3 days worth of eggs! Took a day off collecting them, but the girls certainly didn't stop laying. #backyardchickens #homestead

Embrace sucking at something new.

Scenes from a garden. Ripe to the eyes, if not tongue; time to soothe sore soles. #garden #nature

Passion isn’t about success. It’s about whether you love the work when no one’s watching. this week on 30 Degree Shift: williamtorgerson.com/30-degree-sh...

2 months ago I threw out a carefully laid plan to start a weekly creative non-fiction column. Why? Three words that have need running around my mind: "bias toward action." I do tend to go too far, that's why Wednesday mornings I wake up at 5am to record audio. 🤷

Blueberries are starting to turn!

Today I learned that cilantro seeds come in two forms. Ripe, like these, have a citrusy pop of cilantro flavor.

Acceptance is hard. Here's one piece I've been stuck on for years: forgiveness. Is it for you, or for others? | Do you need to say it for it to be true? | Is it necessary to move on? What does forgiveness mean to you? #writing #reflection

Watching some @gamechanger.dropout.tv to wind down after some serious research on forgiveness. I forgive you, me, for taking a break.

A little garden friend! Enjoy the shade, buddy.

I think I’ve got my audio recording & mastering workflow dialed in, but it still feels like it’s missing something. Each article has a voiceover, and the latest is the best so far. If you’ve got a good ear, I’d love your thoughts. Setup is in the comments. #booksky #podcast #audioproduction

Who has time for the psychiatrist’s couch when a dog fight is iminent? Sometimes decisions are hard because of camouflaged complexity. #booksky

You gotta love the fun little hat on these fellas. #gardening

"The six-foot Scandinavian goddess of a droid kicked a stilettoed foot over the threshold. The shade of her scowl softened into a smirk as she shifted her weight onto the sharp heel. The crowd parted without a request as Zert approached the bar, gliding more than walking." #booksky #scifi #fiction

Can someone please tell me how to decouple the words doily and dowel in my mind? I'm tired of calling both of them dowelies... I'm getting laughed out of hardware stores AND quilting circles.

I almost lost my thumb the other day. The worst part? I knew it was going to happen. This week on 30 Degree Shift, I dissect a single choice and map its anatomy.

Had a beautiful human moment today. After returning my grocery cart, I saw a gentleman timidly leaving a cart in the parking spot next to him. I looked at him with a pleasant but slightly judgmental face, pointed to the cart return, and said, "it's right here, you can do it." He said thanks ☺️.

Doug's daylight dialogue does double duty during delirium. "Dilly-dally displays dubious directive," diminishes duet-Doug. Dancing dandelions dote, devouring duet-Doug. Devine.

Something I've learned from writing, is how inspiring I find restrictions. I think it's why I'm drawn to haikus. What strange attractors are there in your writing? #writingcommunity

How good are you at listening to the "don't do that" voice before a small decision? The day before my 20th birthday I was using a handsaw cuta log down for a campfire later that night. "That's too close to my finger," my brain said. I'm lucky it was funny. #psychology

Who wants to play questions only? #questionsonly #wordplay

Who wants to play questions only? #questionsonly #wordplay

Sometimes a piece stops being work and starts being weight. That’s usually when I know it’s time to get rid of it. williamtorgerson.com/30-degree-shift/burn-your-art

"If Zac looked close enough, he could see the crystalline fragments of hard light dance through Giorgio, shimmering like the hologogo’s uncanny smile." Got the first (4th) draft of my cyberqueer short story done. Now for my crit partners to rip it apart. #writingcommunity #WIPsnips

The sun's piercing rays, Serraded, sharp as my thoughts. Breathe in. Hold. Breathe out. #haiku

I threw away a 60k word novel, and it made me feel like a real writer. This week from 30 degree Shift: Burn Your Art (Sometimes)

Love this tiny zine design with a window cover. Simple and effective post production move @carolynswiszcz.bsky.social iszcz.bsky.social! Loved the human tips and a reminder: it's ok to suck at something, gardening included. Who else's mood can be changed by a few colorful pages? #Zines #Booksky

Leslie Neilson's wheeled son's seal guns reveal the real reason he feels shunned.

