The Year of Ranges As November encroaches upon us, I experience the same feelings that a runner must as they turn the final bend to the finish line. The stretch feels endlessly long, and yet the gap will close faster than the next inhale. I find this time of year to be the perfect season for reflecting on the year thus far so that I can finish it as strong as I am able. One of the biggest differences this year compared to previous ones is how I've approached the blog. The fir

No post next week, because my partner and I will be on vacation, and I intend to maximize my loafing time as much as possible. No time for loafing now though! We've got a post to bottle up and cast into the Sea of Bottomless Blogs and Ocean of Endless Opinions. Sploosh. ...or not! As the season transitions into fall, daylight grows more scarce, and it becomes more precious. Left to my own devices, I wake with the sun, rising earlier in the summer months, sleeping in during th

One of my closest friends recently shared an Instagram short with me from a small-time, self-published author whose solution to pacing problems was, "Make waiting dangerous," which prickled me enough to make me ask why and want to unpack it. Let's assume for the moment that 1) AJ is sincere in his attempt to help newer writers with pacing and 2) the story told is true: AJ's best friend approached him and admitted that she's been having an affair behind her husband's back the