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May hiking, part two
In today’s post, I’ll look back at May’s one-day hikes. Which ended up being a varied enough bunch. My first May hike was somewhat different. It took me to a place near my first hike of 2026 for an event organized by the town’s hiking club, featuring five loops around the town of different lengths.…
How many characters does a story need?
In today’s post, I’ll share some thoughts about how many characters a story might need. I’ve seen stories with quite a limited cast, and sprawling worlds with over a hundred characters. But what is the minimum for a story to work out? I believe the lowest I saw was the movie Zombieland, which has 5…
May 2026 Summary
With just a few hours left of May, it’s time for me to reflect on the past month. May seem to have passed in a blur. But it had a lot of nice moments. While I’m still quite busy at work, the nice weather has given me plenty of opportunities for hiking. I’ve already shared…
May hiking, part one
May has been favorable so far, and so I’m splitting the May hiking post into two parts, with the first one focusing on a weekend trip at the beginning of the month. This three-day trip was a return to a place I’ve visited before – once on a one-day hike back in 2013, when the…
Writing: opening lines
This post is inspired by Ari Meghlen’s prompt project, for which I’m glad, as I’ve been drawing blanks on blog topics the last few weeks. So, today, I’ll share my thoughts and experiences with opening lines. In her post, Ari says that the opening lines cause quite a lot of pressure – after all, if…
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