Randal Heide

Former corporate suit and strategist who now writes about the future. If he occasionally sounds jaded, it's because he is, a bit.

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The first rocket blew up. The second rocket went up, crashed, and blew up. The third rocket went up, came down, caught fire, and then blew up.

But the fourth one...
#starship #SpaceX

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@writingiswar Welcome, human. You have taken your first baby step towards assimilation.

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@writingiswar

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"Classified documents discovered at Mike Pence’s home in Indiana"

The way this is going, I suppose Jimmy Carter has some, too.

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@LaraRouseWrites

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@stevehillwriter Yes to all who pointed you to Pretty In Pink. Although I'm sure you'd look pretty in the pink one with ruffles, that's 1976.

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@lunacyandmagic Well, yeah, I guess at a basic emotional level, we all know what it's like to experience joy or pain. I guess I draw a distinction between 'like' and 'relate'. Just because I can relate doesn't mean I'll like, and vice versa.

Great question - really thought provoking.

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@Author_PCorrell Ah, that certainly makes it harder, and takes it way out of my area of experience.

Pulling for the both of you.

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@GretaHayer Hmm, lace up bodice? 🤔
How about some incongruently racy makeup and accessories? Something that gives you a pirate/Harley Quinn/lady-of-ill-repute vibe.

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@SoCal_Chemistry Thanks! Still not sure what I have to say is of any interest or value to anyone, but it feels good to at least try.

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@Author_PCorrell Then I'd try to help him figure out what's getting in his way (without being critical or pushy, of course). Could be any variety of things - from difficulty dealing with distraction to deep insecurity. It can only help him in the long run.

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@TheBenWinter Wish I could at least get my grey prose to come in shades.

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@MikeJamesAuthor Living with an old guy like me is coming to terms with the fact that periodically you'll wake up only to find the freezer door has been left open all night

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@darklordjournal As you should

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@GretaHayer Find a new bar

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@abbythetweet I find it sometimes helps to step away from the project for a bit, until you either start feeling positive about the changes or realize the whole thing was a false start and it's better to move on to something else.

Unless you've been given a deadline for said project... 😬

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@TheophanesAvery All the trees lining our street were about finished off by the elm beetle infestation. But they were still standing - until an ice storm took them all down in spectacular fashion. I saw a 50-foot tall tree split right down the middle.

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@lunacyandmagic As a white guy, can I truly 'relate' to a POC character? Still, I like reading them (and LGBTQ+) because they broaden my worldview and help me understand.

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@Ltward2 Good luck! Did that professionally for a while. It's a bit like querying - don't get discouraged by rejections, it's often more of a 'fit' question than the quality of your work.

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@emilyinkpen Well, hello from 🇨🇦 !