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@awalkingmemeplex.bsky.social
Father. Author. Poet, if you’d like to be generous. Athlete, a distant … 7th? Aspiring goofball. And we don’t have to talk about the rest.
Interact with me here or on my aging, old school blog: http://thealmostcrime.blogspot.com.
Interact with me here or on my aging, old school blog: http://thealmostcrime.blogspot.com.
Pinned
115 and counting. The original target was 101 + commentary, so darn it… I might have to overachieve 🤪.
My phone is suddenly very valuable to me, and this one Note veeeery unwieldy.
Time to get in front of a Google Doc yet? But I’m on vacation!
#WIP #amwriting #5amwritersclub
My phone is suddenly very valuable to me, and this one Note veeeery unwieldy.
Time to get in front of a Google Doc yet? But I’m on vacation!
#WIP #amwriting #5amwritersclub
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
115 and counting. The original target was 101 + commentary, so darn it… I might have to overachieve 🤪.
My phone is suddenly very valuable to me, and this one Note veeeery unwieldy.
Time to get in front of a Google Doc yet? But I’m on vacation!
#WIP #amwriting #5amwritersclub
My phone is suddenly very valuable to me, and this one Note veeeery unwieldy.
Time to get in front of a Google Doc yet? But I’m on vacation!
#WIP #amwriting #5amwritersclub
It’s Just Scaffolding
My prose is just a little loose
I bet it could be tighter.
Time for some technology?
Please fetch me my #typewriter!
And one more thing, while you are up
Before I am alone…
I could use a bit of music
On my fancy gramophone?
#thingstowriteabout #withthetimes #poetry #hitech
My prose is just a little loose
I bet it could be tighter.
Time for some technology?
Please fetch me my #typewriter!
And one more thing, while you are up
Before I am alone…
I could use a bit of music
On my fancy gramophone?
#thingstowriteabout #withthetimes #poetry #hitech
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s Just Scaffolding
My prose is just a little loose
I bet it could be tighter.
Time for some technology?
Please fetch me my #typewriter!
And one more thing, while you are up
Before I am alone…
I could use a bit of music
On my fancy gramophone?
#thingstowriteabout #withthetimes #poetry #hitech
My prose is just a little loose
I bet it could be tighter.
Time for some technology?
Please fetch me my #typewriter!
And one more thing, while you are up
Before I am alone…
I could use a bit of music
On my fancy gramophone?
#thingstowriteabout #withthetimes #poetry #hitech
Which Doctor Would That Be?
I think that there is something wrong
Happening this night, because:
I asked and the owl did not
Know what the question was?
Maybe I misidentified
The BIRD in question, *sigh*
I guess that that is what I get
For trusting in AI.
🦉 🙋♂️ 🤖
#who #thingstowriteabout #poetry
I think that there is something wrong
Happening this night, because:
I asked and the owl did not
Know what the question was?
Maybe I misidentified
The BIRD in question, *sigh*
I guess that that is what I get
For trusting in AI.
🦉 🙋♂️ 🤖
#who #thingstowriteabout #poetry
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Which Doctor Would That Be?
I think that there is something wrong
Happening this night, because:
I asked and the owl did not
Know what the question was?
Maybe I misidentified
The BIRD in question, *sigh*
I guess that that is what I get
For trusting in AI.
🦉 🙋♂️ 🤖
#who #thingstowriteabout #poetry
I think that there is something wrong
Happening this night, because:
I asked and the owl did not
Know what the question was?
Maybe I misidentified
The BIRD in question, *sigh*
I guess that that is what I get
For trusting in AI.
🦉 🙋♂️ 🤖
#who #thingstowriteabout #poetry
Too Cute
My niece is wearing my old #scarf
Because my sister let her.
I‘m not upset. I‘m really not.
But, um. Who wore it better?
#thingstowriteabout #poetry
Nothing like a writing prompt in the morning to kick off a nice Christmas Eve 😋. Thanks @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social !
My niece is wearing my old #scarf
Because my sister let her.
I‘m not upset. I‘m really not.
But, um. Who wore it better?
#thingstowriteabout #poetry
Nothing like a writing prompt in the morning to kick off a nice Christmas Eve 😋. Thanks @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social !
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Too Cute
My niece is wearing my old #scarf
Because my sister let her.
