BBB- WIPS- in progress

  of starlight and black matter... a bit of a rant. I'm never really sure how things get started.  Often, I don't even know where they began. I only know that frequently, material, time, and effort disappear from my writings. More is loss than I can easily blame on my sub-moderate computer skills, or my personal lack of knowledge, or even just simple ignorance. I'm basically a "learn as you go" kind of guy. Until recently, I thought of computers as simple tools, like a hammer, a typewriter, or a toaster. Not "smart" toys by any means. And to be honest, I've some angst towards computers. Occasionally, I've even considered taking a hammer to my laptop, but so far, I have only thrown one into the pool. Am I simply jinxed by the many things my computer demands of me? The apps, programs, accessories, updates, drop-down menus, passwords- don't even get me started about passwords, and the constant looking here or there for six or seven-digit codes o...

 TORN CORNERS- PROPOSED SCHEDULE  I began these stories over many years. When I was working, in school, and raising a family. I wrote mostly poetry, but I've always had a bent to express myself with more words, even chapters. Poetry is fun, a way to meet interesting and like-minded people. I managed fair success at it. What I've really wanted is to tell stories. Even s ince grade school,  I've written or begun many works through the years, a few were even submitted in the days of SASE, before emails and PDFs. They, including the sailing and news articles I'd written, are lost. And so I start anew, or from scraps. - dalton, July 14, 2025 COMPLETE STORIES, MISC. WORK       - Terror in the Ski (need base stats, second edition in WIP) CURRENT PROJECTS >> WIPS- Works begun since 2024, substantially started -Spoonful     (10 sections of 500 words/in process)- nearing completion - About Your Drugs (6-7 sections, 300-500 words each) - nearing comple...