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![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F330%2F737%2F168%2F240%2F736%2Foriginal%2Fcbf99f1c059d05a4.png\")
\nYes! That reads so much better, thank you!
That one damn sentence has been bugging me for days now, like stopping me from working because I kept going back to it...sheesh.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116443846535482903","date_published":"2026-04-21T17:21:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 17:21","date_timestamp":1776792091,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88680283","content_html":"I love that, and have added it to my swipe file. The one with writing tips, not plot ideas.
Yeah, I think you nailed it with the issue being in the \"...nothing flagged themselves...\" bit.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116440635731309106","date_published":"2026-04-21T03:44:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 03:44","date_timestamp":1776743098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88678414","content_html":"100%, thanks for weighing in!
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116440422522923958","date_published":"2026-04-21T02:50:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 02:50","date_timestamp":1776739845,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88677044","content_html":"OK, I need to engage the Collective Grammarian Mind of the Fediverse.
The hell did that come from?
Huh.
Anyway, can anyone tell me what it is about this sentence (not mine) that strikes me as...off:
\"…going through these reports nothing, nor anyone, flagged themselves up as a serious potential threat to their victim's life.\"
I know it's wrong, but all my attempts at reworking it have gone horribly awry.
Pedantry welcome, I'm here to learn.
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116440249115322269","date_published":"2026-04-21T02:06:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 02:06","date_timestamp":1776737199,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88271497","content_html":"Ahhh, nothing quite so relaxing as spending 4 hours listening to some Django...
and writing a 2,000 word tome on the wonders of \"ransomware resilience.\"
::urp::
Sigh.
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116406056221303837","date_published":"2026-04-15T01:10:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 01:10","date_timestamp":1776215457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88080180","content_html":"#WritersCoffeeClub 4/12: How does being a writer influence your life outside of the work?
Erm...this one's complicated as I'm a writer when I'm not a writer, too.
My day job is as a content writer for B2B SaaS companies. I loathe that title, so I generally say I'm a Brand Storyteller.
Also, I should add that I'm looking for a full-time role so if anybody knows of anything...
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116389287138527743","date_published":"2026-04-12T02:06:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 02:06","date_timestamp":1775959581,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88024376","content_html":"FFS. I just saw an ad with Flavor Flav selling...kombucha.
KOMBUCHA
🤦♂️
🫠
Amazing set.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRipadkd6wk
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116376315765118074","date_published":"2026-04-09T19:07:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 19:07","date_timestamp":1775761654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87802926","content_html":"My latest at I Like How You Think:
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116365919383601670","date_published":"2026-04-07T23:03:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 23:03","date_timestamp":1775603017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87674562","content_html":"Tom Bihn is the maker, though since he retired and sold the company I don't think they still use this tag. At least my two Bihns don't have it.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116355636890698769","date_published":"2026-04-06T03:28:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 03:28","date_timestamp":1775446119,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87623859","content_html":"https://capitolhillurbancohousing.org/cohousing/
Some good stuff here, and they include a list of further resources.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116350202441800302","date_published":"2026-04-05T04:26:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 04:26","date_timestamp":1775363196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87508692","content_html":"Musical Gibberish, the brand new concept album from award-winning experimental jazz ensemble Congealed Oil.
(inspired by the crew of The Repair Shop and the things they say about what they're fixing)
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116338658674702784","date_published":"2026-04-03T03:30:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 03:30","date_timestamp":1775187052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87507422","content_html":"My last phone was literally curved for like 4 of it's 5 years for this precise reason.
In summer, I don't have enough pockets to have a dedicated phone spot, so it often ends up back there, courting danger.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116338444109325648","date_published":"2026-04-03T02:36:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 02:36","date_timestamp":1775183778,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87439562","content_html":"Check out the instance I'm on (writing.exchange), we're mostly all writers of one description or several others. Some further hashtags to look at would include 'AmWriting,' 'WritersOfMastodon,' and 'WritingCommunity.'
Sorry, don't know squat about casting calls. 😎
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116332928958725279","date_published":"2026-04-02T03:13:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 03:13","date_timestamp":1775099624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87409016","content_html":"I'm pretty sure Eric Barker is the only writer who can make Schopenhauer seem like the only logical solution to life.
Oh, and he's funny as hell.
https://bakadesuyo.com/2026/03/schopenhauer/
#SpiritWriter #AmResearching #GoodStuff
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon
\n😂
I had a dog years ago who would walk along stuffing her face wherever it didn't belong. Until one day she jammed her sniffer into the bushes under a street tree in a trendy neighborhood and came up with what had to be a nearly non-stop 30-minute run of sneezes.
