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  • Men don’t like . . .

    You know what pisses me off? Okay, a lot of things, but today I’m going to get mad about generalizations. It shows up a lot as dating advice, but it […]

  • If you love it, I probably hate it.

    I have this weird thing. The more the general populace likes a book, or a movie, or a TV show, the more likely I am to completely hate it. This […]

  • Jill of all trades.

    I started a new day job in March. My grandmother called to wish me happy birthday, and asked about my job situation. I told her I’d be in the parts […]

  • Labels.

    I hear a lot of people say that they don’t want to be labeled, or not to label their children. Usually this is in response to having illnesses diagnosed, whether mental […]

  • Done with this pandemic.

    I haven’t written a lot about the pandemic this past year — mostly because everyone’s aware of it and pretty done with it. I’ve been as stressed as anyone else, […]

  • Doing the work.

    So here’s one of the things I notice about people, including me. I like to draw. I’m not amazing at it, but I do all right. The way I learned […]

  • You lack the fire.

    Once upon a time, a maestro violinist came to a small town. Many people who played came from miles around in order to play for the maestro and ask his […]

  • Making people up.

    Character creation is one of my favorite things about writing fiction. It’s a two-part process, really. First comes the inspiration, then comes the development. Inspiration is easy enough. I need […]

  • Me vs. the Mafia

    Let me preface this story with a mental image: I am 5’3″ and about 150 pounds, but I’m about 20 pounds overweight. I am not impressive. When I was 20, […]

  • Musicality.

    I guess I’ve had a really weird musical education. I didn’t realize it until my band was playing a birthday party, and a friend of the birthday boy wanted to […]

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