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The Inner Game of Writing.

On December 16, 2025 By rodericktmacdonaldIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! In the land of bots does the genuine human rule? Unfortunately not, at present. The Gardener and The Goddess ebook is on sale for the next week! Grab it now! I am reading The Inner Game of Tennis (again) as part of my re-engagement with playing pool regularly, …

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Fuck Doubt

On October 14, 2025 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Doubt, Encouragement, Updates, WritingLeave a comment

Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! I have a cold. I’m still writing. Four more collage pieces since the last blog. The book is beginning to take shape. Key moments have received their first pass. The act of writing is the act of decision making and consciously or not, plenty of decisions have been …

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Slave to the Algo

On July 22, 2025 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! This quitting/cutting back on the internet is hard. The algorithm loves me and wants me to be happy. Just one more video related to one of my previously documented obsessions. Look, it is slightly different than the others. Oooh! An update! New recycled content about Alien!! Updates on …

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