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What Readers Want
How do you write what people actually want to read? Predicting what people want to read is difficult for me. In truth, when I write a post, I’m never entirely sure if anyone will be interested in it. I make frequent use of WordPress’s daily prompts for inspiration, and they are certainly a starting point,… Read more
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If I Had a Dragon
If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion, what would it be? If I had a dragon I would fly far over the horizon I would ascend in the sky with my trusty companion Spiral through the clouds and scream all the way down. But I know my friend would never… Read more
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My Favorite Time of the Year
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. A liminal season between hot and cold, when everything is just right. The days aren’t too dark nor too bright, the winds are cool but not frosty, the trees’ leaves turn to gold and carpet the ground in beauty. Autumn is a time of thanks for the… Read more
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A Trope That Annoys Me
What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? This is a trope that mostly concerns works of science fiction. It is the habit of writers to treat planets like countries. To condense the vastness of space into something that serves as a rough analogy to Earth. So, you get single planets run by single… Read more
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A Cat Named Flop
There was a cat in my neighborhood. My family and I would see him while going on walks. He’d trot up to us and flop over on his back, demanding belly rubs. So, we called him “Flop.” He was a friendly cat, if a bit presumptuous. One day, we met his owner, who told us… Read more
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A Million Tiny Moments
If you could go back and witness any historical event, what would you pick? Something small, I think. Something quiet and brief, something that started as a whisper and built into a thundering roar in the present. I think … the invention of the first instrument. The very first time that a human made a… Read more