MrMuleMan
@mrmuleman.bsky.social
Husband, step-dad, dog dad, book lover, cocktail enthusiast, traveler
Just a little timeline cleanse with a gorgeous shot from my hike this morning in the Sonoran Preserve that borders my neighborhood.😎
February 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Just a little timeline cleanse with a gorgeous shot from my hike this morning in the Sonoran Preserve that borders my neighborhood.😎
If you see this, post a fictional artist / band you would go see live.
January 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you see this, post a fictional artist / band you would go see live.
Interesting work for this month’s book club. Loved aspects of this book, and lines, passages, and ideas from it are sticking with me days after reading, always the sign of a good book to me.
Was also frustrated at times by the author’s chaotic style, so I’m looking to this month’s discussion.
Was also frustrated at times by the author’s chaotic style, so I’m looking to this month’s discussion.
January 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Interesting work for this month’s book club. Loved aspects of this book, and lines, passages, and ideas from it are sticking with me days after reading, always the sign of a good book to me.
Was also frustrated at times by the author’s chaotic style, so I’m looking to this month’s discussion.
Was also frustrated at times by the author’s chaotic style, so I’m looking to this month’s discussion.
Sun down trail walks are the best…
January 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sun down trail walks are the best…
Watching White Christmas and enjoying some Baileys on the rocks with a splash of peppermint mocha Kahlua…NOW it’s Christmas
December 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Watching White Christmas and enjoying some Baileys on the rocks with a splash of peppermint mocha Kahlua…NOW it’s Christmas
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 5:42 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Day 25, #ssac2024
“The Leaf-Sweeper” by Muriel Spark
The unexpected story of the short lived Abolition of Christmas😎
“But perhaps you don’t know how repulsive and loathsome is the ghost of a living man.”
“The Leaf-Sweeper” by Muriel Spark
The unexpected story of the short lived Abolition of Christmas😎
“But perhaps you don’t know how repulsive and loathsome is the ghost of a living man.”
December 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Day 25, #ssac2024
“The Leaf-Sweeper” by Muriel Spark
The unexpected story of the short lived Abolition of Christmas😎
“But perhaps you don’t know how repulsive and loathsome is the ghost of a living man.”
“The Leaf-Sweeper” by Muriel Spark
The unexpected story of the short lived Abolition of Christmas😎
“But perhaps you don’t know how repulsive and loathsome is the ghost of a living man.”
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Day 23, #ssac2024
“Anaheim” by Jennifer Croft
A masterclass in the potential of the form…there are four or five short stories alone within this single story, bravo.
“Misuse was the wrong kind of waste. Use and abuse. The right kind of waste was lavishing everyone around you with life.”
“Anaheim” by Jennifer Croft
A masterclass in the potential of the form…there are four or five short stories alone within this single story, bravo.
“Misuse was the wrong kind of waste. Use and abuse. The right kind of waste was lavishing everyone around you with life.”
December 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Day 23, #ssac2024
“Anaheim” by Jennifer Croft
A masterclass in the potential of the form…there are four or five short stories alone within this single story, bravo.
“Misuse was the wrong kind of waste. Use and abuse. The right kind of waste was lavishing everyone around you with life.”
“Anaheim” by Jennifer Croft
A masterclass in the potential of the form…there are four or five short stories alone within this single story, bravo.
“Misuse was the wrong kind of waste. Use and abuse. The right kind of waste was lavishing everyone around you with life.”
Day 22, #ssac2024
“The One With The Multiverse” by Josh Riedel
Are memories and nostalgia the actual multiverse??
“It’s easy to forget where you are in towns like this. You can be in one place and believe you’re somewhere else.”
“The One With The Multiverse” by Josh Riedel
Are memories and nostalgia the actual multiverse??
“It’s easy to forget where you are in towns like this. You can be in one place and believe you’re somewhere else.”
December 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Day 22, #ssac2024
“The One With The Multiverse” by Josh Riedel
Are memories and nostalgia the actual multiverse??
“It’s easy to forget where you are in towns like this. You can be in one place and believe you’re somewhere else.”
“The One With The Multiverse” by Josh Riedel
Are memories and nostalgia the actual multiverse??
“It’s easy to forget where you are in towns like this. You can be in one place and believe you’re somewhere else.”
Day 21, #ssac2024
“Wars and Winters” by Hannah Pittard
Entitled, toxic ‘masculinity’ with the inevitable side of insecure fragility.
“He hadn’t even given me a noun.”
“Wars and Winters” by Hannah Pittard
Entitled, toxic ‘masculinity’ with the inevitable side of insecure fragility.
“He hadn’t even given me a noun.”
December 21, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Day 21, #ssac2024
“Wars and Winters” by Hannah Pittard
Entitled, toxic ‘masculinity’ with the inevitable side of insecure fragility.
