Icy Rants

2026-02-05 Elephants On the many elephants in our lexicon, the one in the room regarding failed resolutions, and the one thing an English degree is actually good for. 2026-01-05 Writing to Write A late-night dispatch from a nocturnal creature who stayed technically within the rules of her resolution by writing this instead of something useful. 2026-01-03 Paint by Numbers From a coffee shop facing a grey ocean, on bastard characters, Dan Harmon's story circle, and a structural framework assembled while rewatching Star Wars. 2026-01-02 What Have They Got That I Ain't Got? Today's prompt was courage. My cat disagreed with the premise and made his position clear by sitting on my keyboard for the duration. 2026-01-01 Marmoreal Day one of a writing resolution, and the prompt book opens to 'marmoreal.' A robot, a marble garden, and a lot of suffering later, here we are. 2025-12-11 Getting Paid to Write A career in writing was the dream. The agents said no. So did the short stories, the webcomics, and at least three friends. The roadmap remains flawless. 2025-12-04 BJs Pizza Fail A tribute to a deep dish pizza that was, and a eulogy for what it has become. Late-stage capitalism claimed another beacon. 2025-11-25 No Go Instagram locked me out, Meta apparently fired everyone, and the dead internet theory is starting to seem a lot less theoretical. 2025-11-23 Tu Voz On voice in writing — the hardest thing to develop, easiest to lose, and why a decade away from the page makes it harder to find again.