Eva Pasco's Blog
September 3, 2025
Eva’s Byte #540 – The Printed Word
Alas, my old workhorse of a printer fueled by costly, compatible ink cartridges, was put out to pasture. The old gray mare no longer produced the printed word legibly.
In keeping with my minimalist approach to technology without sacrificing quality, I acquired just what I need: a black-and-white laser printer with promise to go the distance when inking the printed word. Highly recommended by my computer technician who set it up for me, I’m good to go. Until summoned to do my bidding, the printer is in a deep sleep mode.
In the capacity of a writer, I’ve gone the distance drafting chapter 21 (1565 words) of my Contemporary work in progress. Chapter 22 is off to a running start (147 words thus far).
May each of us preserve the printed word with clarity for posterity.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
In keeping with my minimalist approach to technology without sacrificing quality, I acquired just what I need: a black-and-white laser printer with promise to go the distance when inking the printed word. Highly recommended by my computer technician who set it up for me, I’m good to go. Until summoned to do my bidding, the printer is in a deep sleep mode.
In the capacity of a writer, I’ve gone the distance drafting chapter 21 (1565 words) of my Contemporary work in progress. Chapter 22 is off to a running start (147 words thus far).
May each of us preserve the printed word with clarity for posterity.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
August 27, 2025
Eva’s Byte #539 – Broken Beauty
An avid forager for sea glass along the shoreline of Sabin Point, a neighborhood beach located adjacent to a shipping lane, Hurricane Erin’s coastal influence prevented me from wandering on my stomping ground. The high surge (10-18 ft. waves), gusty wind, and dangerous rip currents were a deterrent.
Among last week’s treasures, I’m partial to the base of a broken bottle, green in color. Erosion had rounded what must have been a sharp and jagged ridged heel, the curved part where the body of the bottle begins to form the base.
The heel enables this broken beauty to balance on the narrow lift of my office window.
The pushup or punt, the dome-shaped recess in the center of the base, is not too opaque or pitted. This allows sun to filter through like a suncatcher.
Catch as catch can, my ambition is to forage for more bottle bases with translucent pushups, and line them up along the window lift.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m pushing along the draft of chapter 21 (1425 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us find beauty in the mundane.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Among last week’s treasures, I’m partial to the base of a broken bottle, green in color. Erosion had rounded what must have been a sharp and jagged ridged heel, the curved part where the body of the bottle begins to form the base.
The heel enables this broken beauty to balance on the narrow lift of my office window.
The pushup or punt, the dome-shaped recess in the center of the base, is not too opaque or pitted. This allows sun to filter through like a suncatcher.
Catch as catch can, my ambition is to forage for more bottle bases with translucent pushups, and line them up along the window lift.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m pushing along the draft of chapter 21 (1425 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us find beauty in the mundane.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
August 25, 2025
Eva’s Byte #538 – The Spill
Not the first. Probably the third. Not the last, I fear:
My fully loaded 20-oz. lidded coffee tumbler took a tumble off of a makeshift stand (an inverted 1.8-gallon waste basket) near my office desk.
On the Richter scale of spills, I’d rate it a 6 as opposed to a 10. This time the plush scatter rug under my feet absorbed most of the liquid. This time, my replacement fabric storage bin to the right of my desk, was unaffected.
However, coffee had also soaked into a small area of the carpet.
“Out, damned spot!” (Lady MacBeth)
Easier said than done, other than tossing the scatter rug.
The saturated area required frequent rounds of blotting with paper towel. This madness was followed by serial shampooing and more blotting until the residue came up clear. Over the course of two days, the beige carpet was restored to its former glory.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m fully absorbed in drafting chapter 21 (1109 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May patience and perseverance see each of us through perilous times.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
My fully loaded 20-oz. lidded coffee tumbler took a tumble off of a makeshift stand (an inverted 1.8-gallon waste basket) near my office desk.
On the Richter scale of spills, I’d rate it a 6 as opposed to a 10. This time the plush scatter rug under my feet absorbed most of the liquid. This time, my replacement fabric storage bin to the right of my desk, was unaffected.
However, coffee had also soaked into a small area of the carpet.
“Out, damned spot!” (Lady MacBeth)
Easier said than done, other than tossing the scatter rug.
The saturated area required frequent rounds of blotting with paper towel. This madness was followed by serial shampooing and more blotting until the residue came up clear. Over the course of two days, the beige carpet was restored to its former glory.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m fully absorbed in drafting chapter 21 (1109 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May patience and perseverance see each of us through perilous times.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
August 13, 2025
Eva’s Byte #537 - Since Sliced Bread
The greatest thing since sliced bread just might be a toaster.
Purportedly, the first electric toaster was invented in 1893 by Alan MacMasters in Edinburgh, Scotland. Be that as it may, the early-bird edition only toasted one side of the bread at a time.
Kind of what my heavyweight, stainless steel beast started doing after seventeen years of service. Henceforth, I purchased a new two-slice toaster. In comparison, this model is so much lighter in weight, leading me to question its longevity of servitude.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m slicing through life as it transpires along the draft of chapter 21 (840 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us savor our slice of life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Purportedly, the first electric toaster was invented in 1893 by Alan MacMasters in Edinburgh, Scotland. Be that as it may, the early-bird edition only toasted one side of the bread at a time.
Kind of what my heavyweight, stainless steel beast started doing after seventeen years of service. Henceforth, I purchased a new two-slice toaster. In comparison, this model is so much lighter in weight, leading me to question its longevity of servitude.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m slicing through life as it transpires along the draft of chapter 21 (840 words thus far) of my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us savor our slice of life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
August 6, 2025
Eva’s Byte #536 – Nesting
“There’s no place like home.” (L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz)
Besides writing, my creativity expresses itself in nesting, whereby I enjoy arranging my surroundings to foster comfort and ambience.
This week, I replaced the slipcover on a Queen Anne chair with a tasseled throw blanket. That necessitated swapping out one decorative pillow for another.
On a role, I relined the inside of a vintage storage box. Then, it was on to cutting away the portion of a rug to accessorize the bathroom tank lid.
In the capacity of a writer forging ahead with drafting my Contemporary work in progress, chapter 20 has been tweaked to 991 words. Chapter 21 is progressing from 450 words.
*May each of take refuge within the comforts of home.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Besides writing, my creativity expresses itself in nesting, whereby I enjoy arranging my surroundings to foster comfort and ambience.
This week, I replaced the slipcover on a Queen Anne chair with a tasseled throw blanket. That necessitated swapping out one decorative pillow for another.
On a role, I relined the inside of a vintage storage box. Then, it was on to cutting away the portion of a rug to accessorize the bathroom tank lid.
In the capacity of a writer forging ahead with drafting my Contemporary work in progress, chapter 20 has been tweaked to 991 words. Chapter 21 is progressing from 450 words.
*May each of take refuge within the comforts of home.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
July 30, 2025
Eva’s Byte #535 – Dizzy
Identifying with the “pantser” approach to writing, whereby the plot progresses through unexpected twists and turns, I found myself at a crossroads. Always plotting a few chapters ahead to keep up the momentum, the windmills of my mind had spun a minimum of three scenarios to consider further down the road.
I could relate to Tommy Roe’s bubblegum pop music song, “Dizzy” (1969):
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool, it never ends.
After weighing the pros and cons of each direction to take, I settled upon the most plausible to incorporate in my Contemporary work in progress.
At this juncture, the draft of chapter 20 is complete (980 words). I’ve begun drafting chapter 20 (249 words thus far).
*May each of us weigh the impact of our pending decisions.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
I could relate to Tommy Roe’s bubblegum pop music song, “Dizzy” (1969):
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool, it never ends.
After weighing the pros and cons of each direction to take, I settled upon the most plausible to incorporate in my Contemporary work in progress.
At this juncture, the draft of chapter 20 is complete (980 words). I’ve begun drafting chapter 20 (249 words thus far).
*May each of us weigh the impact of our pending decisions.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
July 22, 2025
Eva’s Byte #534 – The Alteration
Trash vs. Treasure
I tread a fine line in determining what should be tossed and what should be kept. Assessing the contents of a storage closet every now and then, I recently questioned the validity of keeping an oblong accent pillow. Due to a few missing tassels, it had been put out to pasture on a shelf.
For me, parting with things can be such sweet sorrow.
Looking at the pillow from a new perspective, I came to the conclusion that its integrity would be preserved if I cut off all of the remaining tassels. In its altered state, the perimeter of gold-threaded loops gave the matching brocaded pillow an elegant new lease on life.
This treasure now resides on a bench in the middle of two other accent pillows.
In the capacity of a writer whose draft is subject to on-going alterations, I’m treading the finish line of chapter 20 (906 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us view things in a new light.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
I tread a fine line in determining what should be tossed and what should be kept. Assessing the contents of a storage closet every now and then, I recently questioned the validity of keeping an oblong accent pillow. Due to a few missing tassels, it had been put out to pasture on a shelf.
For me, parting with things can be such sweet sorrow.
Looking at the pillow from a new perspective, I came to the conclusion that its integrity would be preserved if I cut off all of the remaining tassels. In its altered state, the perimeter of gold-threaded loops gave the matching brocaded pillow an elegant new lease on life.
This treasure now resides on a bench in the middle of two other accent pillows.
In the capacity of a writer whose draft is subject to on-going alterations, I’m treading the finish line of chapter 20 (906 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us view things in a new light.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
July 16, 2025
Eva’s Byte #533 – A Turn-Down Day
Inspired by the song “Turn-Down Day” (1966) by the Cyrcle:
Far from “lyin’ around doing nothing,” not how I prefer to spend my day, I certainly can dig the notion of carving time for myself.
While my typical turn-down day might entail forsaking it all to forage for sea glass on the beach, the lingering tropical humidity has enticed me to enjoy the air-conditioned comfort of home, reading a book.
On that subject, I’ve surpassed my goal to read 25 books in the 2025 Goodreads Reading Challenge. At this point in time, I’ve read and reviewed 32 books written by Indie authors.
