Category: Blog

Flash Fiction: Sorry, Tyrone

by Chris McGinty Tyrone finally perfected the dance. He couldn’t wait to share it with the world. He signed into…

Sunday Journaling – January 19, 2025

by Chris McGinty Well, Tik Tok has been eliminated from the US. Life will never be the same. I just…

Flash Fiction: The Software Bug

by Chris McGinty The software developer found a problem. It was small. It probably wouldn’t cause any real problems. Also,…

On Preparing for the Worst

by Chris McGinty A while back, I had a thought I thought was pretty funny, “I’ve seen no evidence that…

Your 10 year timer… starts now…

Jello, I plan to retire early so that means I have a little more than 10 years to get my…

Flash Fiction: A Confrontation Between Two Men on the Street

by Chris McGinty Two men walked down the street. They approached each other from opposite directions. For reasons unknown, both…

My Blog Writing Process So Far in 2025 (Part Two)

by Chris McGinty I spoke before that my daily blog aspirations are because I agree with Seth Godin about the…

Short Story: The Pictory Video Novelization

by Chris McGinty The world was letters for a small time, like the letters from a small child’s toys or…

AI is Already Destroying Artistic Integrity

by Chris McGinty Nathan texted me today something to the effect of, “Hey, can’t find nuthin’ on the radio. Yo,…

In Response… of a Response (of some old posts)…

Several months ago when I had most of my belongings in storage (like 95% of it), I wrote this post…

Flash Fiction: Fluffy

by Chris McGinty The neighbour’s dog had been a nuisance. He dug up the garden, sometimes ruining the plants. He…

What If… An Obituary for a Dumb App

by Chris McGinty You may notice that it’s been a long time since I did a blog post answering a…

Flash Fiction: Predictive Text

by Chris McGinty (well, by his phone) Hey I just want you guys are you and your pic real estate…

Checking In from Work

by Chris McGinty It’s a Tuesday like any other, I suppose. I’m at work and it’s just not busy, but…

Flash Fiction: Count the Sugar

by Chris McGinty Two men stood on a deck. The sun suggested mid-afternoon. The lack of leaves suggested summer, or…

Why I Don’t Form Habits Easily

by Chris McGinty There’s a concept in self-help and productivity where you start small when forming a new habit. The…

Flash Fiction: The Bad Tire

by Chris McGinty He pulled into the bay and got out of the van. He looked around for a worker…

Sunday Journaling – January 12, 2025

by Chris McGinty Every year in January, I will catch myself writing or speaking the wrong year for the date…

Flash Fiction: The Last Day

by Chris McGinty He signed into his Chat-GPT account. He started a new chat: “Hello, AI friend.” “How are you,…

Trying to Get Chat-GPT to Brainstorm with Me

by Chris McGinty In November of 2023, I started using Chat-GPT. AI was believed to be a game changer. I…