When I'm not pretending to be a giant rabbit who writes fiction on the Internet, I work at a services company where I deal with customers all day. The nature of our business is such that people often mistakenly believe we're responsible for things that we aren't, so it's not uncommon for me to get … Continue reading Combatting Mindlessness with Personal Myth
Category: Self-Reflection
30 Days of Plants and Animals
Today is the last day of my Whole 30 culinary "reset," and it's hard to argue with the results. In the past month I've lost nearly 15 pounds, my stomach no longer resembles a beach-ball, and -- I can't lie about this -- I feel better overall than I've felt in a little while. My … Continue reading 30 Days of Plants and Animals
My Whole30 – Week 3
It's hard to believe that I've just finished my third week of Whole30 eating. Day 21 passed on Monday, and today I'm looking at the home stretch -- in just 8 days, I'll have completed one of the more difficult things I've ever done. I'll have been living on meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts and … Continue reading My Whole30 – Week 3
My Whole 30 – Week 2
I've been on the Whole30 adventure for two weeks. I'm really hesitant to call it a "diet," because that comes with all kinds of baggage I don't want. A diet is something you're on for a brief amount of time, drop a bunch of weight, and then gain it all back again when you hop … Continue reading My Whole 30 – Week 2
All I Can Eat
It was Super Bowl Sunday, and I was riding the high of a dominant performance by the Ravens. I admit that I may have had a rather heavy Baltimore Bang or two, and I was in that state of mind where you're friends with the world, and you can do anything. Our host brings up … Continue reading All I Can Eat
February 2013 – The Plan
One of the things I learned last month is that my writing practice hasn't developed enough that I can simply write through unusual circumstances. I'll need to plan around stretches of time where I know I'll have company or will need to travel. That doesn't necessarily mean I'll never learn to write when there's something … Continue reading February 2013 – The Plan
January 2013 Goals: How Did I Do?
At the beginning of this month, I set a pretty ambitious set of goals for myself. I had planned to write or rewrite five short stories -- two stories for friends to try out a commission scheme I had dreamed up, and a rewrite of three 'fluff' short stories that I felt I could do … Continue reading January 2013 Goals: How Did I Do?
Further Confusion 2013
The break that I had threatened earlier was a little longer than anticipated -- sorry about that. The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for a number of reasons, and I'm just now getting to catch up with everything. There'll be more about that in future blogs, I promise, but … Continue reading Further Confusion 2013
Writing Through Rain or Shine, Snow or Drought, Feast or Famine
It's common knowledge that in order to be a writer, you have to write. And in order to be a "professional" writer, you have to treat your passion like a job. This means adhering to a schedule of some sort, making sure that no matter the capricious moods of our muses we're sitting at the … Continue reading Writing Through Rain or Shine, Snow or Drought, Feast or Famine
The Plan (January 2013)
I'd like to start off by wishing all of you a wonderful new year! I don't know if any of you have made resolutions or not (I have), but whatever your plans I hope that you have a better year ahead than you did behind you. The beginning of the year is always an exciting … Continue reading The Plan (January 2013)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 