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Continue reading →: The Full Scope of the Memory ProjectJust in case anyone is curious, but this is rather longer than my typical post, probably pushing close to 2,000 words by the time you get to the end. TLDR: 10 volumes of my memories, a slim volume of family stories I’ve managed to collect, a photo album with commentary…
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Continue reading →: Fri-ku for 15 August 2025Crackle underfoot Each step a crisp reminder: Ground starved for raindrops We did finally have a short rainstorm on Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough for more than a taste for the plants.
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Continue reading →: Fri-ku for 08 August 2025Life isn’t easy: We don’t get what we deserve, We get what we get This may seem a little fatalistic, but I try to recognize that there are quite a large number of things beyond my control. Sometimes it may look like fatalism on the surface, but if you’ve ever…
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Continue reading →: Memories
(Note: I stupidly left two posts as drafts rather than hitting the ‘schedule’ button, but I’m going to leave the original dates intended.) The August theme for 2025 is Memories. Earlier this decade, probably not long after I turned fifty, I went through a period where every time I remembered…
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Continue reading →: July Writing Summary(Note: I stupidly left two posts as drafts rather than hitting the ‘schedule’ button, but I’m going to leave the original dates intended.) Another quick writing summary for the month that just ended. I wound up taking a week or so off from anything that wasn’t handwritten and the last…
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Continue reading →: Fri-ku for 01 August 2025
Humidity builds: Pending electric violence Never comes to pass Could have been some part of any summer for the last couple of decades, really, but a lot of this week has felt that way to me. And yes, it’s been quiet here for a couple of weeks. It should be…
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Continue reading →: Fri-ku for 18 July 2025
I regularly write poetry. Haiku is a favourite form. I’m familiar with the essential rules: And I’m aware, at least, of the detailed ones, though I’m not necessarily strict about following them if I don’t want to. I’m also aware that if you skip out on the rule about nature,…
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Continue reading →: Theme Update
July’s theme is running better than June’s did, although to be fair to myself, a Choose Your Own Adventure type story involves a lot more planning than just a simple outline or even detailed plot. That said, I can’t exactly say that songwriting is easy even if I have made…
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Continue reading →: My Average Writing Day
Average day? I don’t know why I want to try to think in those terms. While I do keep track of averages, there isn’t necessarily a true average writing day. Every day is just a little different. It’s summertime, which as a grad student means I get to confine my…
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Continue reading →: The TRQShort for To Read Queue, a holdover term from pre-web message echo days. Once upon a time, I worked in the book industry. For a bibliophile, this seems like a dream. Spend your days surrounded by books, helping people find the books they need, and making sure all the bookshelves…
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