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rldraws · 5 days
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This Week at the Bungalow
Is it Friday already? Man, this week flew by. They go much faster when one is not enmeshed in corporate servitude for 40 hours. I have been pretty busy, though. Last week, the boyfriend and I installed the new door in the kitchen, and it looks soooo much better. Here’s a picture of the fence slat door, so you can get a peek at what it looked like before. Beautiful, isn’t it? lol It’s currently…
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rldraws · 21 days
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A Post About Doors
Hey, there! I have been super busy lately, so the blogging has not been as consistent as it once was. The yard has been a bit of a handful this year due to last year’s neglect. Maintaining/rehabbing this old house is a whole lot for one person. BUT the yard does look better now. I put a little work in almost every day the weather allows. The spring temps have been up and down like crazy. In…
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rldraws · 1 month
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A Cat Aflame and Other Shenanigans
Life has been interesting lately. I’m currently between day jobs, and in the meantime, I’ve had a lot of time to work on directing myself toward a data analytics career that I will enjoy significantly more than the previous job. I’ve earned a couple of certifications that should help. I have one more on statistics that I want to complete within the next week or so. I don’t miss that 5-day work…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Friday!
Well, hello there. I hope you’re having a great Friday! I’ve been meaning to post all week, but I’ve been crazy busy. I’m preparing to transition to a different day-job career, so I’ve been putting together a portfolio and tweaking the resume, etc. This round, I’m going for a data analyst job. I got a certification last summer, and I’m ready to get into it. It’s taken me a long time to figure…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Week of Flash Fiction, Day 5: The Living Hour
Twelve is the last in line. He doesn’t mind.He bides his time as the hour hand approaches.He watches and waits, weighs his options in the grand passage.And one-by-one, his brothers and sisters fall.Closer and closer…What becomes of an hour-past?Does it fade to nothing?Does it live in the ether of history?When his turn does arrive, there is a rush of fear, yes,but it soon gives way to visions of…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Week of Flash Fiction, Day 4: The Bell
The jingle of the bell dredges Lucy from deep sleep in the middle of the night. She ignores it, at first, assuming the sound is her cat, Milo. The bell persists, the sound moving from one end of the house to the other, louder than usual, more frantic, somehow, than Milo’s usual nighttime movements. “Milo?” The bell ceases for a moment, and the house goes eerily quiet. Lucy reaches over, turns…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Week of Flash Fiction, Day 3: Machinery
The rats were the only ones big enough to carry the gears and the cogs.They were the only ones big enough to tear open the toaster and steal the wiring,the only ones big enough to drag it all into the walls.After all, the spiders couldn’t have done it,not the mice, either, no matter how much they might’ve wanted to.And the squirrels tended to stay in the yard,but the rats,they were a different…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Week of Flash Fiction, Day 2: The Summoning
Summoning demons is strange business on the best of days. Belle acted appropriately. She set her altar with candles in the proper shade, Again and again, she tried. She hoped.  She besought.  All she got was more salamanders. They stared up at her with dark eyes.  And when she had twenty, they spoke with their true voice, many as one, and she had no choice but to obey.  —- Like short…
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rldraws · 2 months
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Week of Flash Fiction, Day 1: Leaves
Strange leaves appeared among the trees in the park,  their jewel tones setting them apart from the ordinary shades of green. People of the city rejoiced in those moments,  as the leaves swirled around them,  because magic was real.  People of the city rejoiced until the leaves latched onto their skin and began to feed.  —- Like short fiction? How about a whole dang book of it? My…
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rldraws · 3 months
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Nearly the Week
Next week is the week! The writing for all five pieces of flash fiction is complete. All I need to do is get some images together and proofread a bit. Sorry for the delay on that. This round was tough for whatever reason. I think it was the pressure to do so many at once. I’m not sure I’m going to do that again. The posts for those will commence next Monday. In other news, the writing of…
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rldraws · 3 months
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This Week on the Not-So-Young and the Definitely-Restless
Well, hello! I hope everyone is doing a-okay. I’m feeling quite rested because I just finished a 2-week vacation from the day job. I got some writing done and some day job searching in. I’ve been working on some interesting projects that are not overly writey, which is fine. All in all, I made very good use of my time. Most importantly, I had a chance to mentally recalibrate. During the weekday…
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rldraws · 4 months
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Flash Fiction: Broken Not Broken
Sheryl ignored the tick of the old clock in the attic for as long as she could. No way it could be real, anyway. The clock had been broken for years.  Her husband’s anger seemed to wind it. Whenever he yelled at her, the tick-tick-tick would start again, growing louder and louder with the sound of his voice. She ignored it, pretended to not know what it wanted.  When he went to work, she pulled…
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rldraws · 4 months
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A Cover Reveal and Other Plots and Schemes
Ah yes, another week of kicking butts. I don’t know about you, but I am ready. I’m on vacation from the day job for the next two weeks, and I plan to take full advantage. In my wildest dreams, I finish both the Church of Shadows rewrite and a whole mess of flash fiction, including the full week of flash fiction that I am still fully aware that I owe y’all. First, let’s do the cover reveal. The…
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rldraws · 4 months
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Behold! A Thing I made
Hey there! Welp, we have begun yet another year. Last year was pretty rough for me in a lot of ways. I’m sure it was that way for a lot of people. I’m excited for this one, though. I think it’s going to be great. As part of my social media marketing improvement plan, I’ve been working in Canva a lot. I like it very much. It’s super easy to use, and it does a ton of stuff. One kind of template…
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rldraws · 4 months
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Popping In With Photos
Well, hello there! I hope everyone’s holiday was fantastico. Mine certainly was. I visited with many of the people I care about. Many of them visited me. It was good times. No writing was completed, however, so I’ll have to make up for that a bit this weekend, but that is a-ok. Another project for this week/weekend is a revamped social media plan. I’ll likely spend a lot more time on Instagram…
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rldraws · 5 months
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When the AI art generator goes off the rails
I tried to get the AI machine to generate a picture of one of the spirits in my current work in progress, Church of Shadows and I got this thing, which is 1. not even close and 2. friggin terrifying. lol What have we learned? I learned that I am terrible at writing AI art prompts. Have I filed the idea of a terrifying bunny demon away for future use? Possibly yes. Type your email… Subscribe
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rldraws · 5 months
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Popping Up Like a Prairie Dog
Here we are in another week of fun and games! I hope everyone is feeling fine and dandy. I’ve been struggling a bit in the focus department, but I am making good progress on Church of Shadows. Let us update the progress bar and see where that lands us. WOOP! The chapter 6 reward is a full week of flash fiction on the blog. I do have some in progress and will work on them more this week and this…
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