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The Desk Saga

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Once again, sorry about the radio silence yesterday, my Hordeling. Still working out how to get the supernatural soap opera written and posted as well as doing the daily missives. So, I have a really… 

We’re running out of wall space

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The wife used to be a professional photographer. She took pictures of models for local papers, some portraits, things like that. Consequently, she has thousands of photos. She has also recently discovered A.I. image generation.… 

Stretching the writing muscles

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I launched the supernatural soap opera last week. I won’t lie. The monkey mind sitting in the back of my brain keeps screeching in terror. But I’ve so far managed to keep it caged and… 

Happy Labor Day 2026

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Happy Labor Day, my Hordeling! This is the day here in The States that we celebrate the contributions of the common working man to commerce and industry. Government offices, the Post Office and banks are… 

The kindness of strangers

The wife and I were running errands so she decided we’d have lunch out. The only problem is that here in Small Town America, lots of other people have the same idea, especially since the… 

Again with the mailbox

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So, we had to run errands early in the day but around 3:00 PM we were back home. I took the opportunity to tackle changing the mailbox, especially as rain is predicted for much of… 

Now I have to move the mailbox

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So, after all the work I did to get the new mailbox up and in place it looks like I’m going to have to move it. Yesterday, we got a nice bin full of all… 

Replacing the mailbox

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About a week and a half ago I went to check the mail. I got to the mailbox and noticed it was leaning. That’s not normal. I opened the door and pulled out our mail.… 

Raventon: City of darkness – the story begins!

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After longer than it should have taken I’ve launched the supernatural soap opera! If you’d like to check it out, you can find it here: https://jameshusum.substack.com I’m using Substack, for several reasons. They let me… 

Early morning escapades

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So, the wife decided that she wanted to go on a shopping adventure, and picked the farmer’s market. Of course, it was the farmer’s market in the Next Town Over. The plan was to get…