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Category: Writing

Random Advice Type #17: Should You Care about Your Credit Score?

07/28/2023

Advice, FYI, Writing

My credit score has ranged all the way from the low to mid-700s to high 700s to low 800s. There are many reasons to have a good credit score like lower interest rates and better chances of easing an employer into hiring you because you don’t have high debt. The highest score a person can…
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Flash Fiction: Leaving Earth

07/23/2023

Flash Fiction, Writing

Snow doesn’t fall in the summertime as rain rarely falls in the wintertime when there is snow on the ground. The trees are heavy with the whiteness. The powder turns yellow over time from dogs and a black from car exhaust. By springtime, I wish it didn’t snow at all. The pristine image of fresh…
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Journal Entry Type #165: No Gnats Means Good Gnats

07/09/2023

Life, Writing

As one of my celebrations for finding a job that is more suitable for my personality and tastes, I ended up buying more stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. I value the Postal Service more than I dislike it although there have been a few times where I question the people they hire. One time…
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Journal Entry Type #164: When the Shoe Doesn’t Fit

06/30/2023

Life, Writing

I’ve worn a lot of shoes over the years. Some were used way past their prime. Others were hardly used and gave them to someone who might want them. A few made my feet hurt, but I forced them to work with my feet. Over time they stretched out and they were comfortable. The same…
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Flash Fiction: Beyond Teenage Angst

06/04/2023

Flash Fiction, Writing

How funny I wrote this a while back. It was in 2021. I was going to include it into a short story or novella of some kind. I guess for now it will hang out as flash fiction. Enjoy. This whole thing started with the never-ending mint in his mouth and the theme song to…
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Short Story (sort of): Chapter Two of My Second Novel

06/04/2023

Short Stories, Writing

I’ve been slowly getting back to writing and rewriting my second novel idea. I’m finding the joy again in the process of writing and seeing what happens when you sit down to write. I’ve been lazy and haven’t cleaned off my desk. Instead, I’ve been organizing my photos among other things. Therefore, I’ve been writing…
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Short Story: Not the Model Majority

05/15/2023

Short Stories, Writers, Writing

This is actually one of my chapters of one of my novels I’m working on right now. I took a break from my second novel idea to work on this novel idea (the number has changed over the last few years). I’m getting more commitment and drive to get them done by my deadlines or…
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Journal Entry Type #162: Up the Hill, Down the Hill

05/14/2023

Life, Writing

Without going into too much detail, I’m on the radar for the next opportunity, also called a job, because I’ve been laid off. I never thought I would be looking for another job this year, but here I am doing just that. I know a part of me belongs to a handful of other people…
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Journal Entry Type #161: 16 days later, I’m still here!

05/05/2023

Life, Writing

It’s been half a month since I posted anything. It was freeing, beneficial, and helpful in many ways. Even though I had a yearning to get back to blogging, I had to step away for several reasons. One, I had family visiting for five days and spent time with my family versus burying my eyes…
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Journal Entry Type #160: What’s the Deal, Julio?

04/08/2023

Writing

I’m not sure why I titled this blog entry this way. Probably because I couldn’t come up with anything snappy. I thought about Raul Julia, the actor, whom I admire. I also thought about how we are dealt a life often that we don’t want as we get older. I never thought I’d be experiencing…
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Flash Fiction: System Flaw (Dysphoria #10) by DH Keeth

03/31/2023

Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing

I ditched my second novel idea (although I’m coming back to it eventually) and working on another novel idea that is radically different from my first novel. In the meantime, here is a flash fiction story not written by me but well worth the short read. ************************************************************************************************************** C: \> System Boot C: \> System Check…
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Flash Fiction: Put Some Courtesy in That, Please!

03/20/2023

Flash Fiction, Writing

I’ve struggled too much trying to write my second novel. I think I’m going to honor my yearning and vision inside of me and start writing a different kind of novel. It’s a different kind of idea I’ve had rummaging around my brain for some time. The idea is nothing new, but I’m sick of…
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Journal Entry Type #159: I Can Barely Keep Up!

03/07/2023

Writing

I understand that in order to have followers, you need to follow others on social media. I get the concept of tit for tat, give a little to get a little, but here’s the thing for me. I simply don’t have the time. I really don’t have the time because by the time I get…
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