Tag: random musings

  • April 2026 IWSG

    April 1 question – If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs? This really depends on the vibe. For “A Special Blend of Crazy” it was a…

  • Wednesday Word March 2026: Sparrowfart

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. SPARROWFART A person of no consequence. I really should use this word. Daily.

  • IWSG February 2026

    February 4 question – Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you? Most of my experience has been “put the patient on the donor list, but we’re burning most of it.” Even now, as I…

  • January 2026 Word: Vastidity

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. VASTIDITY Vastness. Shakespeare, Measure for Measure I can’t say this out loud unless I say it very slowly, carefully annunciating every syllable. I think that’s why I actually don’t like this word that…

  • Wednesday Word 2025: Rawgabbit

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. RAWGABBIT A person who speaks confidently about something, which they know nothing about. I’ll just throw out some of the gems I’ve heard recently: It can’t be that hard to do! You make…

  • IWSG December 2025

    December 3 question – As a writer, what was one of the coolest/best gifts you ever received? Ummm….from someone else? Space pens. They’re awesome. They’re just awesome. Now you can get different color inks, too. But my favoritist gifty was one I bought for myself when I was 14. It’s a storyteller ring with this…