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Posted by Dirck on 12 May, 2022

Day Pen Ink
  • 9 May
  • 10 May
  • 11 May
  • 12 May

In addition to The Stupid Project, I started working on what can only be called a fan fiction, although I can’t say I’m a fan of the original work. If I persist in it, I may post it on the other front.

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Neither a Rock Nor an Island

Posted by Dirck on 6 May, 2022

I mentioned COVID yesterday. We should be free of it by now, but… well, nowhere near enough people were willing to do what it took to stamp on it*. We are, thanks to the economic and political events set in motion in the 1980s, in an era which does not lend itself to people putting aside their personal agenda to further the public interest. I’m pretty sure I was one of those who pointed out waaaaay back when this started that “If you are worried about getting sick, wear a mask; I’m not, so I won’t” enhances the likelihood of transmission, since masks are a lot better at keeping the sickness in a sickie than keeping it out of the uninfected.

This was a problem with the 1919 Influenza too, though, so I can’t (entirely) blame Reaganomics. Rugged individualism, on the other hand, has a lot to answer for.

*Vietnam did a pretty damn good job, with its emphasis on collective action. Just imagine where we’d be now if the rest of the world had shut down for long enough to do away with domestic transmission…

Today’s pen: Sheaffer Targa
Today’s ink: Herbin Bleu Myosotis

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Posted by Dirck on 28 April, 2022

Day Pen Ink
  • 25April
  • 26 April
  • 27 April
  • 28 April

I haven’t thought of anything clever to do with this progress report when progress is diffuse and mostly internal. There is progress of that sort, happily, although the fortress of United States tax requirements is not only unbreached but as yet unassaulted. I’ve realized that I can probably get some advice from the provincial Writers Guild and possibly even from the Horror Writers Association, as I’m a member of both.

I just have to… you know… do something that involves someone who isn’t me. After two years of glorious enforced stand-offishness, I’m rather out of practice with that stuff.

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Posted by Dirck on 14 April, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 11 April
  • 12 April
  • 13 April
  • 14 April
  • Faffing about with my projected self-publishing foolishness.
  • A vast and endless stream, apparently

“Faffing about with my projected self-publishing foolishness” is, it appears, going to be the default setting for a while. Illustrations are being illustrated. I’ve set up a writer account on Kindle, Apple and a couple of others. I’m looking at local sourcing for the printing of physical copies.

So… the next few updates are likely to be down to three columns, just to avoid repetetive redundancy reiteration.

Also– day off tomorrow, and I need to relax, so there’s probably no film appearing after this.

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Posted by Dirck on 7 April, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 4 April
  • 5 April
  • 6 April
  • 7 April
  • Faffing about with my projected self-publishing foolishness.
  • Nothing conclusive, of course.

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Posted by Dirck on 17 March, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 14 March
  • 15 March
  • 16 March
  • 17 March
  • Second draft of “Golden Hour”.
  • 597 typed words (difficult week).

Today’s pen is a nod to the North American tradition of wearing a green thing on St. Patrick’s Day. I also whipped up a stupid thing to put onto a social media header for the day: Godzilla vs. Begorrah!

As long as Jet Jaguar or Minya don’t show up, it’s bound to be good

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Posted by Dirck on 10 March, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 7 March
  • 8 March
  • 9 March
  • 10 March
  • Second draft of “Golden Hour”.
  • 1023 typed words.

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Posted by Dirck on 3 March, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 28 February
  • 1 March
  • 2 March
  • 3 March
  • Second draft of “Golden Hour”.
  • 520 typed words.†

† This would be bigger, except for some ridiculous demands from The Regular Job and the unwelcome return of migraine to my life, after a long absence.

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Posted by Dirck on 24 February, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 21 February
  • 22 February
  • 23 February
  • 24 February
  • First draft of “Golden Hour”.
  • Buying some groceries and mentally preparing for second draft.
  • Five manuscript pages.
  • About $24 worth.

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Posted by Dirck on 17 February, 2022

Day What How Much Pen Ink
  • 14 February
  • 15 February
  • 16 February
  • 17 February
  • First draft of “Golden Hour”.
  • Seven and a half manuscript pages.

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