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Mid-month December blog

This mid-month blog is usually only for my Patreon group, along with many of the things I do. Please feel free to join me there for more interaction with my characters. That would be the ones I write and the ones who are in my membership. Just click here Last post of the year is

Learning · Monthly Blog · Updates

November 2024 Blog

How is it November already? This blog is late yet again, for my Patreon peeps (they usually get this a week early). Yes, I know, I said this last month but real life happens. Right now, boxes are being packed, furniture is slowly disappearing, and everything feels disheveled. Luc

General Blog · Learning

I’m done with February. March forward.

This month has been marred with death. My Betta fish died. Not a big deal, they do that a lot, and Flame must have been my 15th or so wet pet. I’ve even found another very pretty Betta to keep the tank lively. However, my beloved African Gray parrot was right on his fins. This […

Learning · Rant · Spec · Writing

Leaving a site. Not this one.

Okay, I have done my best to do NaNoWriMo this year. It’s not that I can’ t write enough on book three; even with being in the middle of editing book two. I’m almost done with that. I do want to finish it up soon. Maybe even in the next 4 days. That is over […]

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Artist Temperament

I got a review? I got a review! On Amazon, I got a review…on my book. Things are kinda happening. I have now sold more books than I thought I would. I forced both my friends to buy 2 books, I thought that would be the end of it. I must have more friends, because […]

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The Harvesters 1.01

Well, it is done. Version 1.01 is available Saturday 12/3. I have a thing about the number 123. I am glad that I pulled it and redid the mistakes. The typos and hominins would have driven me crazy(er). I also learned so much during this regrouping process. I learned to let things

Learning · Writing

The Creative Precipice

I never really thought I would be here, but now I am. The precipice. Precipice: A high and vertical or steep rock face. Presumably, a place where one stands, looking out and down at what is to come. Usually used (in this country) to be a positive feeling of setting out on a new j

Learning · Spec · Writing

Everything has to be learned

Writing is the easy part. I know how to get it started, then refine, and refine, and refine. The story has been there since day one. Sure there are things that change that come and go. Additions that pop into my head as I move through the story and think about cool new things. S

Cooking · General Blog · Learning

Adventures in the kitchen with pooh #5

Thai Cabbage salad Tonight we are actually doing something from a cookbook OMG shocking but I realized just putting them on my countertop was not getting me food so I opened one up to have a talk with it and realized there were words in it. 10 minutes prep time and 5 minutes coo

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Adventures in the kitchen with pooh #3

Sausages Just a quick pro-tip this morning. When heating the remaining 4 pre-cooked sausages that you put into a convenient zip-lock bag please remember to remove them from the bag before nuking them for a minute. Perhaps put them on a nice plate. Also, I would suggest only 30

Cooking · Humor · Learning

Adventures in the kitchen with pooh #2

Moviehouse popcorn I am great at making popping corn just ask anyone who knows me. However, getting that ‘at the movies’ taste I have not been able to do. Of course, I have never tried either. How-to’s and lessons learned today: Pull the four purple potatoes(so pretty!) out of yo

Cooking · Humor · Learning

Adventures in the kitchen with pooh #1

Dish: Thai Chu Chee Curry with sticky rice Lessons from today’s experience: 1. Of course, start sticky rice first – it’s not like I haven’t been making that for years – I got this one. 2. Defrost the large veggies (bag from Trader Joe’s) prior to cooking them. 3. […]

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