An Unexpected Award

In a recent post, I promised (threatened?) to share my 300-word micro-fiction short story with you that was comprised of dad jokes, a fart reference, and an invented word. I planned on copying and pasting the story here, but I don’t have to do that now. I received an email stating, “Your story ‘The Sarcopha Guys’ has been recognized by our curation team as exceptional in your category.”…

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Rejection Means Someone Read Your Writing

And they didn’t like it enough, but at least you had a reader. I tell myself that when I get a submission rejected, which is more often than not. At least this one that just hit my inbox was quite pleasant. They didn’t technically say that my story was well-crafted, but at least that complimentary hyphenated word was included in the rejection email. So, what do I recommend after…

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I Have PEED

It’s not what you’re thinking. I didn’t pee myself, although I have peed and will continue to pee throughout the day into a proper toilet as I write this. Although I don’t want you to get the impression that I’m writing this as I pee. That would be awkward, standing there with laptop in one hand and my dingle in the other. How would I type? Maybe with my nose, but that would surely result in a…

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My Eclipse Day is Looking Up Musically

Today is the day of the big solar eclipse crossing the USA close to me in Chicagoland. How the eclipse will look from where you are pic.twitter.com/4Gn6VtFgNx— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) April 8, 2024 I started to prepare for the eclipse today, but I wondered if I should even bother for a couple reasons. First … Continue reading My Eclipse Day is Looking Up Musically

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Mite Be Funny #313 - Eclipse Wish

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Swing and a Miss

Well, the swinger’s party I was sure I was attending yesterday turned out to be nothing more than a birthday party. With kids! What happened to adults only on the invite? Regardless, I had another opportunity last night for some other adults only fun. I was headed to a concert last night as part of a reciprocal concert attendance agreement that a friend and I hammered out with the help of our…

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To Swing or Not to Swing

My wife and I are headed to a party Saturday night. A playing card invitation? The ace of hearts? You know what that kind of an invitation means, don’t you? Continue reading To Swing or Not to Swing

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Spring Break in ... St. Louis?

If you want, I don’t mind you nominating me for FOTY for taking my 15-year-old daughter to St. Louis for a working Spring Break last week. Maybe if I got her a t-shirt like this. Although I probably want to continue to use that guy’s pic and not mine. Anyway, I know you’re thinking, “Why didn’t I ever think of taking my family to the murder capital of the USA for some recreation AND forced work…

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Mite Be Funny #312 - Happy Easter!

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Just Another Saturday

Yesterday started as a Saturday like any other Saturday … until I woke up. My wife had been replaced by our 50 lb. poodle who was hogging most of the bed. The reason? Yes, Kevin, a sub-10 lb. Shih-Tzu arrived on Friday and terrorized my wife and youngest daughter all night while I snoozed blissfully unaware. Here’s Kevin in action during the day. That went on much of Friday and apparently into…

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I Made a New Friend ... Literally

Working from home by myself has its advantages. There are the frequent naps, unlimited opportunities to beat my personal butter-eating record, and plenty of time to practice good personal hygiene, which I really don’t avail myself of enough. But it does get lonely. Sure, we have 2 dogs, but they tend to either be sleeping or barking their fool heads off at a squirrel out the window and waking me…

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The Science of Writing

I’ve been recently using writing contests to finish short stories. I’ve always got a dozen or so half-finished stories rattling around in my laptop. And yes, that is my hard drive, and I am happy to be writing. Choosing a half-written story to enter into a contest is a great way to get some closure. I finished two short stories recently to enter into this contest I told you about. They were…

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Musical Asian Dogs

About this time of the year, I’m getting emails about all sorts of summer concert announcements. This one caught my eye. Not so much for Three Dog Night, but the supergroup Asia sounds interesting. But who is this John Payne? He wasn’t in Asia, was he? And with that question, I found myself down a rabbit hole chasing musical dogs in Asia (featuring John Payne). Come join me. Continue reading…

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The Right Price to Write, Right?

Zero dollars is a good price to pay to enter a writing contest with actual cash prizes. Here’s the link to that page. Make sure to read the Submission Guidelines. There is a 1000 word maximum for the flash fiction contest. And you must be at least a free subscriber. One story per submitter per contest. I have two done. Decisions, decisions. Which to submit? How many do you have written? None?…

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Flies On Washington Walls #205 - Sad SOTU News

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Writing Anxiety

I previously blogged about how anxious I get before submitting any of my written creations to anyone anywhere. Once I submit, I’m fine. In one recent instance, I became very anxious and agitated after I submitted to the January Storytwigs micro-fiction contest that I blogged about so you could enter. I supplied you a blogplanation of my writing faux pas as the source of my post-submission anxiety…

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Flies On Washington Walls #204 - American Crime

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