Tag Archives: inspiration

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Sight

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Silver James

Writers are alleged to be keen observers–of human nature, of nature itself, of the world around us. We then turn those observations in words, telling stories or explaining things. It depends on what type of writing we do. Granted, non-fiction … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Pay Attention

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Silver James

Midweek. It always sneaks up on me for some reason. The good news is, while I didn’t win last week’s flash challenge, I did have a bit of a break-through with this week’s Wednesday Words. The timeline–and all my random … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal How-To Book

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Silver James

I’m beginning to think the Universe is mocking me. Or perhaps chiding. Either way, many of the messages the Big U has dropped in my inbox of late keep insisting that I get my stuff together and, as Larry the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Got It Wrong

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Silver James

As y’all might remember, last week’s snippet was the previous week’s Thursday Threads winner. That means that this week’s snippet is based on a prompt from last week’s. As a matter of pride, I try hard to create a new … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: The Boys of Summer

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Silver James

I do love me some baseball. This short reel shows many of the reasons why. I once had an idea for a romantic suspense that invovled an injured police detective who hung out at the minor league ballpark while she … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thougths: Universal Worldbuilding

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Silver James

The Univere is trying its very best to remind me that I’m a writer. It keeps dropping hints in my inbox. On one hand, I need the nudges. On the other, I keep waiting for the Big U to say, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Not Wrong

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Silver James

As I mentioned in Monday’s blog, I won the Thursday Threads challenge last week. And for once, I know where the snippet belongs–or I will once I find the scene I want to attach it to. Anyway, things are slowly … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Enchanted

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Silver James

W. Ed Harris is a musician and composer I follow on X. He follows me too. I discovered him years ago back when it was Twitter and creative types managed to bump into each other on the feed. When I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Math

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Silver James

First, math is not my strong suit but we’re talking about the Universe so I’m going to see if I can make the message add up. And yes, I probably have not had enough coffee for this so bear with … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fancy Meeting You Here

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Silver James

There are no “new” words this week as I was the judge for last week’s Thursday Threads. Instead, I pulled a section–which is slighly longer than my usual Wednesday entries–from a chapter I just finished up. This is about 1/3 … Continue reading →

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