Pete Hautman

Update: Jim Hautman has just won his 7th federal duck stamp contest, breaking his tie with brother Joe for the most wins in the competition’s history. Here’s our story about why he and his brothers are so good at what they do.

Pilot/Namiki makes a very nice retractable fountain pen. One hand operation is great for drive by book signing. I have three.

Nice, but I only read books that make the cover of the NYTBR.

Yeah, the omnipresence of visual media and the astonishing number of talented (and less talented) writers entering the field have raised the bar considerably.

TIL that some of the kids reading my novels have parents who are too young to remember 9-11.

I did that back when Musk entered the picture. It has been good for my mental health.

I have never been so relieved to be old, male, white, cis, and childless.

Is there anyone who does not think they would be a great advice columnist?

After years of stressing out over who was which, I now choose to believe that Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds are the same person.

Ha! Imagine how my brother Bob, with six second place finishes feels.

“Puffer.” Ha! My sister calls it a “misty.”

"The Man from Uncle" fanfic circa 1966.

anytime i’m facing an especially hated or arduous task, i like to give myself a little treat beforehand to encourage myself to get it done. it’s called a ‘pre-ward’ and it absolutely does not work

yes exactly this which is why everybody gotta stop screenshotting twitter stuff and porting it over here. leave the dead to bury their dead

The Maintenance of Headway - Wikipedia

This rather excellent novel by Magnus Mills is all about that: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mai...

My cat (Ubik) dragged her auto feeder twenty feet into the next room and sent it crashing down the basement stairs. Highly effective.

Good idea. I may just do that.

Who doesn't have covid?
Me: Raises hand uncertainly. Looks around at gathered friends and relatives. Oh...just me?

71, Minnesota, slavery in elementary school, states rights in middle school.

Yeah, we tried some of the drugs with my mom. Not at all helpful, just bad dreams and increased anxiety. But worth a try, I guess—maybe they work for some people.

My mom went through a 20 year decline (she died in 2017 at 94). If I learned anything, it was to not try to correct her every time she got something wrong. Moving forward and enjoying the moment and laughing a lot worked better for everybody.

Yeah, same here, hence the "maybe, sorta."

Sense 8, maybe sorta.

Nice photo.

My thoughts exactly.

Same.

Interesting hypothesis. I wonder how one could measure such a thing.

My impression of Bluesky after having to (mostly) leave Twitter is that it’s kinda like what happens after a mass extinction event wipes out all dominant organisms and evolution goes into hyperdrive filling all the niches with new life. This might be the Benadryl talking

five body parts you have but one is a lie:

Arm
Nose
Big toe
Tail
Elbow

I hadn't thought about it until I read your post, but same for me. Doesn't feel anywhere near that long!