https://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/jaclyn-moriarty-said/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T03:41:42+00:00Jaclyn Moriarty Saidwriting, author, novel, time, writing process, fiction writing, time travel, novel writing, quote, writer, book, novelist, fiction writing process, Jaclyn Moriartyhttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/the-optimist-4/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T01:40:35+00:00The Optimistwriting, life, politics, Trump, food, satire, thinking, humor, health, prices, News, Information, eating, just goofing around, gas, insurance, current events, electricity, food prices, ice, healthcare insurance, rising prices, gas prices, Trump economy, electricity prices, affordability, trump broken promises, trump claims, average priceshttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/thursdays-theme-music-fantasy/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-06T21:30:59+00:00Thursday’s Theme Music — Fantasywriting, weather, truth, reality, politics, Trump, music, thinking, pink floyd, heat wave, News, theme music, rock, history, quote, current events, pop, opinion, polls, facts, extreme heat, Donald Trump, trump lies, Hey You, Trump failures, trump quote, trump fantasies, trump disapproval, trump broken promises, Operation Epic LOOK -- SQUIRREL!, trump quotes, trump mistakes, trump disasters, trump's declining popularityhttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/the-madness-of-trump-america/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-06T19:36:03+00:00The Madness of Trump Americapolitics, Trump, thinking, News, lies, contempt, Ignorance, cancer, MAGA, Madness, social media, racism, current events, opinion, healthcare, distractions, stupidity, ice, Constitution, GOP hypocrisy, election fraud, trump lies, gas prices, windmills, Trump corruption, Trump economy, MAGAts, fifth amendment, Epstein Files, affordability, trump broken promises, trump claims, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Operation Epic LOOK -- SQUIRREL!, battleships, epstein ballroom, JD Vance hypocrisy, trump superstore, Faucihttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/another-military-dream-almost/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-06T17:47:41+00:00Another Military Dream – Almostwriting, fiction, Dream, life, food, military, three, seven, eight, four, strangers, project, burrito, awards, quarters, assignment, ribbons, entrance, make do, hobbithttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/06/the-garbage-can/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-06T17:08:16+00:00The Garbage Canwriting, life, humor, Cat, Information, Ashland, love, relationships, southern oregon, just goofing around, short story, wildlife, bear, anecdote, slice of lifehttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/05/marie-benedict-said/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-05T19:51:14+00:00Marie Benedict Saidwriting, author, novel, process, writing process, fiction writing, novel writing, research, quote, writer, book, novelist, outlining, Marie Benedicthttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/05/coupled/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-05T18:59:37+00:00Coupledwriting, life, humor, Information, poetry, relationships, beginning, couples, ending, middle, goofing around, slice of life, pairs, coupled, relatedhttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/05/wednesdays-theme-music-shadows/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-05T18:51:12+00:00Wednesday’s Theme Music — Shadowswriting, aging, life, weather, reality, politics, Trump, family, music, thinking, oregon, News, theme music, rock, headlines, history, relationships, Mom, wildfires, quotes, quote, inflation, current events, pop, sister, opinion, Portland, Iran, distractions, ice, heat dome, air pollution, rising prices, extreme heat, trump lies, Joy Division, Shadowplay, Trump promises, Trump economy, missiles, middle-east, Jeanine Pirro, Epstein Files, washington, trump broken promises, iran war, Trump Iran War, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Operation Epic LOOK -- SQUIRREL!, trump quotes, US miilitary, trump's shadow, ICE abuse