Samuel JD Scorsone

Occupational therapy?

Sorry! My uncle has MS; it's awful.

Do they make white boards for showers?
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Its so hard. That was really kind of you

Manuscript

Never heard of it. How is it? I use OneNote

What are you using to manage your notes?

What kind of book is it?

When the future gets here, it'll be now

We'll never see a movie like that again.

Got to, it's so easy and satisfying

Carrots

I once liked the idea of producing less STUFF in the world; like someone pointed out: clutter. But then, no one owns anything anymore. I think that's why I like vinyl.

I, alone, the world honored one

Reading Ulysses was a weird experience of not understanding what's going on, but being enthralled, getting to end, confused, surprised, crying, then feeling elated.

Came here to say that. I'm 380 pages in and... 🥵🥵🥵

Only? 92 is 92!

Do dragons need wings? #fantasy #dragons

Maybe the more interesting version would be partial fluency where the character can speak the language but keeps tripping over cultural assumptions

The funny thing is, whatever our life is right now, like you say:
the sink full of plates, the laundromat hum. That's it. But we don't like that answer, do we?

Drew the new spinosaurus! And the old one while I was at it!
#spinosaurusaegyptiacus
#spinosaurusmirabilis
#sciart #paleoart

Fair enough. I'm trying to think of something like Yoda on Dagaboh and I think with that the audience, along with Luke is learning about the Force + world building + plot with the Cave, etc. So, I think you're right - it need substance.

I worry that if I "montage" it, it might not feel earned either. Are there examples, from books or movies that you like?

Totally, his opinion on Star Wars cannon is so supercilious (😉)

Matthew

The Queen of all Carrie Anns? 🔥🔥🔥

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Fantasy readers:
What makes a training arc satisfying for you?
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I mean, if we talk about pushing something on indigenous people...

To be fair, some of those monks had it coming. A lot of the monks in the golden age of Zen were there escaping other responsibilities or floating from school to school collecting "zen quotes" and testing Zen teachers.

Do you know how many times he probably heard, "What is Buddha?"