Today's #MetaMonday is "Blond Shall Not Touch Blond, Nor Curly Touch Curly," or The Curl Rule. This tongue in cheek rule was possibly coined and heavily promoted by Sandy Herrold. It states that characters who look similar shall not be paired. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WYrPig
November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today's #MetaMonday is "Blond Shall Not Touch Blond, Nor Curly Touch Curly," or The Curl Rule. This tongue in cheek rule was possibly coined and heavily promoted by Sandy Herrold. It states that characters who look similar shall not be paired. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WYrPig
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#JustMakingStuff #MetaMonday #Flow
"Potency Peace" is https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/11/potency-peace/
#JustMakingStuff #MetaMonday #Flow
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November 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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#JustMakingStuff #MetaMonday #Flow
"Potency Peace" is https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/11/potency-peace/
#JustMakingStuff #MetaMonday #Flow
"Fail Flail" - ...not just losing your map but realizing you were following the wrong one from the outset.
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#MetaMonday #FailingLessons #Mistakes #StumblingTowardsSuccess
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#MetaMonday #FailingLessons #Mistakes #StumblingTowardsSuccess
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October 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"Fail Flail" - ...not just losing your map but realizing you were following the wrong one from the outset.
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/fail-flail/
#MetaMonday #FailingLessons #Mistakes #StumblingTowardsSuccess
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/fail-flail/
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October 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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#RandomnessInCreativity #MetaMonday #CreativeAdvice #ChaoticUniverses
Check out "Past Present"
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October 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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I'm only trying to influence you to read this thing I wrote. I spent nearly fifteen minutes on it! So, c'mon!
Check out "Space Silence"
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/space-silence/
#FindingCreativeSpaces #WorkingThroughAdversity #MetaMonday #Distractions
Check out "Space Silence"
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#FindingCreativeSpaces #WorkingThroughAdversity #MetaMonday #Distractions
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October 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I'm only trying to influence you to read this thing I wrote. I spent nearly fifteen minutes on it! So, c'mon!
Check out "Space Silence"
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/space-silence/
#FindingCreativeSpaces #WorkingThroughAdversity #MetaMonday #Distractions
Check out "Space Silence"
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#FindingCreativeSpaces #WorkingThroughAdversity #MetaMonday #Distractions
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Burnout follows when that balance fails.
#CareerChange #Burnout #MetaMonday
Burnout follows when that balance fails.
#CareerChange #Burnout #MetaMonday
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October 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Click on my link and I'll click on yours: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/06/poise-purpose/
Burnout follows when that balance fails.
#CareerChange #Burnout #MetaMonday
Burnout follows when that balance fails.
#CareerChange #Burnout #MetaMonday
I write a lot about incrementalism in creative effort, and this is my post summarizing why that is.
Check out my site & read more in one of my latest posts called "Iteration Epics"
#Incrementalism #MetaMonday #IterativeEfforts #TinyStepsToSuccess
Check out my site & read more in one of my latest posts called "Iteration Epics"
#Incrementalism #MetaMonday #IterativeEfforts #TinyStepsToSuccess
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October 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I write a lot about incrementalism in creative effort, and this is my post summarizing why that is.
Check out my site & read more in one of my latest posts called "Iteration Epics"
#Incrementalism #MetaMonday #IterativeEfforts #TinyStepsToSuccess
Check out my site & read more in one of my latest posts called "Iteration Epics"
#Incrementalism #MetaMonday #IterativeEfforts #TinyStepsToSuccess
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from these apps.
I write daily and you can read one of my posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
Go on. Click it. I dare you.
#MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
I write daily and you can read one of my posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
Go on. Click it. I dare you.
#MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
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October 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from these apps.
I write daily and you can read one of my posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
Go on. Click it. I dare you.
#MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
I write daily and you can read one of my posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
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Check out a random #blogpost called "Duty Demand"
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#Blog #PracticeMakesPerfect #MetaMonday #HabitualPractice #Consistency
Check out a random #blogpost called "Duty Demand"
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October 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Check out a random #blogpost called "Duty Demand"
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#Blog #PracticeMakesPerfect #MetaMonday #HabitualPractice #Consistency
Check out a random #blogpost called "Duty Demand"
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#creativity is a process that never stops, but is often punctuated by begging for views on a social media platform...
