I‘m just a bit shy of 37k words on #SlothDancer. Another tough scene today. The main character just saw some of the horrors of imperialism/colonialism, and is processing that. #writingupdate #writers #amwriting #writersky

I reached 36k words in #SlothDancer today! It’s been fun using my experience learning Spanish and Portuguese to show two characters learning each other‘s languages. #amwriting #writingupdate #writersky #trilingual

www.instagram.com/reel/DUWwu_k... This one hit me hard. This is why we need to stop ICE. We have to do it, as the people in the US. #endICE #freedom #disability

I voted today! Special election to replace Mikie Sherril as my representative. I also reached 35k words on #SlothDancer. Today was a pretty brutal war scene, though it was short. Keep dancing! #amwriting #writersky #writers #writingupdate

www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n... Long article, but a really good one. Really puts in perspective Trump’s continual push for power. @npr.org thank you so much for good journalism. #Trump #dictator #hope #freedom

Today I reached 34k words on #SlothDancer! I’m in a bit of a conundrum of how to do the next part, but that’s a tomorrow problem. #amwriting #writingupdate #writers #writersky

I reached 34k words in #SlothDancer today! Still a bit slow going, but this month I’m committing to consistency, even if it’s slow. #writingupdate #writersky #amwriting #writers

I wrote about 500 words in #SlothDancer today, which still isn’t much, but I actually got into he flow of it and into my MC’s head today. It felt really good, I haven’t felt in the zone for a couple weeks now. #writingupdate #writersky #writers #amwriting

www.aclu.org/we-the-peopl... #ICEout

I reached 32k words on #SlothDancer today. Trying to push through the funk. #writingupdate #writers #amwriting #writersky

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

www.survivalinternational.org/education?ut... @survivalinternational.org just launched an education website for teaching and learning about indigenous peoples! Check it out here :)

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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I wrote about 500 words today of #SlothDancer. I also went to therapy this morning. Good stuff. Grateful to be alive and healthy today. #amwriting #writers #writingupdate #writersky

youtube.com/shorts/r5lL5... #ICE #Minneapolis #picklerick

I still didn’t write much, but today I passed 30k in #SlothDancer! Keep plugging along. #writingupdate #amwriting #writersky

youtube.com/shorts/k7SoB... This one isnt funny, but he puts it very well.

On Jan 13, 2003, Marcos Veron, a Guarani Kaiowá leader, was killed after leading a campaign with his people to get their land back. Marcos became a symbol of the Guarani people’s resistance. Araldo, Marcos’s son, tells his story. Stand with the Guarani: svlint.org/GuaraniB

I sent out another query yesterday for #Dragonson. I also did some writing today on #slothdancer, and went to an #iceoutforgood protest. #amwriting #amquerying #writingupdate

I reached 29k today on #slothdancer. I haven’t written on it in about two weeks because of the holidays, but my goal is to get to 30k by the end of the month. #amwriting #writersky #writingupdate

I didn’t get any writing done today. But I did call a potential therapist, so at least that’s a win. #writingupdate #writers #writersky #mentalhealth

www.instagram.com/reel/DSYvkQw... #nationalparks #nps #keeputahwild

I wrote another 1000 words in #SlothDancer today! That put me at 28k. I wrote about my main character’s mom. They actually have a good relationship, and love each other, yet they still have problems. Imagine that! #writingupdate #writers #amwriting #realpeople #writersky

I had a pretty good writing day today, and im up to 26k in #SlothDancer. I also spent about 2 hours fixing the capitalization in #VeinsofRain. #writingupdate #writers #writersky #amwriting

I wrote another 500 words in #SlothDancer today, bringing my total up to 25k. I’m very tired. I should probably nap. #writingupdate #amwriting #writersky

www.instagram.com/reel/DSOcgYC... #womensrights

Wrote about 500 words today in #SlothDancer, putting me at 24.5k. I’m grateful my sons let me write, even though I also had two meetings this morning. #writingupdate #writers #writersky #amwriting #STAHD

As of today Im up to 24k words in #SlothDancer. I reorganized some portions of it because it felt boring. This chapter had a dragon attack :) #writingupdate #writers #writersky #dragons

My 2-year-old didn’t take a proper nap today, soI only wrote about 600 more words in #SlothDancer, bringing the count up to 22.3k. #writingupdate #writersky #stayathomedad #amwriting

Today I’m up to 21.7k words in #SlothDancer. I finally figured out how I’m going to start chapters in the book, and the one I wrote today I’m pretty happy with. #writingupdate #writers #writersky #amwriting

www.instagram.com/reel/DRyEK3F... Specific to Utah, but relevant to everybody. This is what the billionaires are trying to do. Buy the government.

Today I reached 20.7k words in #SlothDancer. I’m about halfway through the outline, so I’ll definitely need to expand the previous chapters. #writingupdate #writersky #amwriting #writers

I‘m up to 19.5k words in #SlothDancer! Hoping to get back into the swing of things, and today was a good start. The vacation and two weeks of stress and depression definitely threw off my aspirations for November. But I’m back with some new ideas. #writingupdate #amwriting #NaNoWriMo #writersky

www.instagram.com/reel/DQwk5Fu... Don’t forget to avoid buying things from big companies this week! specifically avoid Amazon, Target, and other companies that support Trump. #blackout #peaceful

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

m.youtube.com/shorts/WY6Kl... Happy Thanksgiving!

www.instagram.com/reel/DQenhOe... #ICE #immigration #humanrights #deportation

“We believe that religion is instituted of God; and that men are amenable to him, and to him only, for the exercise of it, unless their religious opinions prompt them to infringe upon the rights and liberties of others.” Doctrine and Covenants 134:2 #realchristianvalues #LDS #freedomofspeech

I reached 17k words on #SlothDancer today! Last time I did nanowrimo I ended up finishing the book around January, so hopefully I can get to that. I’m more concerned with consistency now than volume. #nanowrimo #writingupdate #writersky #writers #amwriting

www.instagram.com/reel/DRP5wx9... My wife is a nurse practitioner. I supported her by raising our kids while she was in school. Our current regime does not care about people, and is sexist. #nursing #nursepractitioner #discrimintion

I finally got back to writing today after a tough week, and I reached 16k words on #slothdancer. This means I’m behind, and I’m likely not going to reach my goal for the month, but I’ll keep going! #writingupdate #amwriting #keepwriting #nanowrimo #writersky

For them, distance is protection — not isolation. Uncontacted Indigenous peoples are defending their lands. Discover their stories, their resilience – and the threats to their survival: uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge #uncontacted #uncontactedpeoples #northsentinel #amazon #indigenouspeoples

Segregation is the enemy of empathy. #diversity #empathy #integration