https://mwseidel.net/2026/08/07/there-i-was-dream/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T21:06:36+00:00There I Was Dream –writing, Dream, publishing, editing, anxiety, thinking, novel writing, travel, angst, military, confidence, worry, traveling, book, book writing, underwear, querying, muddy, special assignmenthttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/07/fridays-theme-music-363/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T20:33:29+00:00Friday’s Theme Music —writing, weather, truth, politics, memories, Trump, music, thinking, News, economics, theme music, rock, history, flooding, climate change, Beds Are Burning, Midnight Oil, wildfires, economy, quotes, current events, unemployment, pop, opinion, Iran, facts, Donald Trump, trump lies, Trump economy, trump quote, iran war, Trump Iran War, trump claims, labor market, defense budget, battleships, super El Nino, July jobs report, recession vibeshttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/07/consistently-inconsistent/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T19:31:00+00:00Consistently Inconsistentwriting, fiction, life, memories, thinking, poetry, love, relationships, just goofing around, marriage, communications, slice of life, fragmentary, minimalism, consistently inconsistenthttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/07/the-trump-problem/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-07T19:20:54+00:00The Trump Problemwriting, truth, politics, Trump, thinking, News, history, quotes, Republicans, current events, opinion, grass, facts, GOP, rising prices, Donald Trump, Democrats, trump lies, DEI, Trump economy, MAGAts, we the people, woke, trump quote, Trump insults, trump distractions, epstein file, red scare, trump unpopularity, trump lawsuit, trump claims, Operation EPIC LOOK - SQUIRREL!, epstein ballroom, BBC, trump losses, White House ballroom, communists, July jobs report, headline news, trump's failures, trump's record, fear politicshttps://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 life