The only guaranteed way to succeed is simple: don’t quit.
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Still Going! Hope You Are Too
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #QuittingIsForQuitters, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 17, 2025| 2 Comments »
Butterscotch
Posted in Writing on October 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I made butterscotch last night and realized I’d neglected to post the recipe. Given my habit of scrawling ingredient lists on random scraps of paper which may or may not make it over to my kitchen book shelf, it helps to know exactly where I put my recipes.
Here:)
| Butterscotch | x1 | x2 | x4 |
| Heavy whipping cream | 175g | 350g | 700g |
| Butter | 85g | 170g | 340g |
| Brown Sugar | 150g | 300g | 600g |
| Salt | pinch | pinch+ | 1/8 t or to taste |
| Grand Marnier | ~1T | 2T | 4T |
- Heat cream and butter over medium-low heat until melted.
- Add sugar and salt, if using. Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened and shiny (5–10 minutes).
- Stir in Grand Marnier (optional but recommended).
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To: Anyone In the Memo Mines Today
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, free fiction, jobs in space, sci-fi, Writers, writing on October 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Today, a fun bit of free short fiction from Carrie Vaughn and Clarkesworld Magazine.
She hit send and hoped that this would be the last she had to think of it. Engineering would get the work order, run the diagnostics, the glitch would get fixed, all would be well. She was also very aware that this would probably not be the end of it. She couldn’t tell if the cramping in her stomach was lunchtime hunger or simmering rage.
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Do It with Style
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts on October 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.”
— Rebecca Solnit
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Most Interesting
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts on October 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“When you’re faced with something you don’t understand, I think the most natural thing but also the least interesting thing you can be is afraid.”
— Hank Green, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
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Strange October Days
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, climate change, haiku, hottest on record, Thoughts on October 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Sweat beads on hot skin
Insects buzz, records breaking
Strange October days.
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Window to the World
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #YouDoYou, chillaxation, creativity, Thoughts, writing on October 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »
We are all raised with ideas about what is worth spending our time on.
“Don’t waste your time [fill in the blank], you should be working on [fill in another blank]. If you have time later, maybe you can play.”
Thanks to some excellent teachers and super cool parents, I tend to think of this equation the other way around. There’s nothing like genuine interest to motivate. I’d put up with a lot of [math] in order to understand [orbital mechanics].
I also believe in the restorative power of doing things that remind me what I love about the world. I can’t work all the time, and if I try, both work and life suffer for it.
I mean, yes, do what’s necessary to graduate, keep a job, care for those you love, etc. There is real satisfaction in that. But I also try not to let anyone make me feel bad when I also [read/write/watch Star Wars] instead of doing something they consider more rewarding.
There are a lot of ways to be a good, capable, productive person.
Love what you love, and let it be your window onto the whole world.
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Filling the Shelf
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts on October 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“We are born an empty bookshelf. Life is what we fill it with.”
― Felicia Day
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This Is Excellent
Posted in Likes, Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Whee, I just realized that our library has added two new libraries to its partner system and now I can haz alllll the books!
(Seriously, I can now check out something like 75 books at one time. I won’t, but I could!)
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A Very Brief Snippet
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Writers, writing on September 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »
For whatever reason, today I have nothing. I have an extensive folder filled with potentially fun links, ideas, quotes, etc. but none of them are catching my eye. So instead, here’s the first line for a little story I started a few days ago. It’s sitting open on my desktop, waiting for me to have time and bandwidth. I hope I get to it soon because I think it’s going to be entertaining.
You ever watch a movie where the bad guy is up on stage, monologuing for all he’s worth, and then look behind him at the B-team and wonder, “What the hell are they thinking?”
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