by Ira | Dec 4, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I was just reaching to pull out the dictionary for another fine distinction…and it’s not there. I left it somewhere in the house. Sigh. That is to say: I know I haven’t done one in a while, but the fun with that book has not been abandoned. I’ve just been very, very...
by Ira | Dec 3, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Got some bad news today. Not about me, specifically. Someone else. Which means I can’t say specifically, except that I’m very sad. Hard to write an entry tonight because that’s really all that’s on my mind, and it’s just not my story to tell. The pups are warm. I...
by Ira | Dec 2, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
So I watched Megalopolis today. It was…a 138-minute plot synopsis. With one exception, there was one scene that felt like a real scene: with his mother. That felt real. The rest was pantomime. Pastiche. Untethered. I also don’t think Coppola actually knew what he was...
by Ira | Dec 1, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Woof. Today was WAY longer with work than I expected. Sigh. It’s okay. I think we got everything done. We’ll see in the morning. Almost a thirteen hour day. Yikes. I’m wiped. Time for sleep. Tonight’s photo was selected randomly, and what a photo. I miss her so, so...
by Ira | Nov 30, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Boy oh boy did I not want to get up this morning to do my writing. It’s been a week, folks. A week. And this one upcoming will probably be similar in that a lot is going on. For the rest of the year, in fact…but I am resolute. I don’t know how much of this detailed...
