Category Archives: Writing

10 Minutes

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Ian

I have ten minutes left in the last break of my work day, and I don’t know if I’m going to have any time to blog or write after work today. So here we are, in the imperiled lands of … Continue reading →

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Evening

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Ian

I’m out on my balcony, watching the last light of the day fade away and feeling the chill of evening coming on. Back in the kitchen, I’ve got rice going, but brown rice takes forever, so I figure I’d take … Continue reading →

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Adrift Without a Paddle

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Ian

Today feels like Spring, specifically the good parts of Spring. My California poppies are slowly sprouting, the birds are singing, there was a gorgeous rain this morning that made lovely sounds on the new leaves on the trees out back, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Starfleet!

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Ian

A short, silly piece of fiction for you all. Enjoy. 😀 We’re very excited that you’ve decided to enlist with Starfleet! We’re sure you will enjoy the multitude of career paths available to you, and we want to outline some … Continue reading →

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Updates Most Foul

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Ian

It’s been a while since I posted, so I wanted to just give a general smattering of life updates. For extra fun, this post is being written on my “brand new” Alphasmart Neo 2, the very latest in early-2000s technology.

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Wonka (2022)

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Ian

There’s a tweet joke that has stayed bouncing around in my brain for months now, about a gritty re-imagining of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: laughing imaging a gritty Wonka movie just called “Willy” and the trailer is Ryan … Continue reading →

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Broken Buttons

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Ian

Today I managed to break one of the company trucks by bracing my foot wrong as we went through an intersection. Turns out a certain vintage of Ford Rangers has a device in the passenger footwell that detects if you … Continue reading →

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Shambling Mound of News

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Ian

The blog, it sings to me from the darkness. It craves manifestation. It craves…AN UPDATE. But seriously, it’s been a hot minute and I want to get back on the damn wagon. Life’s been nuts lately, but that’s always true. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap-up: 13 August 2018 – 19 August 2018

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Ian

There’s good music playing at the coffee shop today, and I finished my writing way early this morning (morning pages turned into my 1k words). Sounds like a good time for a weekly wrap-up.

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Writing RAM

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Ian

In the great debate of pantsing versus plotting, I’ve always considered myself a pantser. I like to come up witht he basics of a character, world, or situation, throw it down on paper, and see where it goes. Except that … Continue reading →

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