Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.
WINNING ARGUMENTS: THEN AND NOW
February 6, 2024 by
Winning arguments with strangers is one thing; winning the same argument with someone close comes with side-effects. Someone close? How close. Let’s start with an internal argument, that little voice that won’t go away. Can’t get any closer than that, huh?
SURRENDER CELEBRATION FOR GIVING UP
February 5, 2024 by
Surrender celebration starts after you’re done. Whatever it was you were working on, when it’s done, you’re done. You’re not going to make anything better at some point. That’s when you need to know how to walk away.
BEST DEAL FOR BETTER DAYS? READ ALL ABOUT IT
February 4, 2024 by
The best deal for you? You’re looking for clues to a better life on a blog? When has a writer ever served that up? The clue lies in reading.
STORY MEDICINE AND THE CURE
February 2, 2024 by
Story medicine is what you see and hear. Think of it like going out for music: Is it, “Let’s get tickets and go see Taylor Swift?” Or, “Let’s get tickets to hear Taylor Swift?” It’s both. Around here we call that, “The Deuce.”
LAST CALL? NOT FOR YOU
February 1, 2024 by
Last call for alcohol? Nope, not that one. If you don’t hear from yourself on a regular basis, check in. If it’s busy, make a recall.
WRITE POORLY FIRST, THEN WHAT?
January 31, 2024 by
Write poorly on purpose? That’s the goal. Sounds foolish, but not if you do it with enthusiasm. Do it long enough and something happens. Let’s ask an expert what happens:
FAMOUS PEOPLE MAKE BAD DEALS TOO
January 30, 2024 by
Famous people are like unicorns around here: I’d have to make one up. Besides, I like famous people best when I know nothing about them. Call it the Elvis Effect.
SHOPPING INSPIRATIONS: THE RIGHT TIME
January 29, 2024 by
Shopping inspirations happen, if you’re lucky, when you have money in your pocket. My shopping inspiration: ‘Buy one bottle of gas station champagne, get the second bottle half-price.’ That did it. Along with a box of hard seltzer with a six of trial-cider. What was I shopping for? A hangover?
BRANDED BLOGGER: WHO IS ON BRAND
January 28, 2024 by
Every branded blogger works their site like a farmer. They prep the page, sew the seeds (words,) and irrigate. But the best branded bloggers do more than irrigate. They irritate. It goes like this:
