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An interesting history YouTube channel

I have an interestin history.  There’s the standard WWIIand ancient Rome, but also the history of spaceflight, technology, and anythingdealing with the hundred or so other minor interests I have.  As such, I follow I don’t know how manyYouTube history channels.  But for thispost, I want to talk about one in particular: Cambrian Chronicles, the “numberone Welsh history channel

Random Writing Tips – Repost your stories

 Ten or fifteen years ago,I came across a site where you would post a blog/story/whatever, and for everyview it got you would get a penny.  So Istarted posting whatever I could thing of to get some money.  In the following few years, I found a dozenor so such sites.  Some I actually didget money from, but others would have like a $5 payout minimum, and I’d be at$4.50 and

What counts as writing?

Many years ago, Iread some famous author saying that to make a living as a writer, you needed totreat writing like a job.  You punch in,do the work, day in and day out.  A fewyears ago, I was trying to think of some way to boost my writing, so I decidedto try making it a job.  The first thingI needed to figure out was how many hours a week I wanted to write.  I quickly

3,000 Days!

If I’ve mathedcorrectly, then today – after I spent ten minutes polishing up a story justafter 1 AM – marks the 3,000th day that I’ve “written” something.  Apparently, the last day I didn’t “write” wasJanuary 26, 2017.  Which, you have toadmit, is rather impressive.You’ll note that Idid say “written” something, because to be perfectly honest there were probablyhundreds of those

Random Writing Tips – Some quick tips

 The way I usually come upwith these tips is I’ll think of something – usually while at work or while drivingto work – make a note of it, and then forget about it for a few weeks or monthsuntil I need to write a post.  Then I’llgo through the notes to see what I can do. But sometimes what I figure is a good idea, can’t really be stretched tomore than a paragraph or two. 

Writing Newsletter First Quarter 2025

 This quarter I continuedwriting a story each month on my website, publishing, “Legacy,” “Stamp of Approval,” and “I Wish.” I also decided to post/repost at least one story aquarter on my Ko-fi account.  This quarterI reposted “Check Brain.” On my blogs I posted the stories “Plans,” “A Line in the Sand,” and “Not Worth It,” and reposted the stories “The Unerring Word” and“Ticket to

Daredevil: Born Again theory

During episode 6of Daredevil: Born Again, I thought I noticed something a little odd about acharacter.  After some thought, I came upwith a theory.  Now, I do watch a fewYouTubers who discuss the show, but I haven’t heard this theory.  While there is a good chance my theory iswrong, I figured I should at least write it down so if, somehow, I’m right, Ican at least brag about

Typing

Something happenedto my left, middle finger.  There’s achance it’s just arthritis because I’ve been having issues with it for sometime, but last week something else happened and it hurt to bend it.  So I jury rigged a splint out of half apopsicle stick and a couple of band aids. It stopped my finger from bending, so that worked, but the stick eitherslipped or dug into my

Short story – “Ticket to the Future”

 “Ticket to the Future”Part of Angelica Daffin’smind told her what she was doing was illegal. The rest of her mind told her that what she was doing was insane.  But right now, she was listening to herheart.  I. M. Allen was her favoriteauthor and ever since she read his first novel Doomed to Repeat, she had wantedto meet him; to know what his motivations and influences

Random Writing Tips – DEI

 Twenty-some years ago,when I really started writing, one of the hot-button topics was gaymarriage.  I wanted to do my part andshow support with my writing, but most of the stories I wrote then were only afew hundred words and covered like a five-minute event.  So what I usually did was have a charactermeet someone at a company Christmas party who would introduce themselves as