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Friday, July 18, 2025

The Usual Stuff & a Joke

Good morning! We hope all is well with you and your loved ones. The humidity index is off the charts here at 98%. Add in a temperature of about 93, and things are sweltering hot. I'm not complaining, but I can see how people with respiratory issues would be suffering. We will continue to do what we... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Porch Light Is Still On Continues

What You Reach For The day after the café window situation, Marcia didn’t mention it to anyone, but she kept replaying it. That flash of Chuck’s eyes meeting hers through the rain. That nod. Then turning away. It wasn’t rejection. Not exactly. It was restraint, and it hurt more than she thought it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Alone Beyond Jupiter

I finished my latest sci-fi short story, "Alone Beyond Jupiter," today. I was hoping to make it about 14,000 to 15,000 words, but when it was done, it ended up at about 10,500 words. Yeah, I could have stretched it, but that's not worth reading. Here is the tentative eBook cover. It is a rare day... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Porch Light Is Still On Continues

What You Notice When It’s Quiet Marcia had forgotten what it was like to talk to people without filtering for what she didn’t want to say about someone. At the book club, someone made a joke about second chances. She smiled at the wrong moment. At the checkout lane, the cashier asked how her week... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

It's Early, But It's The Only Way I Can Write! (Long Joke, Too!)

It's almost 7 am, and the temp is only 74 outside. I've been struggling to write in the oppressive heat and humidity, so I got up at about 2 in the morning and added about 1,500 words to my latest novel, "Trouble In The Singularity." This story will be in the 'techno-horror' section. It needs to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Porch Light Is Still On Continues (See Cover for this Story at the End)

Unsent Marcia wrote a text, just one, but she didn’t send it. It sat in her drafts for two days. Four lines. I’ve been thinking about the sage paint. It’s already fading near the window. She stared at it like it might change its mind for her. Then deleted it and closed her phone in the dark. Chuck... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Excuses, Excuses,,,, and Two of Me? Nahhhh...

As you can see, I was here much earlier, but I had to help a neighbor whose wife had collapsed after 'gardening' in the then 95-degree weather. It's now up to 102... but we're having fun, hey? I can't remember what I was going to tell you. For now, I'll explain my delay and head to the bedroom with... Sign in to see full entry.

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"The Porch Light Is Still On" Continues

Other Rooms Marcia didn’t text him, not the next morning. Not that night or even three days later. Then she spotted the guitar pick he’d left behind on the bookshelf. She kept thinking of the letter. Of how it had felt in her hands that night, heavier than paper should be. She had meant to throw it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Hot, Flying, and A Joke

Good morning. I'm trying to get as much 'writing work' done as fast as I can because, despite how hot and muggy it has been this late spring, early summer, they have not put out a heat advisory. Early this morning, the local weather forecasters said that anything you need to do outside would be done... Sign in to see full entry.

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"The Porch Light Is Still On" Continues

What Wasn’t Said Chuck didn’t speak right away. He held the paper like it might burn if he folded it wrong. Marcia couldn’t move. Couldn’t blink. Her mind scrambled for a reason, a timeline, a way to undo the moment—but it had already happened. She crossed her arms instinctively. “How long were you... Sign in to see full entry.

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