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on a cardinal’s red cape
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Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
Hello Snow
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, haiku, poem, sentiment distilled, writing on December 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
All Of Us
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, Thoughts, writing on December 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Last night I had an idea for today’s post, but now it’s gone missing because some days my mind is a sieve. I’m sure the idea was fabulous but I’ll have to wait until it comes back around.
In the meantime, my word of the day is “flawsome: someone who is both flawed and awesome.” And isn’t that all of us?
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Making Peace
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, choices, creativity, life, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a lovely thought piece by Spencer Sekulin on making peace with the ghosts of lives unlived and becoming your imperfect, unpredictable, beautiful self.
Forgive Yourself for Not Becoming Everything You Wanted – Spencer Sekulin
To live one life, you need to condemn many others.
Yet to try to live all of them keeps you stuck, forever.
Spencer’s fiction is also terrific. If you’re looking for excellently written fantasy, check out his work!
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Story for a Monday
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, free fiction, humor, self reflection, Writers, writing on December 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Emily Bressler is helping you recognize, reflect on, and reject hypocrisy with this story at McSweeney’s:
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person.
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A Happy Writing Life
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
What does James Patterson, one of the world’s top authors, have to say about leading a creative and happy life? Here are three suggestions that resonated with me:
James Patterson’s Maxims for a Happy Life
2. Pay attention to process rather than outcomes.
3. Excellence is less about talent and inspiration, more about hard work and persistence.
5. Focus on what’s getting better, rather than fretting over what’s getting worse.
For the full list, check out the article above, or listen to the full podcast with Arthur Brooks.
In the end, “how does Patterson find the work of writing? ‘I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it.’”
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As You Are
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, philosophizing, Thoughts on December 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others’ faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.”
― Rumi
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Magic and Meaning
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, hope, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers on December 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Now this is exactly what I need on a Monday.
How John Green Fights Despair Every Day | The Interview – YouTube
I mean the problem with hope is that it feels like a very easy word. You know, it feels like very convenient and sort of kumbaya. But I’m interested in the kind of hope that holds up to scrutiny. The kind of hope that does hold up to the worst things that happen to us, that holds up to our worst days. That’s the kind of hope that I’m interested in.
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All the Pain and Joy
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, AI, art, artists, creativity, persistence, Thoughts on November 30, 2025| 1 Comment »
The flood of AI art has led to a lot of commentary, some thoughtful, some otherwise, by pundits, tech gurus, and artists themselves.
Here’s cartoonist Matthew Inman sharing his perspective on why he finds AI art problematic.
A cartoonist’s review of AI art – The Oatmeal
…I need you to know from one artist to another, that every mark you make on a page even a squiggly, imperfect one is still beautiful.
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Grow a New World
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, writing on November 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up they will change the world.”
— Jack Ma
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A Mysterious Case
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, climate fiction, free fiction, Writers, writing on November 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Today, a free fiction short from Colby Devitt and the Grist Climate collection:
On the morning of April 8, 2200, Lake Ballona went missing. A pair of hikers ventured down from the Hollywood Hills on a day excursion into the Tongva Wetlands. Where the area’s largest body of freshwater met seawater to create a brackish habitat, they discovered an empty crater. Lake Ballona was gone. Vanished overnight. Only muddy puddles remained where the lake had swelled the day before. There were no signs of violence.
Excellent opener. I hope you enjoy the rest!
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