Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet.

#TimeTravelAuthors #Day15 #Chapter2 If he found himself in the vicinity but not helping, he could guarantee an impromptu dousing from the #sink where she completed her chores, just to keep their relationship playful.

Tonight’s #parkchat will be exploring some “Wild Words” - fun words to say and to use that grow vocabulary for describing our beloved parklands. Come join the convivial conversation! No dictionary needed 🙂.

“You have to make sacrifices. Huge sacrifices. You have to figure out, ‘Do I want to eat, pay my light bill or my water bill?’ Stuff that you really need you have to put on hold.” Gift article.

#WriteStuff Well I can't promise in an hour because I am leaving for work soon, but I will come back when I can. Here's The Ninth Drift www.royalroad.com/fiction/1485...

#WriteStuff A1. Good characterization is usually expressive, dynamic, and layered. While its fine to have charas say neutral things, you need to make sure they're expressing themselves and that they're expressiveness is interlocked with someone else's in some way. There also needs to be a bit of

Tonight on #WriteStuff: Characterisation. See you at 9PM EDT, 8PM CDT, 7PM MDT, 6PM MST/PDT

Good tips for our #WritingCommunity and for @writestuff.bsky.social I think my 📌 is up to date!

Tuesday night on #WriteStuff: characterisation.

#TimeTravelAuthors #Day13 You’d think Patrick is the silliest character, but he’s really not.

@yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social #parkchat “Next week we’ll be exploring “Wild Words” - words for growing our parkland description vocabulary!” Looks like a great topic to me from a wild wordsmith. Please join us on Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social

I made enchiladas for the coming week.

National Pet Day? Okay.

And happy 4th bookiversary to Titanic Voyage! I never dreamed I'd get so many heartfelt reactions and find readers who love my characters as much as I do. A competent marketer would've also had some sort of exciting announcement today, but oops. Sequel coming someday, though! Watch this space!

A few blooms of wildflowers

What a crazy week! I started a new job, hosted two Bluesky chats, commuted 75 minutes twice a day, and I feel completely in the zone. My task list after 5 days is about 70 items long and 100% in my wheelhouse. I’ve got this.

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#TimeTravelAuthors #Day9 Jack will admit he’s wrong, even when he isn’t. Clementine is rarely wrong. Although once she time travels, she won’t be able to rely on anything she’s known to be right.

A12. #ParkChat Book Club is about to discuss Ranger in Skirts by Shirley Sargent. The book details fictional adventures of the first female rangers in Yosemite National Park (Beatrice Babbitt). We meet twice on this book: Tues, Apr. 21st and May 19 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

A6: It boosts awareness. It may plant a seed for another visit to remote parks in AK, & help more people to want to protect these parks. We visited with a small group of 40 people on a catamaran for an inside passage tour & went on land multiple times. #ParkChat

A5: The indigenous communities connected to Redwood National & State Park in California partner with the park for cultural stewardship, land protection, and more. We met some indigenous fishermen during one visit to this park. Another fun #ParkChat meet-up!

I think Alamogordo,NM serves the White Sands NP. Especially if you’re looking for a Blakes Lotta Burger. #ParkChat

A11) In keeping with my International Falls answer, Cantilever hotel/distillery/restaurant was great! 5 year old photo of ribs for proof 😅 #ParkChat

#parkchat A11 The KOA in Alamosa (Great Sand Dunes nearby) was really nice. There are a ton of National Forest campgrounds around Gardiner (Yellowstone) that are beautiful, mostly quiet, and cost far less than park campgrounds.

A11 There's BLM land in between Torrey, UT and Capitol Reef NP...perfect for boondocking...but it sometimes can get super crowded which kind of defeats the purpose of boondocking...except that it's free. #parkchat

A8. Johnstown, PA, is one such place. The tragedy which this NPS site commemorates was the loss of life in that town so many years ago. From the visitor center you can look down into what was once the reservoir created by the dam that failed. #ParkChat

Thanks, as always, to @59nationalparks.bsky.social for being the anchor for our #ParkChat community! It’s a joy to have this time to escape to the National Park Service locations virtually every week!

