Mary Paddock

Please keep up.

Illegal Immigrants aren't allowed access to Medicaid. This is a lie the Right is telling you because they know you want to believe it. And you are swallowing it whole without pondering it, doing no research. They are counting on your need to believe.

Ya'all be sure and check out Truth Social too. They love it when you do that.

Be sure and tell them what you think of the administration's policies.

I'm sure they will be interested in honest exchange.

I've been using subtitles for years, accent or no accent. Why? I am not hearing impaired, though at 60 it's not what it used to be.

It's because I have ADHD and it helps my comprehension and focus.

This is how you find out that you didn't buy enough magnetic letters.

Losa is 13 months old this week. I've never had a sweeter, easier dog.

This is not AI. This is Life With Moose .

The resort we're staying at has chairs set up just so visitors can watch the sunset.

About an hour outside of Ashville, NC.

Cherokee National Forest.

On the road again! Destination: Norfolk, VA.

Many thanks to our gracious house sitter, Zen Swolley who keeps our home and at home creatures safe.

Moose has been beyond excited from the moment we pulled out the suitcases.

We are building a dog. Taking him places, exposing him to unfamiar people, events, and unusual experiences. He is responding by becoming calmer and less concerned with the unfamiliar and unusual.

If you haven't already found it drop in over at Substack and enjoy Richard Parry's cosy Hearthlight series.

🔮 The Wanderlight Chronicles – Day 1: Sheep, Gelato, and Possibly a Wizard Named Hollis Listen now | I’m journaling through a solo RPG for the next 28 days. Think cozy fantasy meets Choose Your Own Adventure, with dice, daily prompts, and an introverted hero who needs a break (and maybe ...

Rocking along to @hbocao.bsky.social ’s Hearthlight Chronicles (my cozy solo run is full of warmth, maybe a wizard, and... sheep? 🐑)

📖 First journal entry’s up:
rollfornarrative.parrydox.com/p/the-hearth...

Losa's first dinner out. Moose is here too. Guess which one is better behaved?

Hint: it's not Moose.

Mei Le in Eureka Springs is wonderful. Our server, Larry, is the best.

Apparently, someone did not proofread the article they asked AI to write.

To those who don't live here, there are no volcanos here. Zip. Nadda. None.

www.worldatlas.com/places/9-bes...

Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.
--Luther Burbank

Oh. I'm sorry. I've done that sort of thing too.

We drank half a pot of coffee so we could do this.

Waiting for the lunar eclipse (who needs sleep?)

On any average day, he's a mess (and presently needs a haircut and bath). He is brave for a blind dog. Loved by the cats because they know he's not like the others. Knows the good guys from the bad. Doles out hugs like medicine (and they are). Is kind, fierce, and neurotic (the wind worries him).

I can always tell when Gary didn't bother to log out of my account (no. He doesn't watch cosplay stuff). I suddenly get a ton of car videos, videos about airplanes, and CS Lewis documentaries).

Quite obviously, I can't be counted on to play by the rules. The yellow highlighter is me ferreting over use of gestures. By God but my characters nod a lot. And for someone who isn't known for smiling a lot, I certainly lean on the expression in print.

One line a day for twenty days . . .

I'll buy.

Thank you so very much! :) If you're really interested (and it's okay if you're not), Bright is available on Amazon.

Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days.

Day 6

See below

Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days.

Day 5

An instant later, it was business as usual for everyone except Hannah, who was still shivering.
The steady drumbeat of guilt, which had played in the background of her life for better than six months, grew louder.

I love the stars and have since I was a kid.

Not in a science geek, learn all their names sort of way (though being married to a man who does is handy). But in a whispered, "Oh My God" everything else falls away for a few minutes sort of way.

I needed this more than ever tonight.

Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days.

Over the sands, east of the Chesapeake Bay, rose the red sun. Further inland, errant owls, late, late, late winged to trees, tucking deep into boughs, firmly shutting round gold eyes, bellies full of rats, voles, Luna moths.

#27 BMX racing

YouTube video by Richard Parry #Short: My Novel Was Too Unrealistic… Because of Coffee?

#writers, what’s the weirdest critique you’ve ever received? 🤔

A guy gave my debut novel a one-star review—not for the werewolves, but for a coffee shop.
He even messaged me mid-read to say my take on coffee shops was wrong… despite never having been to Berkeley. 🤦‍♂️

youtube.com/shorts/XrM-G...

One woman gave a book a two stars because she didn't like the main character.

Said the dog was great, but the human was irritating.