Catherine counted clamouring comrades. Caution, Catherine. Crooks could capture conspicuous coin. Caprice captured Catherine, carrying curiosity. Cue concession to companions.

People say life is short, and some science suggests it feels that way because each new minute is a smaller proportion of your life than the last. I believed that for a long time. It makes intuitive sense. After digging deeper, I’m not so sure. What do you think? #Booksky #Essay

Bears bring boquets but balancing beautiful buttercups begets barbed business by Barbara. Barbara banished buttercups before Betty bear brought bunches. Barbara's baboons broke Betty's britches. Be better, bear.

"Life is Short" is repeated so often, we can mistake it for wisdom. Perception is reality, and we have more power over it than you might think. This week's essay at 𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭: 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵

Let's see if I can climb out of my hyperfixation hole and watch 7 samurai tonight.

Loved this educational zine full of heart and character. Armed with this new information, I will be either irresistible or intolerablyle at my next human gathering. Thanks @maloneydoodles.bsky.social

Finished the first draft of "Tears of Inti". My browser history is mostly Argentinian cemeteries... Here's a hint of Alfred Buttress' journey! (Yes, my writing partner is carrying my ass in the design area)

I don't remember much before 15. I don't think it's about trauma, it's about who was driving. Life can disappear when you stop paying attention. Read about it on this week's 30 Degree Shift. #psychology

This week from insanity ranch, Theodore is gone, leaving poor Elenore to fight a horse on her own. But Elenore won't go down so easy. She presses a button, with a dextrous digit. *BzZZt* *clank* *shink* The glass of her mech suit is fragile. She must make this quick.

After allowing antagonistic Alfred an alligator, Aunt Alice apprehended all Al's animals and arranged an auspicious appearance at Alfred's alma mater. All anticipate alimony afterward.

It’s as easy as shutting your effin mouth! And did I mention… it’s free?!

Today I made the questionable decision to dive into the rabbit hole of how humans perceive time. That was 6am It's now... later. Turns out, it's complicated (who knew 🤷‍♂️), but it's related to attention and memory. Eating is really getting in the way of research, but I know this week's essay topic.

This is also how my eyes look when I watch people play a game. Cool zine by @jonegreaves.bsky.social. Just wish these eyes weren't showing up whenever I close my own.

I aimed for 10 critiques, and got 4 done. Eyes too big for my- Hmm... Fingers? Brain?

Absence isn’t empty—it redirects attention. Still thinking about how Ma shows up in #storytelling. #AmWriting

Proud to be one of the 10,621 backers who helped raise an additional $91,040 for Nail House on @backerkit.com! 🎊 The people behind Rocket Jump are bringing independence back to filmmaking, even if they have to drag it kicking and screaming. #IndieFilm #Crowdfunding #CreatorEconomy #FilmCommunity

I won't fall for the sunk cost fallacy. Not after everything I've spent trying to avoid it.

Had a late free pass over us. I almost covered the tomato plants, but a mixture of ADD and rose-colored glasses stopped me. I’m disappointed, but trying to celebrate those that survived. 3 out of 15. Should be some damn strong tomatoes. #GardenLessons #Tomatoes #GrowYourOwn #GardeningLife

My character dropped. My computer crashed at the exact same time. You can’t buy that kind of synergy. Moments like that are built from everything that doesn’t happen before. Musing on absence in #storytelling this week at 30-Degree Shift. #WritingCommunity #TTRPG

I write inefficiently, drafting across genres and under pseudonyms. Here's a process shot of a zine by "Albert Buttress," who found an gut-healing recipe in the Andes. The editor, Bill, is dubious. The recipe may be incidental at this point... #AmWriting #Zines #CreativeProcess #LayoutDesign

"You look like a French soccer player who's going through something." Just finished my second playthrough of Dispatch. It's more narrative than game, but I guess that's why I like it. Packed with character, great voice acting, and 2 romance subplots? Who would ask for more? #NarrativeGames #Gaming

Dungeons & Daddies (not a BDSM podcast)... If the name doesn't peak your interest: five writers including indie filmakers, a video game writer, and one of the funniest women on earth challenge the limits of the rule of cool. New @dungeonsanddads.bsky.social season is gandpas in space! #TTRPG