Maintenance of My Writing Tool

This month, March has five Thursdays in it so I had to come up with another post. Because my blog is more or less centered around writing, I wanted this one to keep in sync with the motif but not require a follow-up. Several years ago I did a post about free software programs that …

Hump Bear and Bleak Days

I wanted to kick about two unrelated topics with you this week. Both are of a personal nature. Neither one has anything to do with the other. Here goes... § Hump Bear Marble is our one male cat inside. You can read more about his past here. Being fixed, it would stand to reason that …

Keeping the Banshee at Bay

I’m not mechanically inclined. Most of this is due to the fact that I’m just not interested in that sort of thing. Whatever IT is, I just want it to work. I don’t need to know how it works. I’m sure someone out there is asking, “Well, what if it breaks? Don’t you want to …

Alleviating Email Issues

I can remember when I used to wish that advertisers would stop sending mail. You know, those things with envelopes. I’d walk to the mail station down the street to retrieve the bills I needed to pay along with, hopefully, a real letter from someone I care about. Lo and behold, my little compartment would …

What Should My Blog Be Doing?

Back Then When I began this blog, my aim was to practice my writing and get a feel for what readers wanted. Both of these endeavors gave me more than amply room to explore. I figured I could “discover what my voice was”, dig into what genre I would be most comfortable with, try on …

#weekendcoffeeshare: Where Do the Stories Come From?

Diana at Part Time Monster hosts a weekly link-up, where you can submit a link to your post and browse everything else that’s been submitted, or you can use the #weekendcoffeeshare hashtag on Twitter or Facebook. If we were to have coffee, I’d want it to be at a quaint coffee shop. It would be …

#weekendcoffeeshare: Misstepping on the Balance Beam

Diana at Part Time Monster hosts a weekly link-up, where you can submit a link to your post and browse everything else that’s been submitted, or you can use the #weekendcoffeeshare hashtag on Twitter or Facebook. If we were to have coffee, I’d want it to be at a quaint coffee shop. It would be …

#weekendcoffeeshare: Quirks

Diana at Part Time Monster hosts a weekly link-up, where you can submit a link to your post and browse everything else that’s been submitted, or you can use the #weekendcoffeeshare hashtag on Twitter or Facebook. § If we were to have coffee, I’d want it to be at a quaint coffee shop. It would …

That Contrite Decision

Have you ever been in that state of mind where you’re certain you can make the situation better with just a few tweaks? Nothing major, mind you. They’re the types of adjustments that show little on the surface, if at all, but you’re positive the changes will greatly improve your life in so way. After …

Process Obsessive

The title of the post is obscure, but after digging around in the online thesaurus, it’s the best I could come up with to explain what I thought this entry’s topic is. The age of technology has made some, if not most or even all people shift gears from big-picture managing to micro managing. In …

Writing Time Misplaced

I’ve recent embarked on a project in addition to my WiP Novel. I dare not say anymore about it because of a superstition I acquired long ago when I was a young teenage. If you want something to happen--if it’s close and dear to your heart--Do Not Talk About It! Don’t even mention it to …

Many Felines / #5

[Many Felines / #1] [Many Felines / #2] [Many Felines / #3] [Many Felines / #4] Charley the Protector and Miss Piggy Clarisse Jake’s and Mama’s second litter included three babies. However, the only one looking like Mama wandered too far and was ultimately ran over less than two blocks away from home. The two …