A10 Gatlinburg is the shoulder town that everybody loves to hate, but they fit a lot of amenities in a space that's severely constrained by topography, and provide all the necessary amenities for a gigantic body of tourists. #ParkChat

Q:11 Offer up your experience with a hotel, restaurant, campground, or adventure in a community near a NP you’ve visited. We can all use a recommendation when planning our next NPS outing! #ParkChat

A4: Great Basin NP doesn't have many amenities nearby. The park itself had a little breakfast cafe, but it was closed when we visited. More restaurants would help. There's just not enough people to sustain them on the "Loneliest Road in America" traveling to/from the park on Hwy 50. #ParkChat

Q10: Gardiner, MT is the year-round access point to Yellowstone. Cody and West Yellowstone (and even Jackson to some extent) support the park during the summers. Give a shout out to a community that serves its NPS site well. #ParkChat

A8 #ParkChat Just today, the official NPS social media reposted Gettysburg NMP's post about local Williamson College students coming out to do stonework rehabilitation.

Q9: Let’s pay a visit to Whites City, NM. While Carlsbad is where visitors stay, Whites City is the last stop before entering Carlsbad Caverns. Its founder, Jim White, explored the caves in the early 20th century. What’s a town that wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the nearby NPS site? #ParkChat

Q8: As was the case when the battles were happening, many NPS battlefields are entwined with their nearby communities. Have you seen an NPS pay tribute to these places, in the park or in the towns themselves, recognizing the community for its relationship to the site? #ParkChat

A2 Yes, Homestead provides good access indeed. One of my favorite brown signs... #ParkChat

Q7: Springdale, and nearby Hurricane (hur’-i-cun), UT are overrun by visitors to Zion NP. Are you delighted to have a nearby community, or does this just exacerbate the challenge of overcrowding in the parks? Would longer-distance shuttles be a blessing or a headache? #ParkChat

We thought it was a great central point for some grand things to see. #ParkChat

A3: A few of the more remote parks, I would presume. Still need to get to most of the harder to access AK parks, American Samoa, and a few northern parks. #ParkChat

Q6: Consider Glacier Bay NP. Most people visit by cruise ship. Floating cities bring the bulk of visitors. NPS staff board these vessels imparting their knowledge to people who might never set foot in the site. Does this relationship reduce visitation to the site itself or boost awareness? #ParkChat

A2: My favorite is Southern Utah. The national parks, the state parks, the red rocks... Did I mention the red rocks? Cedar City is a sweet little town. St. George offers a lot. Moab is pretty neat, too. #ParkChat

Q5: Acadia National Park weaves through Mt. Desert Island and a number of communities including Bar Harbor, ME. Longmire, WA's another one. What’s a symbiotic relationship between a community and a NPS site that you’ve seen thrive? #ParkChat

Q4: What’s a NPS site you’ve visited that doesn’t have the advantage of a nearby shoulder community? How would a nearby community boost (or hinder) the site if there was one? #ParkChat

Q3: Some communities are a jumping-off points for NPS locations. Take Ventura, CA where people can board charters to the Channel Islands NP. What other NPS sites have you visited that rely entirely on its community as the doorway to visiting and exploring an NPS site? #ParkChat

Q2: Denver provides easy access to Rocky Mountain NP. Not just roads, but an airport, amenities, and additional entertainment options combine to create a vacation destination. What’s your favorite location to explore both the NPS site and the nearby community? #ParkChat

Q1: What is the best perk of having a nearby community supporting a National Park? #ParkChat

I forgot to mention that I am hosting #ParkChat from the Bull Mountains of Big Sky Country!

When people visit a national park, not everyone can stay or eat in the park. We rely heavily on the resources in the shoulder communities. Let’s explore the NPS sites through their nearby neighbors! #ParkChat

<@411581439721734145> and I are looking for #ParkChat hosts for May. Please let us know if you’re interested.

Hello and happy Wednesday! It’s #ParkChat night tonight and I get the privilege of guest hosting as we chat about the shoulder communities that support the NPS parks and sites. Come join the conversation!

I just need you to know WHY I am struggling to keep up with #WriteStuff