I‘m not upset. I‘m really not.
But, um. Who wore it better?
#thingstowriteabout #poetry
Nothing like a writing prompt in the morning to kick off a nice Christmas Eve 😋. Thanks @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social !
My niece is wearing my old #scarf
Because my sister let her.
I‘m not upset. I‘m really not.
But, um. Who wore it better?
#thingstowriteabout #poetry
Nothing like a writing prompt in the morning to kick off a nice Christmas Eve 😋. Thanks @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social !
For Your Convenience
They didn’t not redact the lot
Because they didn’t have the knack:
They HIGHLIGHTED important bits
They just did it in BLACK.
It all was quite intentional
And well thought out, you see:
In the business we all call this,
“Opaque transparency.”
#poems #apolitical 🤥
They didn’t not redact the lot
Because they didn’t have the knack:
They HIGHLIGHTED important bits
They just did it in BLACK.
It all was quite intentional
And well thought out, you see:
In the business we all call this,
“Opaque transparency.”
#poems #apolitical 🤥
December 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
For Your Convenience
They didn’t not redact the lot
Because they didn’t have the knack:
They HIGHLIGHTED important bits
They just did it in BLACK.
It all was quite intentional
And well thought out, you see:
In the business we all call this,
“Opaque transparency.”
#poems #apolitical 🤥
They didn’t not redact the lot
Because they didn’t have the knack:
They HIGHLIGHTED important bits
They just did it in BLACK.
It all was quite intentional
And well thought out, you see:
In the business we all call this,
“Opaque transparency.”
#poems #apolitical 🤥
Okay. Now replace the last word in this poem with “meat.” Is the tone much different now?
Which poem is better? 🙃
Which poem is better? 🙃
Oops
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
Today’s prompt for Tuesday December 23rd is #monster #thingstowriteabout
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Okay. Now replace the last word in this poem with “meat.” Is the tone much different now?
Which poem is better? 🙃
Which poem is better? 🙃
Oops
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
Today’s prompt for Tuesday December 23rd is #monster #thingstowriteabout
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Oops
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
I smiled and
The woman ran
“Flee!“ she shouted,
“Retreat!“
I turned and saw
(To my relief)
The #monster wasn’t me.
That was when
Its teeth came down
Its maw would be
My end.
And I regret
That woman now
Who I won’t get
To meet.
Please 👀 new pinned thread? Being serious for a second, so I can go back to being goofy. 😊
Thank you, thank you, and also thank you. 🙏
#authorsky #booksky #writingcomminity #indieauthors #writing #speculative #literary #creativenonfiction
Thank you, thank you, and also thank you. 🙏
#authorsky #booksky #writingcomminity #indieauthors #writing #speculative #literary #creativenonfiction
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Please 👀 new pinned thread? Being serious for a second, so I can go back to being goofy. 😊
Thank you, thank you, and also thank you. 🙏
#authorsky #booksky #writingcomminity #indieauthors #writing #speculative #literary #creativenonfiction
Thank you, thank you, and also thank you. 🙏
#authorsky #booksky #writingcomminity #indieauthors #writing #speculative #literary #creativenonfiction
Audience Participation Time. Let’s beat out Threads!
#Readers: I’ve got 3 titles on KU / 3 5-day windows to sell those e-books for $0.00. If you‘d CONSIDER downloading a free book, drop a 📚 in the comments.
#Authors: Should I push all three titles at once? Or break ’em up? A Like doesn’t A the Q.
#Readers: I’ve got 3 titles on KU / 3 5-day windows to sell those e-books for $0.00. If you‘d CONSIDER downloading a free book, drop a 📚 in the comments.
#Authors: Should I push all three titles at once? Or break ’em up? A Like doesn’t A the Q.
December 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Watch Out!
It’s sort of true, I swear to you
That when I get hungry…
I’m a #cactus that ambulates
But way more prickily.
I won’t skip meals on purpose, but
Be wary of the signs…
Remember: look, but do not touch
Or you may feel the spines.
🌵 👀
#thingstowriteabout #hanger #poetry
It’s sort of true, I swear to you
That when I get hungry…
I’m a #cactus that ambulates
But way more prickily.
I won’t skip meals on purpose, but
Be wary of the signs…
Remember: look, but do not touch
Or you may feel the spines.
