Category Archives: Office Posts, Random

Bonus Post: Chucky’s Check-In

Posted on September 10, 2019 by

(was going to call it Hatboy’s Heck-In, but couldn’t make it fly) Howdy y’all. It occurs to me that most of you aren’t reading The Steal of Time, so it’s been pretty boring sailing on the Hatstand lately for you. … Continue reading →

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…and back

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

Turns out I was lazy, and didn’t end up with anything random to drop in here over the break. Holiday was great. Dublin Report as soon as I get everything sorted out and written and the photos imported. The week … Continue reading →

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You want to be careful, Frodo, making jokes about the universe

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

Still going to prolong doing anything productive (you know, outside of work obviously), on account of being kicked out of bed by Wump and Toop this morning. Usually this is cool because I take the opportunity to write a bit, … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: This Writerly Life

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

This movie scene suddenly popped into my head at a department meeting today as we were discussing the completion of a long-term project “finally approaching”. And it made me wonder why I had never made the comparison before.   – … Continue reading →

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Taking a break for the weekend

Posted on November 23, 2018 by

Feeling a bit stressed and tired, no time to pre-write a set of story parts for the weekend and no time over the weekend to write them. Christmas parties and such. Plus, I feel somehow as though I’ve written enough … Continue reading →

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Random Saturday Musings

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

Day 109. 121 pages, 52,150 words. I was considering leaving out the fourth and final part of this extended Destarion story, and writing the whole thing into a fun little novel for Amazon sale at Christmas. But I haven’t really … Continue reading →

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Sick leave: Requiem

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Day 87. 79 pages, 33,429 words. Feeling better and I went back to work today after a solid day’s rest with only occasional headaches (unwelcome) and bouncing-on from children (more welcome). Wump is off school for autumn holiday which is … Continue reading →

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