A Random Short Story Encounter!

Hello everyone! I recently was lucky enough to get to watch Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Short Story” class through Brandon Sanderson’s lecture series. Within that lecture, she provided the formula for generating a short story word count estimate based on the number of characters, locations, and MICE Threads (Milieu, Inequity, Character, Event) as demonstrated below: L = ((#Characters + #Locations) (750Words x MICE Threads))/1.5 Through that, … Continue reading A Random Short Story Encounter!

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The Wax Poetic – Excerpt #1 “The Skytree”

Towering above the sloshing sea, its canopy shrouding the sky for miles, stood the immense acacia. Its mammoth roots pierced the waves like arteries, twisting upwards into a trunk that cleaved the horizon into slices of fading maroon. Lanterns and torches winked into view as like fireflies as the tree’s inhabitants welcomed the night, and soon, the entire trunk glittered with nocturnal activity. It was … Continue reading The Wax Poetic – Excerpt #1 “The Skytree”

porridgebiscuitFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020Leave a comment

Fish, Writing

Morning’s Mourning

Maggie’s head rested against the back of her chair, her withered fingers limp among the folds of a patch-work quilt. She’d been still for too long. Winston swam another lap around his bowl, hoping that by the next time he saw her she would have moved. The night had been long, and he was already starting to forget its early hours. When had she gone … Continue reading Morning’s Mourning

porridgebiscuitApril 26, 2019April 26, 2019Leave a comment

Writing

Short Story – Catch a Ride

Catching a Ride By Tucker McKinzie Detroit Metro airport buzzed, and Esther was perfectly placed for her next pick up. All she had to do was wait. She checked her app, enjoying the last embers of a Clove; no rides pending — what a drag. She didn’t hear the man approach, nor his soft “Ahem.” But was made quickly aware of her new guest when … Continue reading Short Story – Catch a Ride

porridgebiscuitApril 23, 2019April 23, 2019Leave a comment

Life, Spartan Race

2019 Spartan Race – Week 5 Recap

Hello everyone! I’m starting to think I might have exhausted my body. After succeeding on Monday’s mile run with burpees, and Tuesday’s gym workout, my body was just exhausted. I ended up taking the rest of the week off but honestly haven’t stretched and foam-rolled as much as I should. I’ll try to make that a priority because I’m sure tight muscles are playing into … Continue reading 2019 Spartan Race – Week 5 Recap

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2019 Spartan Race- Week 4 Recap

Hello all! This week went much better than last week: 2/4 – Alternate Gym Workout – Chen Taiji 2/6 – Gym workout 2/7 – 5k with burpees 2/8 – Break I’m still not utilizing the full workout week, and I suspect next week will be slower as well with Valentines Day in the mix. I’ll still post the week’s workouts but they’ll probably be minimal. … Continue reading 2019 Spartan Race- Week 4 Recap

porridgebiscuitFebruary 22, 2019February 18, 2019Leave a comment

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2019 Spartan Race – 2/7 5k & Burpees

Hello everyone! I’m excited! Today’s workout was the first official test of my potential Spartan Race capabilities. I’ve run 5ks before, I’ve run a mile with 15 burpees every 5th if the way. Today, I combined them, doing a 5k with 5 burpees every .3 kilometers (coming out to 75 total burpees.) It’s still a good way shy of the final run, which would be … Continue reading 2019 Spartan Race – 2/7 5k & Burpees

porridgebiscuitFebruary 20, 2019February 18, 2019Leave a comment

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2019 Spartan Race – Week 3 Recap

Hello all! I took it a little easy this week: 1/28 – Alternate gym workout with sled push and tire flip 1/29- Break 1/30- Break 1/31 First 5k with Burpees 2/1 – Break I’ll need to pick up the pace soon. Until next time, -T Continue reading 2019 Spartan Race – Week 3 Recap

porridgebiscuitFebruary 19, 2019February 18, 2019Leave a comment

Fish, Life

Fish Tank – Episode 11: 2/2 Update

Hello everyone! Apologies for the delay in posting, it’s been a hectic few weeks around here life wise, with little change in the tank. I’ve done my best to recall all that’s happened. To start, the loaches were incredibly messy in the 10-gallon tank. We’ve been using algae pills to feed them, and they just leave pieces all over the floor. We eventually transferred all … Continue reading Fish Tank – Episode 11: 2/2 Update

porridgebiscuitFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019Leave a comment

Life, martial arts

Chen Taiji Training – Lesson 2

Hello everyone! Man, I’d forgotten just how difficult taiji can be. Mich of this past week was spent just trying to remember the movement order for the 13 postures form. Thankfully we had a chance to run through a few pieces of it during class. On Monday, we: Qi gong opening the heart – opening and closing chest Spine stretch Standing reverse reeling forearms (repulse … Continue reading Chen Taiji Training – Lesson 2

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