https://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 abusehttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/04/john-woods-said/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-05T06:00:54+00:00John Woods Saidwriting, author, novel, characters, quote, writer, book, novelist, John Woods, inconsistencies, worldviews, empoweringhttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/04/tuesdays-theme-music-runnin-with-the-devil/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-04T19:45:55+00:00Tuesday’s Theme Music — Runnin’ with the Devilwriting, weather, truth, politics, Trump, music, thinking, heat wave, News, theme music, rock, Van Halen, history, climate change, MAGA, Runnin' With the Devil, current events, pop, Iran, facts, GOP, extreme heat, corruption, trump lies, Trump corruption, Trump falsehoods, MAGAts, trump grift, trump broken promises, iran war, Trump Iran War, Operation Epic LOOK -- SQUIRREL!, affordability crisishttps://mwseidel.net/2026/08/04/never-trump/Michael Seidel, writeren2026-08-04T19:14:27+00:00Never Trumpwriting, truth, politics, thinking, News, history, MAGA, economy, current events, Elvis Presley, Iran, polls, facts, GOP, heat dome, analysis, extreme heat, tariffs, trump lies, gas prices, DEI, Trump failures, Hegseth, Trump economy, Trump tariffs, Trump cons, MAGAts, woke, Trump golfing, One Big Beautiful Bill, trump unpopularity, OBBBA, trump disapproval, trump broken promises, iran war, Trump Iran War, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Operation Epic LOOK -- SQUIRREL!, epstein ballroom, Algaegate, healtcare crisis, Never Trump