I subscribe to James Clear’s 3-2-1 newsletter that goes out every Thursday. He’s the author of Atomic Habits (a great book I first read in […]
New D&D Campaign
I got to play in our first full D&D session for a new campaign tonight, where I’m not the DM but a player. It was […]
Writing Badges
To no one’s surprise, I am heavily influenced by competition and gamification. NaNoWriMo’s dashboard gives you badges for different milestones and challenges. For example, today […]
NaNoWriMo: Weekly Search History
Thirteen days into NaNoWriMo. Here is an updated list of recent writing-related Google searches, all made in the last week. What a ride through my […]
3 am until now
We’re out of the hotel by 3:10 central time. Rochester to Chicago. Chicago to Madison. Driving from Madison all the way home. In time for […]
Celebration of Life
We celebrated my Aunt Leslie’s life today. It’s been a while since I’m been to a funeral service, thankfully, and the emotions embedded and flowed […]
Rochester
I’m in Rochester this evening. A day of travel — Madison to Chicago to Rochester with my nuclear family. The bartender at the Hampton Inn […]
IMAX
Bigger than I rememberLouder tooBut more empty seatsAnd empty parking spaces I spent two months serving popcornRipping ticket stubsLearning how to tie trash bagsDripping with […]
Long Days
Spent all my tokens–my laughter, my energy–on the dark drive down I’ll find the fountainwith creativity andgrab all the pennies Weary, wide awakePray the lord […]
NaNoWriMo, Week One
I’m one week into NaNoWriMo! Three more weeks to go. The last couple of days have been much harder than that glorious weekend writing sessions. […]