“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —John F. Kennedy
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Posts Tagged ‘#365Ways’
To Democracy and Freedom, On Memorial Day
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, gratitude, Thoughts on May 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »
That’s Nice, Actually
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, rainy day, Thoughts on May 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »
It’s raining today, but whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends on me.
“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”
— Roger Miller
I’d like the first one, please!
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Our Business Is to Create
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on May 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
If you’ve ever read a book and thought, “I will never write anything this good,” and feel the urge to give up your own creative efforts, this article may be for you:
The thing every writer needs to overcome – Big Think
It’s common to feel embarrassed, shy, and self-conscious when we are writing. It’s easy to feel the need to be different when someone else has done it so well already. But, as the saying goes, the woods would be very silent if the only birds that sang were those who sang best. So, sing anyway. Sing badly, sing well, sing as much as you can… The point was never to out-sing the nightingale; our “business is to create.”
What also helps? Not taking myself too seriously!
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By No Means
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, Thoughts on May 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ― John Lubbock
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To the Billionaires Among Us
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, Fiction, poem, Thoughts, work, writing on May 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Hmm. Maybe writing after reading the news isn’t a great idea? Or maybe it is.
To the Billionaires Among Us
What will you do?
When the skies pour fire onto cracked and desolate earth,
tornadoes skip from your first mansion to your third yacht
and hail plays paddy whack with your bones?
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What will you do
when the oceans rise and the gates fall,
and there is nothing left to consume
but yourselves?
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But What Does It Smell Like?
Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, space, Writers, writing on May 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The Surprising Truth About What Outer Space Smells Like
Some space veterans seemed to find this scent quite pleasant. “It is hard to describe this smell; it is definitely not the olfactory equivalent of describing the palate sensations of some new food that ‘tastes like chicken.’
Yes, these are the things I find interesting about space. Not the math (with apologies to all my math teachers ever) or the physics (with apologies to all the classes I never took), but the lived experience.
When I’m thinking about a story and need to ground the reader, this sort of information is useful. What would it feel like, what would it taste like?
What would it smell like?
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It’s Never Too Late
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, do good things, inspiration, Thoughts on May 19, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I find this inspiring:
“You don’t do good things because you are a good person. It’s the other way around. You become a good person by doing good things.” — Rutger Bregman
It shows you the path, and tells you that it’s never too late to walk it.
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A Little Bit of Heaven
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, song, Spring, Thoughts on May 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“A little flower that blooms in May
A lovely sunset at the end of a day
Someone helping a stranger along the way
That’s heaven to me.”
— Sam Cooke
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Tools Come in All Shapes and Sizes
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers on May 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency.” — Rebecca Solnit
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What’s for Dinner?
Posted in Food and..., Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, food, inspiration, InterestingAndUnusualOrganizations, Thoughts, writing on May 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I like reading interesting nonfiction, not least because it’s a great source of ideas for stories. I ran across this oddly fascinating article a while back:
Italy’s undercover pizza detectives
…the AVPN intermittently dispatches secret pizza agents on espionage missions to clandestinely spy on the restaurants.
Excellent title!
In related news, I might be hungry.
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