After my early morning wake up call from "the voices," I made a little inventory of my backlog. I don’t have the life expectancy to get through all of this. Maybe I should have gotten serious about this thirty years ago. Anybody want to buy an outline? 🤪 #writingcommunity

So this happens... * 3:23am wake up with a word in your head * 3:47am you have a story title * 5:30am you have the outline in your head * 6:18am you're at the keyboard * 7:00am you realize the story is part of a collection * 7:45am you have the collection outline * 8:15am coffee #writingcommunity

🇪🇸 Wins Copa 2026. And now Trump will be handing the trophy to the country he has said awful things about lately, and told his lackeys to cut off trade to. Poor little Donnie has to be a big boy in front of the world. Fun. I hope they keep microphones away from him. #WorldCup

Somewhere Jack White is saying, "Man I wish I got paid every time a crowd sings the intro riff of Seven Nation Army." #WorldCup

"This is the way the world begins." Seeking app. 20 beta readers to help shape the final draft of Cybernism. the story of the emergence of an intelligence that doesn't seek to rule humanity—but begins helping it without permission. 🔥 kindredvoicesmedia.com/campfire-stories/cybernism/signup

Waiting until almost the last minute! @canadasocceren.bsky.social @canadasoccerfr.bsky.social

Everybody has a story but not everybody has the words to tell it. What's your story? #WritersCommunity #StoryTelling open.substack.com/pub/heresthe...

Everybody has a Story

Not everybody has the words to tell it.

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So here's where we are. My teams (most doing well). Places that defined me: US <- Citizen Canada <- Also as citizen Ghana <- Born there Scotland <- 77% of my DNA Places I've been: Mexico Germany Netherlands Sweden Uruguay France Argentina England The point? I have a lot to cheer for. #WorldCup

Eloy Room. Best goalkeeping of the tournament tonight. #WorldCup #Curacao

Dear Netanyahu, Xi, Putin, and Khamenei. You got what you wanted out of him. For the love of all that is holy or secular, release the #EpsteinFiles.

Wow. 2-2 Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Japan 🇯🇵. Great defensive battle first half. Great offensive battle second half. Group F is still up for grabs.This is #WorldCup. #NoGuarantees. Classic.

I love that the broadcast announcers are being so complimentary toward Curaçao 🇨🇼 even though they are getting dominated by Germany 🇩🇪. This is what the spirit of the #WorldCup should be about. Competition with respect. And no yellow cards?! What?

This house comes with a very a very special sofa pillow. Gotta love #Dogs

#USWNT v Brazil was nuts! Haven't seen that many flagged penalties since the F1 in Monaco last weekend. More cards dealt than a poker game. Crazy stuff. ⚽ 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 ⚽

In The Sound of You, I wrote 3 songs. Yup. My brain would go from narrative, to writing a song, then back to the story. I took the lyrics and used (gulp) AI to create the song. The results was almost exactly how I heard it in my head. Does that mean I'm an AI? Enjoy. youtu.be/EEsIGg2ZdKU?...

Dream of Me Please

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Old meaning: Conservative: Keep things as they were. Liberal: Continuous improvement for all. Affordability: I can get what I want. New meaning: Conservative: Continuous improvement for me. Liberal: Keep things as they were. Affordability: I can almost get what I need. We need some new words.

If you've ever wondered if it's too late to find yourself again because the person who carried you for so long no longer can... The Sound of You was written for you. For readers who still believe that music can heal. www.amazon.com/Sound-You-Da...

A story I began long ago, when Compuserve was the place to find what you wanted, is done. CYBERNISM is a novel about the emergence of an intelligence that doesn't seek conquest, but instead begins helping humanity without permission. Will be looking for beta readers soon. #WritingCommunity

Free Ebooks for curious readers. Stories about curiosity, belief, memory, and the line between belief and truth. What happens when choice becomes more important than obedience? A Gentle Leap www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHPNNNFK The Dove www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR7ZWT4F The Lohj www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRJHT7VD

I’ve survived PCs, LAN/WAN, the internet, ERP, cloud computing, and now AI. Every generation thinks its technology shift is the one that ends civilization. So far, humanity keeps adapting. open.substack.com/pub/heresthe...

Does buying crypto and investing in his sons' companies count as donations? Let's see the paper trail. #HeLiesWeRise

Saw this amazing singer/songwriter, Christina Raine. We've followed her for a long time, but hearing this original piece last night was special. Have a listen. youtu.be/ZajZMXs6MCY?...

Twisted Crazy Beautiful Official Lyric Video

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We argue about choice. The Lohj imagines a world where there is none. No debate. No agency. No memory of either. When power decides for everyone, what exactly is it protecting? The Lohj arrives tomorrow. Find it wherever you find books that make you wonder. #WritingCommunity #Authors

A real journalist from a time when truth in journalism wasn't wishful thinking. They were not "the good old days" of journalism but they were better what we see today.

Tomorrow: The Dove From Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War --- One moment. Multiple interpretations. Endless versions of the truth. Read it as faith. Read it as doubt. Tomorrow, it's rediscovered. --- Wherever you find books that make you wonder. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #IndieAuthors

What makes a story feel real? Not more detail. Not perfect dialog. Real happens when a writer knows what matters… and leaves the rest in the blur where most of life lives. I wrote a short piece about my approach. Here’s the story: heresthestory.substack.com/p/what-makes... #WritingCommunity

What Makes a Story Feel Real?

What does it for you? For me, it's creating real characters in real scenarios with real dilemmas, and inevitably, they do something ill-advised. That's human nature. That's real.

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Tomorrow launches the first tale in a decades-long arc of stories that have been brewing in my brain. Independent pieces fitting together in a longer arc of storytelling. A Gentle Leap is a telling of The Fall from a different perspective. More stories will follow. #WritingCommunity #Authors

He says, "We won." So when Iran keeps retaliating and mire people die, will he say it was a "rigged war" and send in the FBI and Tulsi Gabbard to collect missile shrapnel to prove it? #HeLiesWeRise #NotMyWar

Sarah is not trying to be a goddess—but to Pax, she is. Not a siren calling him—but hers is the voice he seeks. When she goes, a void opens. Her voice reminds him: love isn’t a fire that consumes—it’s a flame you share. And slowly, that void fills. The Sound of You #WritingCommunity #Authors

So I see now... He wasn't saying he wants a Board of Peace. He was saying he's "bored of peace." And when someone shorthands and says "Release the EF" that means Epic Fury, not Epstein Files. It's all starting to make more and more nonsense now. #HeLiesWeRise #ImpeachRemoveConvict