I'm writing my novel as I lie in bed tonight. And this may be an overly nerdy thing to share, but... a sentence I just wrote gave me...

I've been with my employer for over twenty years now. I know I've mentioned my job before, but I will tell you again for the benefit of...

I love to write. It's an art. It's a release. It's a form of communication. And yet... I am terrible at "using my words". When a child is...

I was listening to a podcast for writers just a moment ago when my mind wandered a bit as something they talked about sparked an idea for...

I was thinking about something today. I got distracted by, I don't know, pretty colors or something, who knows. Point is, I got...

I died last night. It's a little fuzzy, trying to remember details. It's all slowly slipping away though, as everything else does for me.

I understand that this account may be largely... discounted. I'm actually fine with that. I know the truth of it, and the octopuses do too.

And now, here I was. With this impossible choice to make. Either way, it was the end for me.

YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF ALL OF THIS, SIZZLE, WELL-INTENTIONED OR NOT. IF NOT FOR YOU, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT...

I KNOW. THIS IS A LOT TO DIGEST IN ONE SITTING. BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW.      YOU ARE AWARE OF YOUR OWN INFINITE DIMENSIONS. YOU ARE...

THERE ARE SIGNS, IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SEE THEM, IN TIME ITSELF. TIME SEEMS TO FOLD IN ON ITSELF MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY THE NEARER I GET...

My name is Schneez! Very good. Wait, did you say sneeze? No, Schneez, with a shhh. Oh, ok Snotrocket, this is how this is going to work...

So... you're saying the octopuses want to take over the planet? Bingo.

Infinite universes are perpetually stemming from infinite universes. Like branches from a tree. Infinite branches. From infinite trees.

There are times (far too many times) when I just don't have a clue. I get the look. Like I'm supposed to know something.

It took effort. It didn't want me to choose my own path. I was defying its will.

Sometimes, I feel as though I'm on autopilot. I imagine something like an "Inside Out" scenario in my head (have you seen that movie? If...

You know, as a kid, I used to fantasize that everyone around me were mindless robots that were merely actors on a stage centered around me.