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dark_opus

  1. Thanks, Lifeflight. My windows needed rattling. I realize you're in a hurry but can you do it a bit higher than the tree tops? 6:31 PM May 29th via web
  2. Hug a vet today and give thanks and a smile to a soldier. They earned it. 8:18 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  3. Last time I checked, the main thing you do at a stop sign is not optional. But then idiots make their own idiotic options, don't they? 11:58 AM May 27th via web
  4. Readers read for fun & enjoyment. Writers read for education & experience. #amwriting 3:43 PM May 26th via web
  5. Just replaced a cranky GFCI outlet and I'm happy to report it wasn't a shocking experience. Time to go toast Bob Villa with a cold brew. 3:13 PM May 26th via web
  6. Discovery... if you want your kids to walk or bike more, make them pay for their own gas. 3:44 PM May 25th via web
  7. Blog: I've been naughty. Got busted by the Amazon price match fairy godmother. dark-opus.blogspot.com/2012/05/busted… Freebie alert. #kindle #scifi 7:00 PM May 21st via web
  8. 5 cups of coffee a day helps keep the Grim Reaper at bay: articles.latimes.com/2012/may/16/sc… Let's halt all remaining coffee studies. I'm good. 6:06 PM May 21st via web
  9. So you know, @MaryRobinette, the more trips you take in and out of O'Hare, the better our odds go up on #marygoround. 5:46 PM May 21st via web in reply to MaryRobinette
  10. When I #amwriting the world stops in my space-time bubble. Too bad that bubble is confined to my desk. Here I come, family. 5:36 PM May 21st via web
  11. I hate it when one of my WIP characters stalks me. I swear I'll pay more attention to you soon. Get out of my head now. #amwriting 12:04 PM May 20th via web
  12. Yield to any beater cars adorned with I Love Pit Bulls or Protected by Smith&Wesson bumper stickers. 7:06 AM May 19th via web
  13. What is up with the landline? If the phone rings today, odds are it's a political call. Worst I've ever seen it. 6:44 PM May 16th via web
  14. @pabba Done did. 4:26 PM May 6th via web in reply to pabba
  15. Fly away, my little tale. Be compelling and commanding of notice. Do me proud and rock someone's world. Or else! #amediting 4:25 PM May 6th via web
  16. Bah-dum-bing! @GeorgeTakei: Ke$ha dubs herself "Pop's dirty little sister." Didn't realize she was from the Ozarks. 8:39 AM May 5th via Mobile Web
  17. You can always tell the quality of a joint by the amount of trash accumulated on the floor. Guys, it's spelled B-R-O-O-M. Find one. 8:16 AM May 5th via Mobile Web
  18. I think an interview counts as #amwriting, don't you? Thank you, @LiterallyJen! 7:43 PM May 1st via web
  • Name Todd Thorne
  • Location East Texas
  • Web http://toddthorne...
  • Bio Writer of gritty, odd, murky F/SF; unabashed geek; fan of single malts
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