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Storyteller’s Log, 26 June 2025

Storyteller’s Log, 3 July 2025

July 3, 2025

Storyteller’s Log, 3 July 2025 Please, step into my office! If you’re in the United States like I am, tomorrow is Independence Day. Not the movie, though to some degree, given current bullshit from our so-called leaders, an alien invasion might be better for us all. (But probably not. I mean, the monument-and-city-destroying lasers would suck). That notwithstanding, as much as I love fireworks, I don’t feel especially patriotic this year. Certainly not when I

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A woman thinking. What did I learn today?

What Did I Learn Today?

July 1, 2025

What Did I Learn Today? Adventures in creative work. Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash There I was, sitting at my desk, listening to the rain slowing outside. Then, I hear a crack, and then a “whoomph!” sound, and the beep of my wi-fi router switching off downstairs. I pause a moment, engrossed in what I had been doing, and see the icon at the bottom of the screen indicating the internet is out. A

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Storyteller’s Log, 26 June 2025

June 26, 2025

Storyteller’s Log, 26 June 2025 Please, step into my office! I was going to go hyper-geek on this and use a Star Trek “stardate” calculator. But then I decided not to bother with that shit. What I have decided is that I need a new, regular blog entry to share personal thoughts about my work, my life, and other bits that might be of use to other writers/artists/creators. Why? Because the act of creating a

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People working in an office. Who decides what I should be doing?

Who Decides What I Should Be Doing?

June 24, 2025

Who Decides What I Should Be Doing? Spoiler – it’s all on me. Photo by Museums of History New South Wales on Unsplash All of us face expectations from various sources. Some are far away, such as society, religious and business institutions, governments, and the like. Many are closer, like parents, teachers, coworkers, and friends. Then, some are within us. We expect ourselves to reach certain milestones at specific times, arrive at point B from

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A man on a mobile phone in a dark room. Don’t let doomscrolling derail you.

Don’t Let Doomscrolling Derail You

June 17, 2025

Don’t Let Doomscrolling Derail You Creatives are not Nero fiddling as the world burns. Photo by Borna Hržina on Unsplash Wow, did I make a big mistake today. I get on my computer, after my morning reading, ready to write this post, and I found that I’d left a certain tab on my browser open. Facebook. Before long, I went past a couple of perfectly innocuous posts and stumbled across something political. Immediately, my heart

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Taking money from a wallet. You’ve got to spend money to make money

Truth: You’ve Got to Spend Money to Make Money

June 10, 2025

Truth: You’ve Got to Spend Money to Make Money But how much money do you spend before changing tactics? Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash It’s become increasingly easy to be an indie-author/authorpreneur. The tools are many and diverse, and with little to no upfront costs, you can self-publish. This is where the professional and the amateur show their colors. An amateur will do everything themselves, from editing to cover art, and put their work

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I post here twice weekly about my work with Positivity, Mindfulness, and Conscious Reality Creation. I’ve been blogging every week, without fail, since the beginning of 2012.

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