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Technically this is part four of my article: The Privilege of Daily Writing and the Ableism of Prescribing It, but I am separating this part as a stand-alone listicle. read more
Of course, some will continue to be jerkwad dill holes. Writers are not a monolith. Maybe they just have critical empathy failure. Maybe they answered too many “How do I… read more
The time, the energy, the ability to write every day—not everyone has these. And while most aspiring writers who “can’t” write every day may need little more than some brutally… read more
I’m a fake geek guy. I like most geek things, but I don’t like them enough to delve into the obsession that is a bit of a defining characteristic of… read more
If you want to try to cite Death of the Author, it helps if they’re actually dead. And J.K. Rowling is a little bit like the toxic mold on her… read more
[On Sunday, March 22nd, I was invited by the intern minister to speak as a pagan on the equinox at the Unitarian Universalist church that I attend. This is the… read more
[Once upon a time I wrote Facebook posts for hours a day and then turned around and wrote a blog. Then one day, someone asked me, “Are you counting the… read more
One of the things I figured out only too late in my blogging career was to respect ALL the writing I do. I would write for two hours a day… read more
“Hey, this is a message from Chris’s Editor….” [Something a little different today. That article last week got published. Like really really published—ISBN and all—by someone who wanted it in… read more
Part 3 of an article of twenty things normal people can do to help stop the rising tide of fascism in the US (and anywhere). read more
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