🌵 👀
#thingstowriteabout #hanger #poetry
December 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Watch Out!
It’s sort of true, I swear to you
That when I get hungry…
I’m a #cactus that ambulates
But way more prickily.
I won’t skip meals on purpose, but
Be wary of the signs…
Remember: look, but do not touch
Or you may feel the spines.
🌵 👀
#thingstowriteabout #hanger #poetry
It’s sort of true, I swear to you
That when I get hungry…
I’m a #cactus that ambulates
But way more prickily.
I won’t skip meals on purpose, but
Be wary of the signs…
Remember: look, but do not touch
Or you may feel the spines.
🌵 👀
#thingstowriteabout #hanger #poetry
First real review? Whoever this dude/dudette is called The Visibility Trick ”Original and thought-provoking.“
I’ll take it!
Want to be #2? You’re welcome to call use “Original and thought-provoking,” although that would no longer be original … or thought-provoking. 🧐
#booksky #authorsky
I’ll take it!
Want to be #2? You’re welcome to call use “Original and thought-provoking,” although that would no longer be original … or thought-provoking. 🧐
#booksky #authorsky
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
First real review? Whoever this dude/dudette is called The Visibility Trick ”Original and thought-provoking.“
I’ll take it!
Want to be #2? You’re welcome to call use “Original and thought-provoking,” although that would no longer be original … or thought-provoking. 🧐
#booksky #authorsky
I’ll take it!
Want to be #2? You’re welcome to call use “Original and thought-provoking,” although that would no longer be original … or thought-provoking. 🧐
#booksky #authorsky
Before I show you this picture, I should note that I’m a practicing liberal and a secular humanist.
So thanks, grandma! 🙏😘. I’ll never, ever wear it!
So thanks, grandma! 🙏😘. I’ll never, ever wear it!
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Before I show you this picture, I should note that I’m a practicing liberal and a secular humanist.
So thanks, grandma! 🙏😘. I’ll never, ever wear it!
So thanks, grandma! 🙏😘. I’ll never, ever wear it!
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At the moment I’m blue, much like the sky isn’t.
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At the moment I’m blue, much like the sky isn’t.
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I’d like the weather report in Kelvin today, please. Just need to hear a bigger number. You know?
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’d like the weather report in Kelvin today, please. Just need to hear a bigger number. You know?
Wrong time for pragmatism? You decide.
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Wrong time for pragmatism? You decide.
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reminder:
Normal is a setting on a dryer.
Normal is a setting on a dryer.
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
reminder:
Normal is a setting on a dryer.
Normal is a setting on a dryer.
#WIP Drama
Like a werwolf transforming
The full moon after it’s bitten
It‘s getting really hard to sleep
While this story goes unwritten…
I’ve got it bad, guys. 7 poems between 3 and 4am, and one of them might be my second favorite ever.
Leave me alone, muses. I want sheep.
#5amwritersclub #ouch
Like a werwolf transforming
The full moon after it’s bitten
It‘s getting really hard to sleep
While this story goes unwritten…
I’ve got it bad, guys. 7 poems between 3 and 4am, and one of them might be my second favorite ever.
Leave me alone, muses. I want sheep.
#5amwritersclub #ouch
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#WIP Drama
Like a werwolf transforming
The full moon after it’s bitten
It‘s getting really hard to sleep
While this story goes unwritten…
I’ve got it bad, guys. 7 poems between 3 and 4am, and one of them might be my second favorite ever.
Leave me alone, muses. I want sheep.
#5amwritersclub #ouch
Like a werwolf transforming
The full moon after it’s bitten
It‘s getting really hard to sleep
While this story goes unwritten…
I’ve got it bad, guys. 7 poems between 3 and 4am, and one of them might be my second favorite ever.
Leave me alone, muses. I want sheep.
#5amwritersclub #ouch
Q: You can‘t post that, Chris! It’s too long.
A: Yeah, yeah. Just like I can’t post phone numbers in Rover? If you needed any proof I’m not a #robot, here it is.
#thingstowriteabout
A: Yeah, yeah. Just like I can’t post phone numbers in Rover? If you needed any proof I’m not a #robot, here it is.
#thingstowriteabout
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Q: You can‘t post that, Chris! It’s too long.
A: Yeah, yeah. Just like I can’t post phone numbers in Rover? If you needed any proof I’m not a #robot, here it is.
#thingstowriteabout
A: Yeah, yeah. Just like I can’t post phone numbers in Rover? If you needed any proof I’m not a #robot, here it is.
#thingstowriteabout
I have a pickleball friend who bakes.
Sometimes, I offer books: ones with no reviews on Amazon, ones which aren’t genre fiction, but speculative, or maybe literary, and which I do not give away for free.
Sometimes, she offers cookies: still warm off the plate.
You can guess who is more popular.
Sometimes, I offer books: ones with no reviews on Amazon, ones which aren’t genre fiction, but speculative, or maybe literary, and which I do not give away for free.
Sometimes, she offers cookies: still warm off the plate.
You can guess who is more popular.
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I have a pickleball friend who bakes.
Sometimes, I offer books: ones with no reviews on Amazon, ones which aren’t genre fiction, but speculative, or maybe literary, and which I do not give away for free.
Sometimes, she offers cookies: still warm off the plate.
You can guess who is more popular.
Sometimes, I offer books: ones with no reviews on Amazon, ones which aren’t genre fiction, but speculative, or maybe literary, and which I do not give away for free.
Sometimes, she offers cookies: still warm off the plate.
You can guess who is more popular.
My progress is a Polaroid
I shake: but it is frozen
Not sure this is the life for me…
But it’s the one I’ve chosen?
I do not like this numbers game
I do not want to play…
I don’t think I’ll post anymore
But - oops - I’ve done today.
I shake: but it is frozen
Not sure this is the life for me…
But it’s the one I’ve chosen?
I do not like this numbers game
I do not want to play…
I don’t think I’ll post anymore
But - oops - I’ve done today.
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My progress is a Polaroid
I shake: but it is frozen
Not sure this is the life for me…
But it’s the one I’ve chosen?
I do not like this numbers game
I do not want to play…
I don’t think I’ll post anymore
But - oops - I’ve done today.
I shake: but it is frozen
Not sure this is the life for me…
But it’s the one I’ve chosen?
I do not like this numbers game
I do not want to play…
I don’t think I’ll post anymore
But - oops - I’ve done today.
If this note in “Notes” gets any longer I’m going to need cliff-notes for my note 😂 .
Ya’ll know I can’t resist a challenge, so I suppose I’m posting one more time today. Or one more additional time. Or an extra bonus time, also.
#button #thingstowriteabout
Ya’ll know I can’t resist a challenge, so I suppose I’m posting one more time today. Or one more additional time. Or an extra bonus time, also.
#button #thingstowriteabout
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If this note in “Notes” gets any longer I’m going to need cliff-notes for my note 😂 .
Ya’ll know I can’t resist a challenge, so I suppose I’m posting one more time today. Or one more additional time. Or an extra bonus time, also.
#button #thingstowriteabout
Ya’ll know I can’t resist a challenge, so I suppose I’m posting one more time today. Or one more additional time. Or an extra bonus time, also.
#button #thingstowriteabout
Q: Tell a bad joke you just made up.
A: 1) Not a ? 2) Let’s do this thing.
For 4 years I bought my wife 2 purses. 1 for her birthday. 1 for Christmas. She loved them all, but after 4 years she’d had enough.
“No more purses,” she said. “These’ll last a lifetime!”
I guess she was purse-ever-8-ing.
A: 1) Not a ? 2) Let’s do this thing.
For 4 years I bought my wife 2 purses. 1 for her birthday. 1 for Christmas. She loved them all, but after 4 years she’d had enough.
“No more purses,” she said. “These’ll last a lifetime!”
I guess she was purse-ever-8-ing.
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Q: Tell a bad joke you just made up.
A: 1) Not a ? 2) Let’s do this thing.
For 4 years I bought my wife 2 purses. 1 for her birthday. 1 for Christmas. She loved them all, but after 4 years she’d had enough.
“No more purses,” she said. “These’ll last a lifetime!”
I guess she was purse-ever-8-ing.
A: 1) Not a ? 2) Let’s do this thing.
For 4 years I bought my wife 2 purses. 1 for her birthday. 1 for Christmas. She loved them all, but after 4 years she’d had enough.
“No more purses,” she said. “These’ll last a lifetime!”
I guess she was purse-ever-8-ing.