The looks she gave me during and after that...🫠
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116327465756680696","date_published":"2026-04-01T04:04:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 04:04","date_timestamp":1775016262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87175377","content_html":"Oh, it's perfectly comfortable with, no surprise, plenty of options to grab a coffee...😎
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116310335247202067","date_published":"2026-03-29T03:27:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 03:27","date_timestamp":1774754871,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87175365","content_html":"Having been raised on that rock, i can say emphatically, \"YES.\"
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116310330450865898","date_published":"2026-03-29T03:26:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 03:26","date_timestamp":1774754798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87174936","content_html":"SeaTac is a perfectly fine airport, as airports go. Nothing to write home about, good or otherwise. Think there's still a Sub Pop store, so if you're still into grunge check that out.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116310233065520482","date_published":"2026-03-29T03:01:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 03:01","date_timestamp":1774753312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87174639","content_html":"Well that doesn't look comfy at all.
#DogsOfMastodon #SirDingusMcSplootypants
![\"Rufus](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F310%2F181%2F829%2F955%2F892%2Foriginal%2Fda0349db9035472d.jpeg\")
🎶 Sittin' downtown in a railway station...🎶
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116304928292975978","date_published":"2026-03-28T04:32:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 04:32","date_timestamp":1774672367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87089648","content_html":"AHHH THE CUTE! 🫠
A desk-size Terrierist with folded floofs. I don't think I could handle that, no work would get done at all.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116302396702483819","date_published":"2026-03-27T17:48:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 17:48","date_timestamp":1774633738,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87087487","content_html":"Sorry to hear about your work woes, but it is fascinating how similar our recent trajectories are.
I'm settling down a bit, last week was really rough. On the car front, I found a clean, middle-aged Forester to replace the Outback so I can still get myself and Rufus to the woods and mountains but don't have the weight of those monthly payments on my head.
I'd love to read what my thoughts sparked!
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116302184778644120","date_published":"2026-03-27T16:55:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 16:55","date_timestamp":1774630505,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87087166","content_html":"OK, now I need to see a pic of a folded floof...😂
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116302167113768978","date_published":"2026-03-27T16:50:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 16:50","date_timestamp":1774630235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87052882","content_html":"Anyone else's doggo do this?
![\"Rufus](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F299%2F302%2F284%2F930%2F700%2Foriginal%2F85b285832aa25eab.jpeg\")
Bloggity blog blogging away...
https://ilikehowyouthink.com/posts/how-does-a-sense-of-place-impact-us
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116291413745782945","date_published":"2026-03-25T19:15:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 19:15","date_timestamp":1774466152,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86946718","content_html":"😂
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116291167863574623","date_published":"2026-03-25T18:13:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 18:13","date_timestamp":1774462400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86946693","content_html":"But what if that made it speed up? You know, \"wow, that escalated quickly.\"
🤦♂️
I'll show myself out.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/116291165516401538","date_published":"2026-03-25T18:12:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 18:12","date_timestamp":1774462364,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86906103","content_html":"Uhhh...that's not an elevator.
Anyway.
![\"A](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F287%2F844%2F578%2F506%2F864%2Foriginal%2Fb2c8318bdd01b8c8.jpeg\")
Erm...Hi there.
#DogsOfMastodon #SirDingusMcSplootypants
![\"A](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F287%2F839%2F173%2F663%2F735%2Foriginal%2F43bac0e4567daee8.jpeg\")
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/24: Do you have a writerly \"third place\"?
Nope. And shit's getting ugly around here.
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116287380576410620","date_published":"2026-03-25T02:10:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 02:10","date_timestamp":1774404610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86901945","content_html":"#WordWeavers 3/24: Tell us about something positive you experienced because of writing.
Myself.
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/116287375700434386","date_published":"2026-03-25T02:08:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 02:08","date_timestamp":1774404536,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70941512","content_html":"OK, time for another drop from the Massive List of \"That Would Make An Awesome Band Name):
* The Omnishambles
* The Audacious Alliterations
* Is that a euphemism?
* The Sarcastic Interludes
* Gremlin and the Incessant Squeak
And a handful from the List of Epic Names for My Concept Double Album (that will never be recorded as I have the musical ability of a chair):
* The squirrells, the pidgens, and the other birds
* As a child, I had a pet brick
* Somehow, this all started with a pickle
is it weird that I kinda miss it?
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/114934405634601575","date_published":"2025-07-29T03:30:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-29 03:30","date_timestamp":1753759851,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69928872","content_html":"He heard that.
And he says, \"Thanks!\"
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/114926576080367507","date_published":"2025-07-27T18:19:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-27 18:19","date_timestamp":1753640382,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69928845","content_html":"💯
He's an absolute snugglebutt. Which can be awkward given how poky and angular he is, but we make it work!
Speaking of Shira and the resemblance Rufus shows, here they are, side by side. She was ~70 lbs, He's 50.
![\"Shira,](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F114%2F926%2F554%2F356%2F958%2F233%2Foriginal%2F980abf15de66de19.jpeg\")
![\"Rufus,](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F114%2F926%2F556%2F574%2F840%2F135%2Foriginal%2F4d3e18d60a6ceeb6.jpeg\")
\nWell, that was unexpected.
