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Category: Deep Thoughts

  • FL Senate 2025

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    It’s been a wild session for the Florida Senate and House this year. While I had initially started compiling a list of important bills to keep an eye on, things quickly devolved once the session began. Of the 974 Senate bills that were proposed this session only 205 total bills between the two chambers have…

  • On Doing the Thing (Again)

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    I wonder if it’ll ever normalize that I keep writing and churning out new novels. Early this month, I finished the first draft of Far North – Returning: Vic. It’s still a shock. While there’s still plenty of editing work left to do, that’s half-way through the series as it’s been planned. When I was…

  • FL Senate 2024 – SB Updates

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    The regular session is finally over, having finished March 8th. It was a bizarre session. Before I get into the recap of the bills I was watching, we have some things to discuss. First, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s husband passed away suddenly in April. While we may not see eye-to-eye on political issues, we can…

  • Dreams and Dread

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    I’ve been having awful dreams lately. Dread has settled into my bones in their wake. It feels like nothing is changing, no matter how hard we as individuals try, and I’m tired of covering over my dread in various ways. To save my sanity, maybe it isn’t distraction or indignation that I need. Maybe I…

  • FL Senate 2024 – SB Review

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    Breaking down some bills to keep an eye on, in my personal opinion, this Senate session. Friendly reminder: both the FL House and Senate are having elections this year, make sure to vote in your district!

  • #WordWeavers – 4/2 – 10/2

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    Answering the prompts for Feb 4th through 10th. Also, a little bit of self-promo because next week…I’ve got big news! For now though I’m going to go enjoy my birthday week.

  • Project Update – Jan 2024

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    Updates about the current projects for the month of January 2024. Talking about when to expect Far North to be released, stream updates for the month, and where things stand with Greenhouse Museum and beyond!

  • #WordWeavers – 29/1 – 3/2

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    Giving this a shot as a weekly warmup exercise before I get into writing for the day. Since I’m trying to post less short-form content on Masto, I figure doing these in a batch on my blog would be a much easier way to get all my thoughts out — without the constraint of a…

  • Thoughts and Things from a Week Away

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    Thoughts from the week. Mostly, I don’t remember how to long-form blog anymore…unless I’m infodumping. My bad. I’m gonna work on that. Also, have a vegan cheese sauce recipe, because it’s delicious.

  • Union News: AFSCME Council 79 Decertified

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    Discussing the recent updates in the SB256 saga, taking a brief look at the lawsuits against it, and what employees can do to regain their bargaining rights.