I look forward to the day when I can say, “I’ll show you frail and elderly you fuck! Come at me!” Then I’ll do that kung-fu movie hand gesture.
Always I forget that April is poetry month. Hope you poured your heart out. Back in 2024, I wrote 32 poems. In 2025, only 14; this year, just three. 🙁
I’m on the last day of my week off, and I feel a smidge better than I did last week. Ugh. Even when I’m not battling insomnia and manage to sleep, I’m still tired. This too shall pass. Just hurry up already.
When I grow up, I’m gonna be contagious airborne parasomnia.
Dee asked me if I wanted to go to some Mother’s Day thing. Ewww!
Yes! I know I say I need to get out more, do networking and shit, maybe something like that would be good to ease me into the process cause I know people, but no!
As a self-publisher, I need to sell, but maybe I can use Pre-suasion as instructed by Robert Cialdini instead. I lent someone that book, and never got it back. I hate you, whoever you are.
Parts of his book felt icky, and if I recall correctly, he has some info toward the end, or maybe a full chapter on ethics or the ethical use of pre-suasion.
🎶 Oh yes, I’m the great pre-suader. 🎶
Sometimes I imagine how I would react if I had to do a book signing, a meet-and-greet, or read to a crowd. Apparently, those are things authors do. I could get a ghost reader/greeter/signer. God help me! I feel stressed just thinking about it.
Anyhow, I am almost done writing my second children’s book and 3000 words in on my novel, AND I finally have an educator’s package for The Troll and the Ballerina.
Every time I order a proof of that book, I find a layout issue. Grrr. At least now it’s minor stuff, but if I notice it, others will too. And it’s my first kid’s book, it doesn’t have to be perfect, but it must. feel. right. You know? My plan is to release it by the end of May, come hell or design high water.
I feel hell would be worse than high water. Hmm, lots of folks are going through hell right now. I was reading about what war does to a child’s brain. It’s similar to what happens to children living in violent neighbourhoods.
Did I tell you I thought I was 53, chronologically, but I’m only 52? If I were a mathematician, I’d always know how/who I am.
Oh, and in September/October, I plan to be in Winnipeg at the Human Rights Museum. I was thinking about taking the train there, but it would be a full day. I might fly both ways.
I will need two full days to see all the exhibits and take my time through everything. I’m looking forward to Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present and At the Knees of Our Ancestors.
This week, I learned that I don’t know how to plan a trip. Too bad I don’t have agentic AI to help me (btw: intelligent web 4.0 is coming). Sometimes I imagine flying there and figuring out the rest once I land. Worst case, I sleep outside the museum and hitchhike back to Toronto.
Dad’s in Montreal. I still have to go see the Leonard Cohen exhibit.
🎶 Diet Pepsi, one small calorie, now you see it, now you don’t. That great Pepsi taste. Diet Pepsi won’t go to your waist. 🎶
diets and zeros can’t trick my brain into thinking they’re real sugar.
Cheers! To good weekdays and long weekends.
Friday May 1
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