Check out a random post I wrote called "Gifts Dangers "
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#Blog #ProfessionalGrowth #MetaMonday #TakingItForGranted
Check out a random post I wrote called "Gifts Dangers "
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/06/gifts-dangers/
#Blog #ProfessionalGrowth #MetaMonday #TakingItForGranted
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October 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
#creativity is a process that never stops, but is often punctuated by begging for views on a social media platform...
Check out a random post I wrote called "Gifts Dangers "
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/06/gifts-dangers/
#Blog #ProfessionalGrowth #MetaMonday #TakingItForGranted
Check out a random post I wrote called "Gifts Dangers "
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/06/gifts-dangers/
#Blog #ProfessionalGrowth #MetaMonday #TakingItForGranted
Support an Indie #blogger today, and read a post called: "Death Taxes"
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/death-taxes/
Creative folks don’t necessarily make shit because they are trying to leave a legacy...
#Blog #MetaMonday #Legacy #PurposefulCreativity #Remembering
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/death-taxes/
Creative folks don’t necessarily make shit because they are trying to leave a legacy...
#Blog #MetaMonday #Legacy #PurposefulCreativity #Remembering
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September 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Support an Indie #blogger today, and read a post called: "Death Taxes"
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/death-taxes/
Creative folks don’t necessarily make shit because they are trying to leave a legacy...
#Blog #MetaMonday #Legacy #PurposefulCreativity #Remembering
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/death-taxes/
Creative folks don’t necessarily make shit because they are trying to leave a legacy...
#Blog #MetaMonday #Legacy #PurposefulCreativity #Remembering
#MetaMonday features a post by tinnefoil in the fem_thoughts community asking how bodily attributes and gender identity intersect when considering if futanari in femslash. See selected discussions and share your thoughts on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4rBv4rl
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#MetaMonday features a post by tinnefoil in the fem_thoughts community asking how bodily attributes and gender identity intersect when considering if futanari in femslash. See selected discussions and share your thoughts on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4rBv4rl
"Pomp Popularity" - We all want to be a polished stone. But someone needs to pluck us out of the river of obscurity before that happens.
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/pomp-popularity/
#Blog #MetaMonday #Formulaic #StandingOut
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/pomp-popularity/
#Blog #MetaMonday #Formulaic #StandingOut
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September 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"Pomp Popularity" - We all want to be a polished stone. But someone needs to pluck us out of the river of obscurity before that happens.
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/pomp-popularity/
#Blog #MetaMonday #Formulaic #StandingOut
Check it out: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/pomp-popularity/
#Blog #MetaMonday #Formulaic #StandingOut
Why are you reading yet more algorithmic slop when you could be supporting an indie #blogger by reading this post?
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#Blog #MetaMonday
I don't even have ads on my site! You get to read it for free AND without distraction. What a deal!
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#Blog #MetaMonday
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September 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Why are you reading yet more algorithmic slop when you could be supporting an indie #blogger by reading this post?
I don't even have ads on my site! You get to read it for free AND without distraction. What a deal!
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I don't even have ads on my site! You get to read it for free AND without distraction. What a deal!
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#Blog #MetaMonday
I'm only trying to influence you to read this thing I wrote. I spent nearly fifteen minutes on it! So, c'mon!
Check out a random #blogpost called "Rights Wrongs"
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#Blog #SharingYourWork #JoyOfSharing #MetaMonday #IndifferenceFromTheUniverse
Check out a random #blogpost called "Rights Wrongs"
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September 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm only trying to influence you to read this thing I wrote. I spent nearly fifteen minutes on it! So, c'mon!
Check out a random #blogpost called "Rights Wrongs"
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#Blog #SharingYourWork #JoyOfSharing #MetaMonday #IndifferenceFromTheUniverse
Check out a random #blogpost called "Rights Wrongs"
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#Blog #SharingYourWork #JoyOfSharing #MetaMonday #IndifferenceFromTheUniverse
Support indie bloggers today, and read a post called: "Food Shelter"
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#Blog #MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
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#Blog #MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
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September 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Support indie bloggers today, and read a post called: "Food Shelter"
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
#Blog #MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/05/food-shelter/
#Blog #MetaMonday #MythsAndLies #StoriesWeTellOurselves
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from an app.
