I thought I would start the blog with welcoming me back
According to the false rumours, I have not died. 🪦
I have to thank @Cia for doing a spectacular job and stepping in to cover me Let's give her some love for all of her help
Now that I'm back from my nearly 3 week vacay, I have to tell you all I"m happy as a pig in ... mud I did a 4 day road trip driving a U-haul across Southern Alberta, Montana, Utah, no, never saw any cute mormon boys , Arizona, Nevada, Arizona again an
I can't believe it's already May! We're looking forward to the change of the season, so I wanted to feature another story that is all about change. Have you read this story in the past? There's a whole series for you to enjoy!
Length: 42,145
Description: A lonely, older man has spent his life hiding his sexuality. One day, by chance, this changes. Then a young man arrives to help him widen his horizons, as he slowly comes to terms with life as a gay man.
A Reader said: A he
Yesterday, I visited my tattooist.
I had given him the parameters for a new tattoo. I wanted the inclusive pride flag, tattered and marred but still flying. And with it, the symbol of the Social Democratic Party of 1932 Germany. The Social Democratic Party was the only real opposition to Hitler and the nazis (the only party to vote against the Enabling Act responsible for the authority Hitler gained to send people to their deaths in concentration camps). Though ultimately defeated, they fou
Yesterday, my clinic system had an emergency meeting. That's because we're an FQHC - Federally Qualified Health Center, and about 40% of our patient population has Medicaid as their coverage (insurance). Medicaid is how these people pay for their healthcare - everything from vaccinations to pregnancy care to emergency visits. Medicaid literally saves millions of lives from preventable deaths every year.
The trump administration attempted to freeze all federal grants yesterday. And for a mom
Ben's Bumblings- Entry 1/24/2025
Middles: Nuances and Distinctions
Note: I am a novice level writer. Everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt or disregarded as I bumble my way around.
This blog entry is dedicated to Nuances and Distinctions that I struggled with halfway into the writing of my first novel:
Showing What Another Character Is Thinking While Being Limited to the Main Character’s Overall Point of View
These are examples I gathered from the communi
i learn
this week
to support the cause i did in the
past
will go after me too
so i will not support no cause
the people behind cause
see you
and i
as a threatens
Hello my faithful followers.
i hope that you had a happy and safe Christmas and enjoy the approaching New Year celebrations. (Just two hours and 41 minutes away here in WA Australia…)
I am currently writing a new story, which i will start posting soon.
I recently learnt that i have cataracts in both eyes and i have surgery planned for both in mid and late January, just a few weeks away. Not sure how it will turn out, but here is hoping that all will be good afterwards.
i will
Just the facts:
DOMINANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
DOMINANT Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
DOMINANCE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
DOMINATE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
PREDOMINANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Here in the center of the universe, Central Massachusetts, the long-range forecast has both Saturday and Sunday as rainy days, with clearing on Monday...followed by more rain on Tuesday and Wednesday....Sheesh....
I've been restoring a pre-WW2 car as a hobby, I call it my fundsarelow project. It has taken the better part of fifteen years, as I worked on it when the funds weren't low. Finally, it is registered, insured, and has license plates. I had plans to use it over the holiday weekend a
Dominant characters—whether protagonists, antagonists, or force-of-nature figures— drive the narrative forward. They dictate the plot, force conflict, and anchor the reader's emotional connection, transforming passive events into a dynamic, compelling journey.
Their importance in storytelling can be broken down into five critical pillars:
Plot Engine: Events happen to characters, but it is the dominant character's reaction and forward momentum that shape the plot. Without their specifi
The word dominant comes from the 15th-century Middle French word dominant, which derives from the Latin dominari (to rule or govern). This Latin verb ultimately stems from dominus, meaning "lord," "master," or "head of a household".
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the adjective dominant was first used in English in the mid-1500s. The earliest known recorded use of the word dates to around 1533 in the writings of Giles Du Wes, a musician and royal tutor who taught Frenc
@Krista We have 2 flights, the 1st one is 14hrs Manchester to Hong Kong , 2nd one is 8hr Hong Kong to Australia. We do have a break of 5hrs between flights.
I am so jealous. Australia is No. 1 on my bucket list, but I don't want to be on that long of a flight over there...
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@wildone I think if I too also went quiet around the same time, people would start worrying about you. Thinking I finally made that 'road trip,' up to see you after one of your little attempts at being cheeky.
I can imagine the screaming tot, but that poor dear had its whole schedule upended and it was too young to reconcile that. Poor dear. That is one of th