Been studying and listening to #ABBA and one thing is certain: I previously gave them far less credit than they deserve. Far less.

@cnn.com is actively killing democracy in the United States. Hey CNN … Is it worth it for your declining share of eyeballs?

My trandgender child is a scientist in a medical lab. Your straight son is terrorizing and shooting innocent citizens in Minneapolis. But tell me again how transgenders are ruining our country and morality.

A photo of #LakeMichigan 's "beach", just North of #SouthHaven, MI. In the summer, the shore would be about halfway between where I'm standing and the snow piles. Proof that walking the dogs on the Lake Michigan's beach is nice year round.

Still no moonbase? Heavy sigh.

Just started reading Future Shock, the book on every suburban shelf in the early 1970s. Anyone else out there read this recently? I read a few snippets with my wife and found myself using @michaelhobbes.bsky.social 's cadence. Don't think @ifbookspod.bsky.social covered this one, yet. #booksky

Decided to watch #movies that got bad reviews but might actually be good. First two: • King of Comedy (rewatch it turned out … still not a fan) • Heaven's Gate (it was not great … but not a fiasco) Next up: • Videodrome Any suggestions?

Writing update: Working on the outline for novel #2 in the new series. It'll be some story advancement and some backstory. Issue is… I need an interlocking theme. #booksky #writing #author #writerslife

Just reached out to an editor for my novel. She’s deciding if it’s a fit for her. We both like this genre but disagree 100% on what’s a good novel in this genre. So… might not work for her. Also, starting on novel #2 in the same world. #booksky #writerlife #authorauthor

Heard this song on the radio for the first time in many years. Wonder why today of all days? #nokings #exceptTheKings m.youtube.com/watch?v=sxkj...

They told us that we didn't understand how #tarrifs work. That the foreign countries pay for them and not US consumers. That we were stupid or being misled to believe otherwise. And that they understand finances better than any other admin. And then, there's this:

Apparently, I keep all my spare cheese on the bottom of my toaster oven.

Editing my novel … which is going. really. slowly. Should I just hire someone? Also listening to The Association's greatest hits, which is more distracting than I expected since the music is engaging … which might not be helping my "process". ;) #writing #music #booksky

Second visit to #montreal and I forgot about these two snobs.

Finished the first draft of a novel. Been many years since I have been able to say that. Novella, yes. Novel, no #booksky #books #writing #writingcommunity

Happy 4th. Sing with me: "Ocean's rise. Empires Fall." "I will send a fully-armed battalion to remind you of my love." Everybody! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFN...

Just watched Black Bag. Steven Soderbergh is a treasure. #flimsky

Two new fables (very short stories). One hopeful, one not so much. Free to read. Please let me know any thoughts. Seven Snaps - world building www.writing.com/main/view_it... Any Corner Coffee Shop - classic 'greed' dilemma (inspired my Musk and DOGE) www.writing.com/main/view_it... #booksky 📚💙

It's my fault. I put my winter coat in the armoire yesterday. #chicagoweather

We travel between Eastern and Central time zones so often that I don't set my clock forward or back. I just tell my Jeep, "You're on Chicago time for the next six months." #springforward

New short story: The Portraits on the Studio Wall Edgar Allen Poe meets Agatha Christie in this story about paintings and fate. #booksky💙📚 www.writing.com/main/view_it...

Convince me this isn't a convenient bribe. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/e...

So… I decided to just start writing "something" and after a handful of useless paragraphs about nothing, I hit upon an idea for a short story that might just have some legs. We shall see. In short: Fingers to keyboards writers!

Halfway through Murakami's "The City and its Uncertain Walls." That's it. Maybe I'll post a comment when I'm finished. 💙📚 #booksky

I seem to have a lot of novel ideas, but not novel length ideas.

I might have just written myself into a corner.

Why do they remove the blinkers from black pickup trucks in #Florida?

January 1st of another year, and I, again, register my frustration of a broken promise: We don't yet have a moon base. We've been promised this since I was a kid & I never thought we'd get to 2000, let alone 2025 without one. #newyear #brokenpromises #space1999

The final movie I watched in 2024 was Wild Robot. Perhaps a dose of recency bias, but maybe the best movie I viewed all year. If you haven't seen it … it might be a good way to kick-off your movie-watching in 2025. #flimsky #childatheart

Won two antique dragon prints (from a 1682 publication) in an auction this morning. I can only assume they were drawn from actual physical specimens unearthed during when Etna erupted in 1637.

Deck of cards my son made and gave as gifts this year. Very cool! I especially like the SAND suit. And the J of CHAIRS. #games

💙📚 Part of today's loot. All were purchased from a local bookstore, so extra nice.

“Putin 'deliberately chose Christmas' for major Ukraine missile attack, Zelenskyy says - ABC News” I’m starting to think that supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine is no longer the Christian thing to do. Maybe He will send me another sign, though.

How hard would it be to make all bathrooms all-gender? Certainly all single-serving ones should be.

Took me two days to finish the first draft of a short story that's 513 words long, if you also include the title: The Number of Times I Died I'll read it fresh tomorrow to see if it's any good. #fiction #writingcommunity #booksky #wordcount

Dropping this here. Gas at $2.75 in Sheboygan, WI today. Let's see how this ages in the next 24 months. #inflation

Decided to rewatch #MysticQuest and (happily) forgot S1E5 is one of the best stand-alone epidodes in the history of television. If you have AppleTV, this is what you shouId do with your next 37 minutes. If you like the #novel "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow", put this on your watch list.

Just wrote my last post on #Twitter. Unsure how much I'll be on #Bluesky or, tbh honest, fully what I plan to do on here. But my last post on Twitter (that no one will see or care about) feels like a positive step to better mental health. Goodnight Twitter.

The power company came by and painted the trees for trimming. The trees do not seem to be happy about it. #trees #utilities

Really enjoying the Rest is History podcast 6-part series on 1968. Maybe 'enjoying' isn't the best word, but I 100% recommend it. It's a good look at how far we have *not* come in the past half century. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Here are 2 of my #children stories, which do get good readership. How the Firefly Got its Blink: www.stuartstories.com/stories/fire... The Princess, The Dragon, and the Very Bad Knight: www.stuartstories.com/stories/prin... They're free to read & have formatted PDF versions. Enjoy! #booksky

Two new & very short stories. Plus, my first post! "Last Day" is my mood rn. "Dreidel" is, yep, another apocalypse story. There are two sides to my story-telling. This is the far less popular one. ;) www.writing.com/main/view_it... www.writing.com/main/view_it... #WritingCommunity #booksky