Friday Five: February finds

Despite my good intentions, the writing and blogging have been inconsistent (read: nonexistent) lately.

As John Lennon wrote and sang, “Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.”

But that doesn’t mean I’ve been slacking off. No, not at all, dear reader.

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On killing your darlings

AI-generated image of candy hearts, with "RIP" on top.

This being Valentine’s Day, maybe “On killing your sweethearts” would be a more appropriate title for this post. But since most writers are familiar with the phrase “kill your darlings,” let’s stick with that.

I was scrolling through Threads last night when I ran across a discussion about the phrase, thanks to a post by the novelist Michael Chabon.

“Kill your darlings” post by Michael Chabon on Threads.
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