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/show-tell/
#Blog #SelfConfidence #Writing #MetaMonday #Vulnerability
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/show-tell/
#Blog #SelfConfidence #Writing #MetaMonday #Vulnerability
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September 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from an app.
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/show-tell/
#Blog #SelfConfidence #Writing #MetaMonday #Vulnerability
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/show-tell/
#Blog #SelfConfidence #Writing #MetaMonday #Vulnerability
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from an app.
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/knots-blocks/
#Blog #CommercializationOfArt #CorporateSocialMedia #Expectations #MetaMonday
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/knots-blocks/
#Blog #CommercializationOfArt #CorporateSocialMedia #Expectations #MetaMonday
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September 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from an app.
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/knots-blocks/
#Blog #CommercializationOfArt #CorporateSocialMedia #Expectations #MetaMonday
I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/knots-blocks/
#Blog #CommercializationOfArt #CorporateSocialMedia #Expectations #MetaMonday
Creativity is not an idle excuse to avoid something “real” or “productive” foundational to who we are.
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Inside Outside
#Blog #SocialMedia #MetaphysicalPondering #MetaMonday #CreativeSoul
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Inside Outside
#Blog #SocialMedia #MetaphysicalPondering #MetaMonday #CreativeSoul
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August 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Creativity is not an idle excuse to avoid something “real” or “productive” foundational to who we are.
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Inside Outside
#Blog #SocialMedia #MetaphysicalPondering #MetaMonday #CreativeSoul
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Inside Outside
#Blog #SocialMedia #MetaphysicalPondering #MetaMonday #CreativeSoul
Perfection and newness is a commercial trait, not a human one, I think.
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Broken Bewildered
#Blog #Imperfection #MetaMonday #Storytelling #WabiSabi
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Broken Bewildered
#Blog #Imperfection #MetaMonday #Storytelling #WabiSabi
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August 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Perfection and newness is a commercial trait, not a human one, I think.
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Broken Bewildered
#Blog #Imperfection #MetaMonday #Storytelling #WabiSabi
Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Broken Bewildered
#Blog #Imperfection #MetaMonday #Storytelling #WabiSabi
This #MetaMonday, we’re exploring Tyellas’ essay “The Unnatural History of Tolkien’s Orcs”. She writes that the “orcs’ role in Tolkien’s narratives is simple”, but it is “their place in Middle-Earth cosmology that makes them complex”. Read more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4xV2Qtq
August 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This #MetaMonday, we’re exploring Tyellas’ essay “The Unnatural History of Tolkien’s Orcs”. She writes that the “orcs’ role in Tolkien’s narratives is simple”, but it is “their place in Middle-Earth cosmology that makes them complex”. Read more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4xV2Qtq
#MetaMonday is Aragorn - a feminist's nightmare? An award-winning essay by Virtuella examines Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings series and his attitude on women. Interested in reading it yourself? Head over to Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4fZD6pM
August 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#MetaMonday is Aragorn - a feminist's nightmare? An award-winning essay by Virtuella examines Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings series and his attitude on women. Interested in reading it yourself? Head over to Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4fZD6pM
Having found myself firmly in the middle of middle age and midlife, I can’t help but also look both forward and back.
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Exist Deny
#Blog #ExistentialCrisis #MetaMonday #Midlife
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Exist Deny
#Blog #ExistentialCrisis #MetaMonday #Midlife
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August 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Having found myself firmly in the middle of middle age and midlife, I can’t help but also look both forward and back.
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Exist Deny
#Blog #ExistentialCrisis #MetaMonday #Midlife
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Exist Deny
#Blog #ExistentialCrisis #MetaMonday #Midlife
The fuzzy spaces between are filled with an endless doubting void.
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Past Present
#Blog #ChaoticUniverses #CreativeAdvice #MetaMonday #RandomnessInCreativity
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Past Present
#Blog #ChaoticUniverses #CreativeAdvice #MetaMonday #RandomnessInCreativity
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July 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The fuzzy spaces between are filled with an endless doubting void.
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Past Present
#Blog #ChaoticUniverses #CreativeAdvice #MetaMonday #RandomnessInCreativity
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Past Present
#Blog #ChaoticUniverses #CreativeAdvice #MetaMonday #RandomnessInCreativity