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Have Fun Exploring!

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged , , , , , , on June 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I have no idea what this “game” is supposed to be about but I love it.

Wiki Spy from Neal.fun

Check out all those images; so many interesting people, places, things, and ideas!

Hint: Hovering over an image will pop up a window with the title and source. If you want more info, click the image (a new round of related images will come up) and go to the top of the page. To right of the search field you’ll see a thumbnail of the image you clicked and (even further right) a “View on Wikipedia” link.

Have fun exploring!

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Photo by Chase Clark on Unsplash

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Every One of Us

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on June 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“Each and every one of you has the power, the will, and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live.” — Harry Belafonte

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Photo by Caroline Veronez on Unsplash

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Casually Heroic

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , on June 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

It’s been storming here on and off, so Mr Man and I took advantage of a sunny break in the clouds to go for a walk in the neighborhood. The flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, and summer is just around the corner. It was a lovely stroll, made even nicer by a short encounter at the park. 

A man we didn’t know had a wheelbarrow and garden tools, and was trimming errant branches and vines by the walkway. We said hello (bonjour, actually) and he explained that he was a neighbor, just doing a bit of community service so that it would be easier for the city mowers to edge the pathways and open the way for the children who use the park.

How wonderful, I thought. How casually heroic.

“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” — Mary Roach

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Photo by Carl Tronders on Unsplash

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Let Yourself Chill

Posted in Other, Science!, tagged , , , , , , on June 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

A storm rolled through today and now strong winds gust through the trees, making me more than usually aware of the weather. Which is why this bit of magic caught my eye.

Hypnotic Film Transforms Satellite Data Into Stunning Film

At first glance, Water World looks more like a painting than satellite imagery. Deep teal and silver clouds swirl slowly across a darkened sky, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. But every formation seen in the film genuinely existed above Earth, recorded in remarkable detail by a weather satellite orbiting roughly 22,000 miles above the equator.

The article goes into more detail on the how and the why, or you could just put the video onscreen and let yourself chill.

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Photo by Billy Huynh on Unsplash

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Story Ideas

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on June 13, 2026| Leave a Comment »

It’s a classic question for writers: “Where do you get your ideas?” In my experience, they come from lots of sources, and certainly not the same places for everyone. Find what interests you and follow it. Think big, think small, think sideways.

And if you’re stuck or just looking for new inspiration, you could do worse than follow advice from one of the masters of the field.

“Make a list of ten things you hate and tear them down in a short story or poem. Make a list of ten things you love and celebrate them. When I wrote Fahrenheit 451 I hated book burners and I loved libraries. So there you are.” — Ray Bradbury

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Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash

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We’re Going Into the Woods!

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on June 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir

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Photo by Michael Krahn on Unsplash

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Love Made Real

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on May 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I love seeing people bring joy to life, whether it be through writing, art, food, or… cardboard? Yes, cardboard!

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Photo by Aedrian Salazar on Unsplash

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Make the Good

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on May 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“I don’t think fantasy really works except when Gandalf says, ‘You don’t get to choose your moment, you just have to live it… He was right—you don’t get to choose the moment—we’re here, we have to live it… by the time you are my age, a lot will have gone down. I want you to focus on the good and to try and make the good in a team effort.” — Kim Stanley Robinson, 2026 Middlebury College Commencement Address

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One Small but Important Thing

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Today I want to share a fun non-fiction essay by one of my favorite fiction writers, T. Kingfisher. It’s about history and gardening and passion, real-life inspiration for fiction, and heroes saving one small but important thing.

History, Discovery, and the Quiet Heroics of Gardening – Reactor

So what does all this mean, for a writer? Well, it may not be holding the bridge at Thermopylae, but I keep coming back to how many gardeners end up saving a small piece of the world. Whether it’s a food from a lost homeland or a cultivar that is about to vanish from the earth, so often it comes down to one person who kept something small but important from being lost forever.

May we all be so heroic.

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It’s Never Too Late

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , 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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Photo by Sergej Karpow on Unsplash

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