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  • Wednesday Word October 2026: Pettifogger

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. PETTIFOGGER Someone who quibbles over trivia and raises petty, annoying objections. I game D&D with people like this. What’s really irritating is that they have admitted that they are not familiar with the…

  • Mental Health October 2026

    Sometimes it be like that.

  • WTF Wednesday September 2026

    Perimenopause. Is bullshit.

  • 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…

  • 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…