Prompt: What part of you has been quietly asking for more space?
Lately, there’s been a ripening desire within me to write more seriously. This blog is part of that larger goal, but I want to have a more focussed and targeted approach to my writing. I want to work on something less ad-hoc, something more seasoned.
For this, I will need to make the time and find the space.
Today’s prompt: What themes, lessons, or beginnings from this month are staying with you?
I want to continue with the daily writing prompts on Letters’ Lounge. It only occurred to me late in the evening today that tomorrow is February and that I hadn’t scheduled any writing prompts. I managed to get a few ready to go and will finish the rest over the next few days.
(more…)It would be nice to have some grand project in mind for 2026, even just a 365 project. All that really comes to mind, what feels most reasonable, is working at reducing the amount I keep on my plate.
(more…)I recently applied to Google AdSense for this website. I had it running on Bernard Walter, making maybe a total of three dollars over the course of half-a-dozen years. It was something, I suppose. My application was rejected due to “low quality content.”
(more…)Have I already shared how little I’m looking forward to returning to work tomorrow? It could be that I’m nervous or anxious about going to work or that I’m sad to see the summer go. I’m going to miss doing what I like on my own schedule.
(more…)Once again, I’ve decided to blog under my real name. It’s time for me to start taking real ownership of my ideas, and not hide behind a pseudonym. Now feels like the right time to make the shift.
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I must’ve gone on for at least half an hour, if not 45-minutes, while we were driving back from PEI, about whether I should post links to my blog posts on my Instagram Stories. It’s been on my mind for about a week. Every time I ran through an argument, I ended up at the same conclusion: I don’t know.
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The 3D printer is awesome. The rabbit turned out pretty nicely. It’s amazing to me that this sort of technology exists. The ideas that I have for what I’d like to print with it keep coming to me in a steady wave. I haven’t written any of them down.
Today, though, something else is on my mind for this blog post: is there a difference between a writer and someone who writes? It came up in a conversation with my girlfriend. I don’t quite remember the context but the question remains an interesting one.
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One-hundred-day streak. That’s pretty good.
A few years ago, I set myself the goal of writing three hundred blog posts in a year. I think I wrote ninety-odd. I went in hot, thinking I would be able to make every day meaningful. It didn’t work.
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Is there a difference between a productive day and a busy day? I think I had a productive day today but it didn’t feel so busy. Yesterday, I felt busy but not productive. I think it all comes down to having a schedule.
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This morning, I was thinking about whether or not there is a thread running through these daily blog posts. I was thinking about using these posts to write a story, maybe even a novella. Working on something longer and more in depth feels like a good idea. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a while, now.
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I don’t like being this tired.
I’m not quite sure why I’m feeling this exhausted but not being willing to force myself up off the couch is annoying. I’ve basically slept through the first day of a four-day weekend. There’s still three days left, I suppose.
I want to be doing things with my free time. Mostly, I want to be making progress with SANA Stationery & Gifts. The weather looks to be warming up soon and I want to be ready when it gets here. I’ve also got a few ideas that I want to work on.
With this blog, I’m really hoping to get into the habit of posting something – anything – daily. I missed yesterday.