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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Hello, It's Me

My greeting is from one of my favorite songs from the 70s, sung by Todd Rundgren. Why he persisted in dressing like he did for this concert is beyond me... but he always drew huge audiences. I was at about four of them in my youth. Anyway... we are heading into another day of 98-105 degree days.... Sign in to see full entry.

The Photograph That Hadn’t Happened Yet

The Photograph That Hadn’t Happened Yet For three days, nothing happened, and Thomas found that deeply suspicious. Six months earlier, three uneventful days would have been called normal life. He might have spent them reading, working around the house, taking Linda somewhere for lunch, or... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 17, 2026

PWA and Grammarly

Here's one of the best pieces of software a writer can have... in my opinion. I use it daily on nearly everything I write. It isn't always 100% (nothing is!), but you choose what changes you want to make. It helps you find misspelled words, improper verb usage, and all those things that leave ya... Sign in to see full entry.

Ever wake up, just knowing you have something that should have been done already? That was me last night. I woke up with a start at ~2:50 am, and I began working on my current story. It's now 5 am, and after hammering out about another 1000 words, I am ready to go back to bed. I got poor ol' Thomas... Sign in to see full entry.

The Road That Followed Them

As I warned ya yesterday, some episodes/chapters are HUGE... like this one. V The Road That Followed Them Linda chose the destination, and Thomas suspected that her choice was intentional. “If I let you decide,” she said as they backed out of the driveway Saturday morning, “we’ll accidentally wind... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 16, 2026

It's Me Again, Mildred!

I thought I'd try to explain the story that I am posting here. The feedback is very helpful, and seeing it here helps me figure out how I'm doing. The best way to explain the story is that a man and his wife experience 'time warps' to another place in their younger days, where they meet people from... Sign in to see full entry.

Just Me & The Snake

We had a visitor last night. Lisa had gone into the laundry room to check on her last load of clothes in the dryer (it's too hot to use the dryer during the day!). I heard her call my name, so I wandered out there, and she was holding a small four-foot-Southern Ribbon Snake. I see these creatures... Sign in to see full entry.

The Map That Changed Overnight

The Map That Changed Overnight Thomas woke before sunrise with one thought already waiting for him. The tree. More specifically, the little map carved into its bark. Yesterday, leaving it untouched seemed like the right thing to do. The carpenter had taught him to observe first, disturb nothing, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

The Marker That Belonged to Nobody

The Marker That Belonged to Nobody Thomas waited until the following morning before returning to the stand of longleaf pines. The survey stake had occupied his thoughts all night, not because it was mysterious, but because it was impossible. He had spent forty years working with county plats, state... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 14, 2026

For Those Reading the Story

I have never written anything that has the amount of conversation that this story has. I'm trying to make it readable and interesting while using as much back and forth talking.as the story can take. I'm looking for serious critique, and if you find a place where I messed up, spell it out so I can... Sign in to see full entry.

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