On the road again today. Strangely, I find I come up with some of my best ideas while distracted by traveling.
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Posts Tagged ‘#365Ways’
On the Road
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, Thoughts, writing on January 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
In All Its Glory
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Fiction, genre fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on January 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?… If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
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To A New Year
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on January 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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Last Thoughts
Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, haiku, Thoughts on December 31, 2022| Leave a Comment »
We’re enjoying the holiday but our time this week has included a funeral. It left me with a thin veneer of sadness, and what better time to shake that off than the last day of the year? And so, a haiku to siphon those thoughts away and make room for the new.
Your first accidentfirst break first loss first body
and if becomes when.
Now, on to better days.
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You Do You
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Thoughts on December 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! And if you’re interested in knowing how many people share your day, The Daily Viz has a fun graphic for that. But no matter how many other birthdays there are out there, yours is still special.
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss
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A Little Break
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on December 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Programming note: We’re taking a bit of a break this week, so expect more quotes and pretty pictures.
Oh look, a quote! And a pretty picture!
“If this book has a lesson, it is that we are awfully lucky to be here-and by ‘we’ I mean every living thing. To attain any kind of life in this universe of ours appears to be quite an achievement. As humans we are doubly lucky, of course: We enjoy not only the privilege of existence but also the singular ability to appreciate it and even, in a multitude of ways, to make it better. It is a talent we have only barely begun to grasp.”
― Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
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In the End
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, family, Thoughts on December 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
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A Beginning
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
So there I was, wading through old backups and oddly named files and all the other detritus that accumulates on the drives of most computers, when I stumbled across a story start. At some point in the hazy past, I was writing/still half-dreaming/avoiding other work when I came up with a snippet. (I do this a lot. Most of my story starters are corralled into a central file, but apparently this one escaped.)
Does the idea still speak to me? Maybe. Here is its beginning.
The room was twenty feet wide by fifty or so deep, and high enough to stash a semi trailer. The basement warehouse hid inside a larger complex designed to cloak all manner of shady dealings. The walls were concrete, bare in some spots and painted a dull grey in others. Dim afternoon light filtered in through a series of filthy windows set just below the ceiling. The west wall contained a pile of musty wooden crates stacked head high, and the door sported a series of aging and graffitied corporate memos. Whoever Toby was, I could call him for a good time. Dust bunnies occupied the corners. It was the dullest den of iniquity I’d seen yet.
Still, I wouldn’t have minded the decor so much if it weren’t on fire…
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Boxing Over the Border
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, holidays, Thoughts on December 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A lot of things surprised me when I moved north of the border. In Canada, it’s more Tim Hortons than Dunkin Donuts. Milk comes in bags. Elections can happen any old time. There is a lot less information on your average label, because they need room for both French and English. And Smarties are still candy, but not at all what I’m used to.
And what, I asked, is this event called Boxing Day, a.k.a. December 26th? In modern Canada, this Commonwealth holiday is typically associated with Black Friday style sales, but it’s also a day for holiday fun and generosity.
What Is Boxing Day? The History, Purpose, and Name Meaning
The BBC explains that Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria held the throne in the 1800s, and is borne out of the tradition of wealthy families boxing up gifts to give to the poor. Since servants of aristocrats were required to work on Christmas, the following day became the time when their employers filled up boxes with gifts, money, and Christmas leftovers for them, much like a holiday bonus.
So today I think I’ll drink some eggnog, enjoy the snow, drink more eggnog, and donate to some of the local organizations I like.
Because Santa took care of Christmas, and now the rest is up to us.
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Merry Merry
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on December 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder
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