Louanne: [eyeroll] "Obviously, if I don't say 'Not asking Marissa to our prom,' I'll never hear the end of it, so that. I insulted Marissa without meaning to by not asking her to our prom." [Looks off-camera] "You happy?" Marissa [Smiles tightlipped, nods] www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html

Sam Donnovan: "I would have to leave the house to insult someone... I know early on in their relationship, Jennifer would get very upset when Valerie asked her to bring me down a plate of food. There was a time she just threw the food down and stomped off, but I don't think that was really something

Todd Stashwick is coming to Farpoint in February!!!!!!!! farpointcon.com He's really cool in person and this is a GREAT convention for East Coast people to see him. Support fan-run #conventions! #StarTrek #ToddStashwick #TwelveMonkeys

I'm at Meet The Pros at #ShoreLeave!!! Yea! #Writing #SmallPress #IndieAuthors

#Politics #Writing @govandybeshear.bsky.social Every now and then, Reddit hits the mark:

Monica in "Every Opening" in "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html - LOVES puzzles. Her desire to unravel a puzzle is her entire motivation in the story! #AwesomeCharacters #SmallPress 💙📚 #Booksky📚💙

Christopher Benson in "Unnamed Perils Policy Claim" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/uppc.html - is very happy to spend days indoors, though his wife is there with him to talk with. There is a year, though, that neither leaves the house much, but there's a strong reason for that...

Petra from "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - wins this hands-down in my work! Petra suffers from seasonal affect disorder, but to counter that, she explodes with all of the trappings of enthusiasm and beats back the sadness. She literally skips around the bar giving out flowers.

To be an #IndieAuthor from a #SmallPress is to, by necessity, have a thick skin. Speculative Reader: "I read EVERYTHING!" Us: [Describes books] SR: "No thanks." *Sigh* www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html 💙📚 #Booksky📚💙 #Writing

You turn your head to make one Caturday post about a cat menacing your doughnut and... #Caturday #Humor

Happy Caturday Everyone! I call this picture: "Elim Tries To Decide If It Is Worth It..." #Humor #Caturday

"My name is Sam Donnovan. You've probably heard of me from the years I was married to supermodel Valerie Hutchinson. No? Maybe one of my award-winning novels? No? "Oh, yeah. I'm the prolific novelist who writes from his ex-wife's basement... yup. That guy."

Lee Willnaught in "Living In The Wakes" is first introduced to readers when he pops over to his adopted dad's house to show him a video of the prior night's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." This sets off the entire story as it lead the two to start the mock-wakes that form the rest of the novel!

1. I am W.L. Swarts, I write fiction - usually realist fiction set in my own literary universe, bent toward experimental. Novels and short stories mostly. My current #WIP is a 5-book horror series. The series is entitled "An Escalating Tale Of Sociological Horror." 1/2 #Writing #WritingPrompt

Texas Xenophobe Chip Roy managed to encapsulate his support for authoritarianism in a single sentence and few people noticed. He said, “We ought to be codifying what the president’s doing.” Dude, that's not how law enforcement works! You don't change the law to justify the police action! #Politics

New York State has a Price Tag Law, which is very clear. It says that the price posted is what the store must charge. newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._ag... The Attorney General's office has yet to clarify to me why the grocery store can violate this law with a "store policy" they call "penny rounding."

I know it is Caturday, but rather than celebrate my plastic bag-eating cat, I'd like to show off the Hammerhead Shark Of Consoling that my wife made me yesterday. His name is Hammy and these pictures do not do justice to her cute work. #Caturday #SharkSaturday #Crochet

One of my best clients died today and I know she would appreciate this tribute from me: #RIPInge #ShoreLeave

If Convicted Felon Donald J. Trump were working for a foreign government to destabilize the United States and destroy its standing in the world, what would he do differently? #Politics #FuckMAGA #NotFunny

Actual Neo-Nazi Supporter Elon Musk is. EVERY investor who put a hundred and fifty dollars into SpaceX stock knew they were funding an unelected, unaccountable narcissist who illegally accessed and influenced the U.S. government and its agencies. That's not someone we reward; it's someone we stop.

Arguably my favorite exchange in "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - comes from Sonya reacting to something (I hope) cute. After an especially tough day waiting on lots of crappy men at the restaurant, Sonya overhears the last guy of the night talking to his brother:

For the first time, I am writing a planned series - I know the entire arc of the story and the characters. I am thinking that for the back of the fifth book, the blurb [below a quote, like I usually do] is going to be:

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you. (Perfectly fits my writing theme for today! ;) )

T.B. Kelvin, the vocally #childfree protagonist in "Known Quantities" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/knownquantities.html - who gets a vasectomy almost immediately in the book - would obviously be best represented by a pair of seedless grapes. At least I amuse myself. #Writing

This squirrel in our yard has no tail. I bet there's a story behind that. This tailless squirrel sure has a tale to tell. 🐿️ #Writing

What has two legs, two thumbs and is going to the 2026 NYC ComicCon? This guy! #NYCC #ComicCon #BuyMyStuffSoICanAffordThisTripPlease #Fandom

Timber would like to wish everyone a Happy Caturday, but he is too busy watching chipmunks eat birdseed to divert his attention. #Caturday

I have written many pieces that I describe to people as "existential horror." I think some of the most horrific concepts are written by those who do not traditionally write horror for the genre. I am looking forward to adding my sensibilities with my next project. #Writing #AmWriting #HorrorWriters

None of my characters so far have tattoos, probably because I am really uncomfortable around needles, I could never do justice to describing a tattooing scene... Sonya in "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - as an aging Goth in the early aughts has piercings.

not returned to the "Star Trek" universe. Moody and cerebral, I think #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine fans will find a lot to love in this interpretation of Benjamin Sisko! Lots of references, tying the universe together, self-reflection... *sigh*. Enjoy! #Writing #Fanfic #StarTrek #AO3