listen, writing is tough work. youve got to put words on a page, then delete them, then put them back again in a different order, over and over, for hours, for years. and no one will ever know youre doing it. you will receive no attention, and no reward, and only the slightest satisfaction, the …
there was a time when i would write about books
one might have even called me a book blogger. i look back on my old posts, and there they are: thoughts and opinions about the books i was reading. i appreciate remembering what i thought. it's nice reading back through them. i wish I'd kept that up. at the time, though, i was disappointed with …
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i got yanked out of 13 billion years of oblivion for THIS?
life is a strange and rare and beautiful thing for those of us who get to experience it. unfortunately most of us live as slaves so a few dozen people can live like kings. i am so excited to spend my one precious life working 40 hours a week so that i'll be allowed to …
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why i quit playing chess
the short answer is, i'm a quitter. the long list of excuses are: i don't enjoy losing. i only find learning fun if i have noticeable progress. there's not enough time in the day. chess isn't fun. i can only have so many hobbies. i'd rather be reading. i don't have patience. the fun of …
dying, now or later…
The Plague has been getting more interesting. One part I enjoyed was, as the characters are now all quarantined inside the town, and death is all around, one character is sitting in his house trying to write a book, and rewriting the same sentence for days and weeks, trying to find just the right words. …
Jonas David 