I adopted Rufus from a cattle dog rescue, so knew that was at least one piece of the puzzle. I worked out the Pibble (Pittie) piece later.
I did NOT see Husky coming. Though, he does remind me a lot of my last dog, Shira, who was an \"Alaskan Husky\" which is a fancy way of saying \"sled-pulling mutt.\"
So...who knows.
Anyway, here he is:
#DogsOfMastodon #ACD #AustralianCattleDog #Husky
![\"A](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F114%2F926%2F515%2F191%2F868%2F174%2Foriginal%2F049e393931f6e892.png\")
Back to the initial question (though, I'm with you both on all of the above), I've been using Storygraph (https://app.thestorygraph.com/) for several years and love it. I know folks have been saying good things about bookwyrm (https://bookwyrm.social/) as well, and it's federated.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/114921279507479542","date_published":"2025-07-26T19:52:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-26 19:52","date_timestamp":1753559562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69870126","content_html":"progress on Shrek (gotta think of a better name...), my new-to-me Surly Ogre. Got the way-too-beefy Extraterrestrials swapped out for some Big Apples and got the basket mounted to the 24-pack rack that came with the bike. Also got some WD-40 on the squeaky-ass seatpost, so now the tires don't rub and the seatpost doesn't squeal, so riding is blissfully silent.
Anyone in #Seattle looking for some lightly-used 29x2.5's, let me know, I'll give you a great deal!
![\"A](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F114%2F921%2F031%2F313%2F426%2F422%2Foriginal%2F5328cea7c4290d10.jpeg\")
But more importantly, for the moment, is that my laptop is back up and successfully running...Ventura. Sigh. Again.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/114921001177706203","date_published":"2025-07-26T18:41:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-26 18:41","date_timestamp":1753555315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69869604","content_html":"Allergies, or rather the allergic-type reaction I was having, was related to my sinuses/eyes...so in my head that meant it was attacking my head.
See, now it doesn't even make sense to me, and I wrote it. And experienced it. Sigh.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/114920996797370187","date_published":"2025-07-26T18:40:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-26 18:40","date_timestamp":1753555248,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"69818790","content_html":"Okay, so, Friday started with me pre-knackered from a long week of too much peopling and allergies to...something attacking my head and ended with me spending the last 3+ hours reformatting and restoring my 5+ year old MacBook from a backup.
And how was everybody else's Friday?
(I sincerely hope better than mine)
\"velociraptor and shoe fetishist\" is a wonderful phrase that brings up all sorts of mildly uncomfortable imagery...
I need to go back to crating Rufus, aka Sir Dingus McSplootyPants, but not because he destroys things (knock on wood...), because he snuggles so hard I'm having a hard time sleeping.
A trainer I'm talking to about his leash reactivity brought this up as a potential issue as it undermines the pecking order that *should have me as, forgive me, top dog.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/113539401895421962","date_published":"2024-11-24T18:43:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-24 18:43","date_timestamp":1732473783,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"50303540","content_html":"I'm hoping that by adopting Rufus at a year I missed that particular stage of development.
A guy can dream, right?
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/jessekelber/statuses/113536291044531746","date_published":"2024-11-24T05:31:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-24 05:31","date_timestamp":1732426315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"50236045","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062645241/cover.jpg\")
Currently reading: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9780062645241
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/113529750352942296","date_published":"2024-11-23T01:48:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-23 01:48","date_timestamp":1732326512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50151684","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780374716431/cover.jpg\")
Finished reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan 📚
I loved this book. Sloan has such a way with words…I’m going to have more thoughts on this one. I just need time to organize them. https://micro.blog/books/9780374716431
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/113523172086039628","date_published":"2024-11-21T21:55:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-21 21:55","date_timestamp":1732226136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50141368","content_html":"#writerscoffeeclub 11/21 - Do you have a day job? What is it? Do you wish you could write full-time?
Erm...it's complicated?
Currently unemployed/freelancing as an editorial content writer (business blogs, whitepapers, ghostwriting for execs, etc).
When I have a job, I DO write full-time.
Currently spending a lot of my time polishing novel #1 and starting on #2 in the series...so nearly full-time.
So, yeah, it's complicated.
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/113522553015480178","date_published":"2024-11-21T19:18:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-21 19:18","date_timestamp":1732216690,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50071704","content_html":"2,074 words for today. Split between the new draft and some additions I realized I need to add to the first book before it’s ready to query. If you’re going to call your series something about case notes, it would behoove you to have something like, I don’t know, case notes in the story, right?
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/113517460088650694","date_published":"2024-11-20T21:42:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-20 21:42","date_timestamp":1732138978,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50052373","content_html":"Currently reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9780374716431
","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber/113516336416834314","date_published":"2024-11-20T16:57:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Jesse","url":"https://writing.exchange/@jessekelber","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F111%2F803%2F421%2F046%2F119%2F128%2Foriginal%2Fad34c0e2fbf5ff48.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jessekelber@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-20 16:57","date_timestamp":1732121832,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}