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Dreaming Sweet Dreams

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, poem, Thoughts, writing on February 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The cat lies dreaming

claws spread wide to catch the Moon,

Her bright wings outstretched.

The cat’s fine, thanks for asking:)

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*Photo by Nadezhda Nikolaenko on Unsplash*

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A Brief Technical Update From the Future

Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, innovation, inspiration, quantum, science, Thoughts on February 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Some days you realize that yes, we really are living in the future. Point in case:

Oxford Scientists Say They’ve Achieved Quantum Teleportation

Researchers at the University of Oxford say they’ve achieved quantum teleportation — stitching together separate quantum computers to run an algorithm collaboratively, across a distance, in a “breakthrough” they say could lead to powerful quantum supercomputers.

Still lots to do on the road to practicality, of course, but how cool is that?

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A Little Humor for These Times

Posted in Funny, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, current events, free fiction on February 15, 2025| 1 Comment »

Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City

by Mike Drucker

It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against the mayor who promised to blow up the city and those who voted for the mayor who promised to blow up the city. And now that the mayor, whom I voted for, is blowing up the city, as he promised, I’m one of many people who are being unfairly blamed for something I didn’t want. Okay? I didn’t want the mayor to blow up the city like he mentioned many times; I just wanted him to fix the old bowling alley like he promised in passing once.

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Naught But Joy

Posted in Likes, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, bright side, haiku, nature, Thoughts, writing on February 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Of all Nature’s gifts

Bright sun, warm rain, skies above…

You bring naught but joy.

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*Photo by Marcus Woodbridge on Unsplash*

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Time to Move

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, art, change, creativity, power, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 6, 2025| 1 Comment »

“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes us move.”

— Ossie Davis

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You’re Ready

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, artists, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“If l’d waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started ‘being creative,’ well, I’d still be sitting around trying to figure myself out instead of making things. In my experience, it’s in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are. You’re ready. Start making stuff.”

— Austin Kleon

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Wishing You Happy Endings

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, ideas, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on January 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“To survive, you must tell stories.”

— Umberto Eco

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*Photo by Kelly Ziesenis Carter on Unsplash*

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Happy Book Birthday, David Hankins!

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #wotf, #wotf39, book birthday, creativity, Dreamforge, Writers, Writers of the Future, writing on January 28, 2025| 2 Comments »

It’s release day for friend and fellow Writer of the Future David Hankins, who has published the second book in his fun, funny and well-written Grimsworld series. The series started off with the award-winning Death and the Taxman, and keeps rolling with book two, Death and the Dragon. He’s also got a new collection of related stories out called Grimsworld Tales.

Maybe you were part of David’s Kickstarters, in which case you already know what I’m talking about. If not, I highly recommend you pick up these books.

Want to get a taste for David’s writing? Check out sample chapters at your online bookseller of choice or read this free multi-award winning* story at DreamForge.

To Catch a Foo Fighter by David Hankins