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  • Progress Report September 2026

    SIDE QUEST! Actually, I think this is side quest 872 for this year, but why get picky? My shed of craftiness had/has a problem. We put in a mini split door heat and ac a few years ago. Unfortunately, neither of us had ever dealt with a mini split, before. The install guy said “clean…

  • Wednesday Word September 2026

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. DROWK To droop with intense tiredness. I like this word. I feel this word deep in my bones. Very Drowky. So tired that it feels like I’m walking on a mat of vegetation…

  • Mental Health September 2026

    Every year around this time I keep coming up with “A Plan.” “The Plan.” The plan to fix all of my personal organization issues, keep a house, manage the yard, be a good parent, pet parent, regularly exercise, be creative, achieve my writing goals, stay hydrated, and maybe squeeze in paid employment. As you can…

  • ISWG September 2026

    It’s already September. Oi. This month’s question: Do you have a favorite character archetype you tend to gravitate toward in your writing? I think we all do. It’s easier to explore yourself or the things you wish you were than anything else. Essentially, you write a fan-fiction mash-up about yourself in unrealistic conditions. “What would…

  • Progress Report August 2026

    We actually got some editing done this month on Romance book 2.  I am trying out my new system of editing and formatting: Very high tech. Putting it in electronic form doesn’t work for my noggin, though. Perhaps it’s because I’m eld. Maybe I’m resistant to change. Maybe it’s the ADHD. Anyhoo, this system seems…

  • Wednesday Word 2026: Mathom

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. MATHOM A term coined by Tolkien that hobbits used to describe any item “they had no use for, but were unwilling to throw away.” Good Lord, Ishtar and Buddha. I think that describes…