In the capacity of a writer drafting my Contemporary, I’ve made some reapportioned chapter revisions: Chapter 18 = 950 words. Chapter 19 = 841 words. Chapter 20 has 663 words thus far.
*May each of us lay claim to a leisurely turn-down day whenever we see fit.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Far from “lyin’ around doing nothing,” not how I prefer to spend my day, I certainly can dig the notion of carving time for myself.
While my typical turn-down day might entail forsaking it all to forage for sea glass on the beach, the lingering tropical humidity has enticed me to enjoy the air-conditioned comfort of home, reading a book.
On that subject, I’ve surpassed my goal to read 25 books in the 2025 Goodreads Reading Challenge. At this point in time, I’ve read and reviewed 32 books written by Indie authors.
In the capacity of a writer drafting my Contemporary, I’ve made some reapportioned chapter revisions: Chapter 18 = 950 words. Chapter 19 = 841 words. Chapter 20 has 663 words thus far.
*May each of us lay claim to a leisurely turn-down day whenever we see fit.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
July 9, 2025
Eva’s Byte #532 – The Outage
Foremost, my heart goes out to all those who’ve lost family members and homes during the catastrophic Texas flooding. My situation does not compare. It’s merely a narrative of a point in time:
On July 3rd, 7:30 p.m., a powerful thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 60 mph, passed through southern New England. Numerous downed trees and power lines caused an outage affecting approximately 50,000 Rhode Islanders. I was one of them.
Drafting my Contemporary up until the moment things went dark, I’m appreciative the habit of saving my document every couple of minutes to accommodate changes incorporated during the writing session.
Until power restoration at 3:30 p.m. on the Fourth, I grappled with the minor inconvenience of boredom, making do with solving challenging crossword puzzles to keep my mind engaged.
Then, there’s fretting over the possibility of food spoilage. On that front, I did not open doors to either the fridge or freezer. I made do eating crispbread sourdough crackers with peanut butter, and drank room-temperature bottled water from my storage stash. If the outage persisted through dinner, I would have opened a can of tuna and eaten its contents plain.
Turns out, and I’m squeamish about this stuff, my frozen goods in the freezer were fine, along with perishables in the fridge. I’m living proof after the fact of having helped myself to food items and beverages in both compartments.
In the capacity of a writer, I finished drafting chapter 18 at 1779 words. I’m in the process of drafting chapter 19 (125 words thus far).
*May each of us be prepared to hunker down at any time, and survive with the bare necessities of life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
On July 3rd, 7:30 p.m., a powerful thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 60 mph, passed through southern New England. Numerous downed trees and power lines caused an outage affecting approximately 50,000 Rhode Islanders. I was one of them.
Drafting my Contemporary up until the moment things went dark, I’m appreciative the habit of saving my document every couple of minutes to accommodate changes incorporated during the writing session.
Until power restoration at 3:30 p.m. on the Fourth, I grappled with the minor inconvenience of boredom, making do with solving challenging crossword puzzles to keep my mind engaged.
Then, there’s fretting over the possibility of food spoilage. On that front, I did not open doors to either the fridge or freezer. I made do eating crispbread sourdough crackers with peanut butter, and drank room-temperature bottled water from my storage stash. If the outage persisted through dinner, I would have opened a can of tuna and eaten its contents plain.
Turns out, and I’m squeamish about this stuff, my frozen goods in the freezer were fine, along with perishables in the fridge. I’m living proof after the fact of having helped myself to food items and beverages in both compartments.
In the capacity of a writer, I finished drafting chapter 18 at 1779 words. I’m in the process of drafting chapter 19 (125 words thus far).
*May each of us be prepared to hunker down at any time, and survive with the bare necessities of life.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
July 2, 2025
Eva’s Byte #531 – Rethinking Yogurt
Trying to stay the course of independent living with a sharp mind, sense of adventure, routine exercise, and healthy diet, I’ve done some rethinking vis a vis yogurt.
There are many benefits resulting from eating yogurt such as improved digestion, strengthened immunity, and better bone health. Yogurt can contribute to weight management and skin health.
Aware of this, I’ve tolerated eating vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt. Adding my own frozen blueberries has enabled me to endure what I imagine is an Elmer’s glue consistency and taste.
Lo and behold, during my annual physical examination, my doctor informed me that for how I roll, I’d benefit more by eating regular yogurt. With its thinner and creamier consistency, and higher calcium content, I’m all for it.
In the capacity of a writer drafting my Contemporary work in progress, I’m closing in on chapter 18 (1451 words thus far).
*May each of us proceed according to taste.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
There are many benefits resulting from eating yogurt such as improved digestion, strengthened immunity, and better bone health. Yogurt can contribute to weight management and skin health.
Aware of this, I’ve tolerated eating vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt. Adding my own frozen blueberries has enabled me to endure what I imagine is an Elmer’s glue consistency and taste.
Lo and behold, during my annual physical examination, my doctor informed me that for how I roll, I’d benefit more by eating regular yogurt. With its thinner and creamier consistency, and higher calcium content, I’m all for it.
In the capacity of a writer drafting my Contemporary work in progress, I’m closing in on chapter 18 (1451 words thus far).
*May each of us proceed according to taste.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
