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I Need to Make Mistakes

Today I learned that Cheez-Its were invented in Ohio. There’s magic here. There’s also magic in a fresh notebook.

Ohio

August 18, 2022

This morning I fed a robot a few sentences from the novel I’m writing, and it generated some startlingly accurate pictures.

Ohio

It’s a fascinating little ailment.

I sneeze whenever I glance at the sun, which I’ve always taken as proof I am a night owl.

Ohio

And thank God, soon we’ll be making more night.

This journal might become a halfway house for homeless paragraphs from the stories I’m writing.

Ohio

The weather lady looked a little freaked out.

The television followed this up with a special report about dogs overdosing on their owners’ drugs.

Ohio

Clichés are learned the hard way.

You can never see further than your headlights: this old slice of trucker philosophy makes more sense to me with each passing year.

Ohio

More Americans are unraveling behind the wheel.

I wonder if the health of a society can be pegged to the nerves of its motorists.

Ohio

Like trying to retrofit an 8-track player.

Can anyone recommend a solid alternative to Apple Music that will sync my mp3s with my desktop and telephone?

Ohio

I put a lot of faith in office products to solve my existential problems.

My map is upside down, inscrutable, and probably for a different planet.

Ohio

May 4, 2022

There’s a waxing crescent moon, and I’m reading about God.

Ohio

April 27, 2022

I think I’ve managed to switch on the comments in case anyone wants to say hello or recommend a movie or a song.

Ohio

February 9, 2022

The snow is melting quickly, leaving behind a scene like the bleary-eyed aftermath of a really good party.

Ohio

January 27, 2022

Grey skies and light flurries with dangerously cold temperatures on the way. Meanwhile at the library, a middle-aged man is braying about spreadsheets.

Ohio

January 21, 2022

Blank skies, single-digit temperatures, and the sun goes down at 5:38pm. Here in the Middle West, I’m filling the quiet with books and music, absorbed by text and sound in ways I haven’t felt in years

Ohio

January 18, 2022

Clear skies with highs in the mid-thirties, and it finally snowed last night.

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