by vrtapscott | May 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
We’re living in the future, now. I suppose this is more accurate for the older folks among us, but the upshot of it all is that we’re living in the future of where we thought we’d be when we got older. I mean, we used to see these pictures of teardrop shaped cars, and...
by vrtapscott | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
This isn’t so much ‘how I write’ as how I think. I would guess that just about everyone has a different way of thinking. Now, my characters simply live inside my head, and when I write dialog, it never comes from me, at least not directly. Or at least it doesn’t seem...
by vrtapscott | Apr 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
So, I was contemplating my cookie dough last night. Part of my diet that started years ago was that I’d behave all week and reward myself with a quarter batch of chocolate chip cookie dough on Thursday nights. As it got to be more of a regular thing, it grew,...
by vrtapscott | Apr 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ok, it’s almost Easter. So it’s somewhat appropriate to write a piece on Easter. And this serves as your warning that there’s some religious content below, so beware! Being a Christian, it’s probably not the best idea to say that I think it’s possible that the secular...
by vrtapscott | Apr 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve got a problem with ‘deserve’. I guess it comes from the feeling that the universe doesn’t owe me anything. I mean, the word ‘deserve’ seems to say that I’ve pre-loaded Karma and it now owes me something. Which, all things considered, I don’t consider that...
