issue! Continue reading “Sweet Spooky Treats”

I hit 40k on the sequel to my space opera novel just in time for #NaNoWriMo!

Based on the schedule I originally drafted, I’m now far enough ahead on my novel that I could take all of November off. Sort of like an anti-NaNoWriMo. (Ha. Right. Like that’ll happen.) Continue reading “Halfway on Entanglement 2”

The best houses trick-or-treating are the ones that ask whether the parents would like a candy too. I mean, sure, I can buy my own candy, but it’s much more fun receive it as a quest reward.‬

I’m watching Bladerunner 2049, and even though it’s only two years old, the premise feels as dated as if it were from the early 80s.‬

‪Gee, I wonder why that could be…‬ Continue reading “Bladerunner 2049”

Current mood: raging cauldron of bees

Desired mood: placid frog on a lily pad

Path between moods: 404 not found

The 6-year-old: “Want to hear a joke? Why did the golfer wear two pair of pants? In case one got a hole!” Followed by delighted cackling.

Me, having trouble listening: “What? A mole wearing pants?” Also delighted cackling.

There are some shows that help clarify the world & even help you understand yourself. So when they end, you’re not just losing a show you enjoyed watching, you’re losing a source of insight, something you could lean on to make your life and yourself better.‬