Category Archives: Cathartic Writing

The Trouble with Digital Piracy

Posted on 23 July 2019 by Side Quest Publications

As if the fact that it exists isn’t trouble enough? 😦 Now, when I say “digital piracy,” I’m not including all of those content creators who willingly put their own work up on torrent sites (which sites, while frequently used … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with “Thoughts and Prayers”

Posted on 1 April 2019 by Side Quest Publications

Imagine, if you will, that you receive a phone call from the hospital asking you to come by because one of your loved ones has been in an accident. Pick your most likely reaction: Think “please, (name of deity of … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with YouTube’s Algorithms

Posted on 20 January 2018 by Side Quest Publications

Otherwise known as, a human would know better. Or, artificial intelligence is not that intelligent. In which I step up my plans to begin embedding (relevant) videos within my website in an effort to fight against the numbers game…. To … Continue reading →

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Quit Shaking the Box!

Posted on 7 November 2017 by Side Quest Publications

*sigh* November’s barely started, and Christmas shopping this year is already off to a lousy start. See, some of my shopping is done online, for a variety of reasons. Case in point, an eBay purchase of some very hard-to-find, older-than-me, … Continue reading →

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Self Care Chronicles: A Cluttered Mind

Posted on 15 October 2017 by Side Quest Publications

I started doing these back when they were on Wentworth Miller’s Facebook page (currently unpublished 😥 ), but I kinda…. stopped. Ugh. I really ought to start doing them again, at least once in a while. Any idears on good … Continue reading →

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Self Care Chronicles–Feb 8-21

Posted on 1 March 2017 by Side Quest Publications

So much for catching up. 😉 Sep 2017 Update: Once again, editing to make sure the text of the post is still in there when Went unpublishes his page. 😦 Anyway, once again, some of the self-care ideas shared from … Continue reading →

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Buyer Beware of a Different Sort

Posted on 28 February 2017 by Side Quest Publications

A couple of notes to prospective buyers. I am not (technically) asking you to buy my stuff and leave good reviews on my profile. Rather, as it is a recent problem I had as a seller that reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Self Care Chronicles–Feb 1-7 2017

Posted on 17 February 2017 by Side Quest Publications

About half a month late. I got the idea of doing self care chronicles from none other than Wentworth Miller’s Facebook page. (That would be where the “half a month late” comes in–I started reading these on his page at … Continue reading →

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Whovians: Fans versus “Fans”

Posted on 21 May 2015 by Side Quest Publications

“There is no cause so right that you will not find fools following it.” –Larry Niven Thus it seems with fandoms. There is no story so good, so innocent, or so full of lessons worth passing on that you will … Continue reading →

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