Trey
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Trey
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My goals @ 16: be a Hugo & a Nobel prize winner, an astronaut, & governor of Virginia.
@ 65 Settled for writing books on Substack, a PhD in biology, a telescope & a board member.
Words @ https://thatdbetrey.substack.com
Wait, a Hugo isn't ruled out yet :D
#WIPSnips word for 5/15 is Honey

from #WIP I #amwriting "Fog"

Yust and Bran meet a rogue who offers honey. Enough to make them to decide to bend the rules.

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May 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
See now, that's an issue. Almost everything in my life is highly routine & ritual oriented. E.g. morning routine & ritual is very structured down to the minute & tasks.

Yet writing, no routine or rituals I can think of. Maybe I need one.

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Day 014 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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May 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#WIPSnips word for 5/14 is "chaos"

From #WIP I #amwriting "Fog"

Yust starts to memorize the creation chant.

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(I haven't done a WIPSnips in a week!)
The #WIPSnips word for May 14 is "chaos"

If you don't have the word chaos, then maybe some ✨vibes✨ with a chaotic scene.

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May 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So, I slogged through this "Great Read"

Let me answer this in far fewer words.

"We've set the stage for returning the the closet being something many have to do for safety again. But we are going to call it alluring and nostalgic."

God, do I have to unsubscribe to NYTimes now too?
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May 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For #WIP I #amwriting "Baptism for the Dead"

Queen "A Night at the Opera"
Love of My Life
Bohemian Rhapsody
39
You're my best friend

Alan Parson's Project "Raven"
Raven

StarLand's "Afternoon Delight"

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May 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reminds me of a map I saw that tracked days over 120’ by US county. Went from something like 10 counties 50 yo to a few hundred now to half the country by 2050.

Insane.

And we are doing LESS about it rather than even barely enough.
Analyses in Nature suggest that about 52% of people born in 2020 will experience unprecedented exposure to heatwaves alone under a 1.5 °C warming scenario, compared with 16% of those born in 1960. go.nature.com/3GYQZFq 🧪
May 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For me? It dates me, but Prodigy discussion forums in early 90s. Helped me come out. Didn’t hurt that I also moved out of Utah, but I felt free in those discussions realizing I was absolutely not alone

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May 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Been writing SF #WIP for 2 decades. I’d say my 1st #amwriting are traditional SF. Only in last years have I made a MC gay. Only after I started feeling comfortable sharing my early experiences as a gay teen in a non-SF story.

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Day 007 // WEEK 1: ORIGINS & INFLUENCE
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May 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Did you miss our big news last week: #SciWri25 has a new location and dates! Get ready to gather in Chicago Nov 7-9. The virtual portion will take place Oct 22-24. Thank you to everyone for your support during this journey.

Details: www.nasw.org/article...

ScienceWriters2025 to be held in Chicago November 7-9
The National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are excited to announce that ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7–9, at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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May 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The #WIPSnips word for May 7 is "hello"

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Frowning, she halted again. “Uh…hello?”

“Down here!”

The voice was definitely coming from the bushes on the left-hand side of the steps.
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I just want to live long enough for us to find extraterrestrial life. I think Europa is our best bet (this article doesn’t prove it of course, just my favorite spot) Hurry and get those probes there! I’m 65!

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May 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#WIPSnips - Hello

I think for this one I'll put a whole page up from Confessions to set the scene for the strange world of the Librarian and his cold desperation to date the doting Daisy!😈📚
May 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
No schedule here. I should. I go from not writing at all to writing furiously for days.
I write best in a cafe. The background noise helps me focus, & don't have the distractions of home (husband, kids, dog). I write more in a coffee cafe in 1 hr than I do 4 at home
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How do you actually get yourself to write? Do you have a set time that you work? Do you turn on white noise or an album? Etc. #WritingPrompt
May 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#WIPSnips world for 5/6 "bed"

From #WIP I #amwriting "Water"

Serene returns to her apartment in the tunnels after working in the ice dome greenhouses.
This #WIP is relatively new & only at 40k.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Well, 2 of my #WIP I #amwriting the MC is gay/queer. So, that's directly from my experience.
Experiences as gay man color other writings/characters. Protagonists w/ empathy for 'different', antagonists who are ignorant & thus hateful, "what-ifs"
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May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is fascinating.
JWST’s most ambitious view is now available to everyone

The largest, deepest JWST mosaic of the Universe ever taken, the COSMOS-Web field, is now complete and available to all.

Get the full 166 Megapixel view, and see what's inside for yourself.

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JWST's most ambitious view is now available to everyone
The COSMOS-Web survey is now complete, combining JWST and Hubble infrared data. Its spectacular views show us the Universe as never before.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Here is an otter snoot to start your day.
May 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#WIPSnips word for 5/5 is "revenge"

From #WIP I #amwriting "Fog"

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May 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
two places.
Virginia
Korea
Many worlds I imagine have some aspect of Virginian or Korean culture, landscape or 'vibe'. Grew up in Virginia, spent formative years as a young adult in Korea. 1 #WIP I #amwriting takes place in Korea.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
They always ask if you could go back in time, what era would you go? People mention historical times, earth epoch or period, etc.

I want to go back to the period when Mars had running surface water. I want to see what it looked like, what was there! 🧪🔭 🪐📚
May 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As well as it's explained here, and it is, I'm not sure ANY explanation will finally sit with our monkey brains.
My head still hurts (maybe it's that allergic reaction I had recently though :).

In a future short story I want to explore the expansion of the universe. 🪐📚 🔭
Please ask me this all the time:

If the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding into?

The short answer is that it is not expanding into anything; it is just expanding. This is unsatisfying to most people, so I want to delve into that a little more. Settle in for a thread. 1/11
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May 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So many. Young kid? Rabbit Hill, James & the Giant Peach, Watership Down.
As a adolescent? LOTR, Dune, Foundation Trilogy
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May 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#WIPSnips word for 5/4 May the "FORCE" be with you.

From #WIP I #amwriting "Fog"

Yust comes home after a long time away to the delight of Barti

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May 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM