This is the first sentence I ever wrote in German. I have recently decided to try learning German. I'm stating this publicly so I don't give up quickly. I think learning another language is good for your brain. And German isn't supposed to be particularly difficult for those who speak English as their Muttersprache. (See, … Continue reading Das Brot ist lecker.
Tag: reading
Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
As I've posted here previously, I've been trying to get other creative work done while working of the self-publishing-bits of my cookbook, and this should be possible in theory - a lot of people manage to edit or polish one project while also writing another project, lots of people can balance not only two, but … Continue reading Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
February Update
A little progress on the detective office diorama Hello everyone. Nothing much to say today, just a few random thoughts. I've been working my way through a list of story ideas I started last year but never completed - there were eleven pieces on the list when I started on it a week or two … Continue reading February Update
Hello 2025
Yesterday I received a notice that a piece of mine has been accepted for publication. Great news! A good start to the new year. It's a piece that I still feel is well written, eight or nine months after I first started sending it out, which is not always true. It's a creative non-fiction piece, … Continue reading Hello 2025
Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024
(from mid December 2023 up until Nov. 18th 2024, anyway.) I surrendered my volunteer reading position with Orca Literary Magazine this summer, and this has allowed me to read (or at least start to read) more published works this year than last, fifty-five including a few “read” as audiobooks as of the time I decided … Continue reading Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024