Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Words Writing About Writing   Awareness of the outside world. Free fiction. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi. Subterranean Press: Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick. Bending Genres: You Had Me At Blue Hair by moi. ~~~ Past Fiction Fiction posted in 2020. Upside, wrote more than I realized. Downside, no closerContinue reading “Recap Week 2020 Fiction, Table of Contents”

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. When one & one’s spouse are a pair of curmudgeonly hermits, Christmas 2020 doesn’t look that different from any other year. I realize this is not the case for others. If your holiday has been disrupted and you are worried about tomorrow, remember this. December 25Continue reading “Disc Stroll, Santa Fe International Virtual 5K, Hoover, AL, September 2020”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. “It’s fashionable to pretend that the US response to COVID-19 has been disastrously, unconscionably bad, but that’s really not true. We could have and should have done better, but we’re not really all that different from other similar rich countries.” “Cases are a different matter. The US reallyContinue reading “Weekly Check-In, Rodney & Milton”

Blogging About Blogging   Awareness of the outside world. Commentary on the form, both from late 2019, Whatever: The Death of the Blog, Again, Again and Viva Carlos: Is Blogging Dead?, also a comment on commenting by VC [Meh]. ~~~ Here’s to nine years and post #3195. [We begin. Again. December 22, 2011] As IContinue reading “Blogiversary, Blogger Meet-Ups, and Christmas Books”

Thoughts   Awareness of the outside world. Solstice! Longer days! Kermit dance! ~~~ Be careful out there. Not in the way you’d think. Last week, on my way to Lee Springs Park, I was stopped for speeding. [5K To Nowhere] When I saw the lights, I pulled over, half-expecting the car to blast by. ItContinue reading “Mood on Monday, Be Careful Out There”

Images   Awareness of the outside world. Wall of Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Wall. Artist. Article. ~~~ Artist: Jim Davidson Or maybe not. Who knew? The Denver Post: The bronze sculptures you pass every day might not be “real” By Josie Klemaier 2016 Photo taken during virtual 5K.[Another Lakeside Stroll] ~~~ 5:28 pm StayContinue reading “Corporate Bronze”