“He hadn’t even given me a noun.”
“Wars and Winters” by Hannah Pittard
Entitled, toxic ‘masculinity’ with the inevitable side of insecure fragility.
“He hadn’t even given me a noun.”
Day 20, #ssac2024
“The Things Eric Eats Before He Eats Himself” by Carmen Maria Machado
An entertaining Monty Python-esque parable about our unchecked modern consumerism and the unfillable void.
“The jump between murder and cannibalism is, somehow, smaller.”
“The Things Eric Eats Before He Eats Himself” by Carmen Maria Machado
An entertaining Monty Python-esque parable about our unchecked modern consumerism and the unfillable void.
“The jump between murder and cannibalism is, somehow, smaller.”
December 20, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Day 20, #ssac2024
“The Things Eric Eats Before He Eats Himself” by Carmen Maria Machado
An entertaining Monty Python-esque parable about our unchecked modern consumerism and the unfillable void.
“The jump between murder and cannibalism is, somehow, smaller.”
“The Things Eric Eats Before He Eats Himself” by Carmen Maria Machado
An entertaining Monty Python-esque parable about our unchecked modern consumerism and the unfillable void.
“The jump between murder and cannibalism is, somehow, smaller.”
Day 19, #ssac2024
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Later on I served time as an editor, and discovered the compromised way books came into the world with their teams of midwives.”
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Later on I served time as an editor, and discovered the compromised way books came into the world with their teams of midwives.”
December 19, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Day 19, #ssac2024
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Later on I served time as an editor, and discovered the compromised way books came into the world with their teams of midwives.”
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Later on I served time as an editor, and discovered the compromised way books came into the world with their teams of midwives.”
I may not have 11 like my man Des, but I think I make the one I do have work….😎
December 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I may not have 11 like my man Des, but I think I make the one I do have work….😎
Day 18, #ssac2024
“The Exhibition” by Alexandra Wuest
So much packed into one small story…art, appropriation, empathy, anxiety, apathy, boredom, and so much more.
“Instead it reminded her of a sunrise, which on second thought, she realized, must be a pretty nice way to see oneself.”
“The Exhibition” by Alexandra Wuest
So much packed into one small story…art, appropriation, empathy, anxiety, apathy, boredom, and so much more.
“Instead it reminded her of a sunrise, which on second thought, she realized, must be a pretty nice way to see oneself.”
December 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Day 18, #ssac2024
“The Exhibition” by Alexandra Wuest
So much packed into one small story…art, appropriation, empathy, anxiety, apathy, boredom, and so much more.
“Instead it reminded her of a sunrise, which on second thought, she realized, must be a pretty nice way to see oneself.”
“The Exhibition” by Alexandra Wuest
So much packed into one small story…art, appropriation, empathy, anxiety, apathy, boredom, and so much more.
“Instead it reminded her of a sunrise, which on second thought, she realized, must be a pretty nice way to see oneself.”
Day 17, #ssac2024
“You Again” by Seth Fried
This story was like the perfect cup of tea or your favorite song…a tiny slice of perfection that you futilely hope will last forever, but know deep down that it’s fleetingness is part of it’s allure.
5⭐️s, perfect
“Mistakes would need to be embraced.”
“You Again” by Seth Fried
This story was like the perfect cup of tea or your favorite song…a tiny slice of perfection that you futilely hope will last forever, but know deep down that it’s fleetingness is part of it’s allure.
5⭐️s, perfect
“Mistakes would need to be embraced.”
December 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Day 17, #ssac2024
“You Again” by Seth Fried
This story was like the perfect cup of tea or your favorite song…a tiny slice of perfection that you futilely hope will last forever, but know deep down that it’s fleetingness is part of it’s allure.
5⭐️s, perfect
“Mistakes would need to be embraced.”
“You Again” by Seth Fried
This story was like the perfect cup of tea or your favorite song…a tiny slice of perfection that you futilely hope will last forever, but know deep down that it’s fleetingness is part of it’s allure.
5⭐️s, perfect
“Mistakes would need to be embraced.”
Day 16, #ssac2024
“Conversation Over The Holidays” by Jessica Westhead
Felt timeless to me in portraying the middle aged experience, with all it’s anxieties, and banalities, and small graces.
“…everything around them and beneath them felt so solid and sturdy, but now it wasn’t like that anymore.”
“Conversation Over The Holidays” by Jessica Westhead
Felt timeless to me in portraying the middle aged experience, with all it’s anxieties, and banalities, and small graces.
“…everything around them and beneath them felt so solid and sturdy, but now it wasn’t like that anymore.”
December 16, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Day 16, #ssac2024
“Conversation Over The Holidays” by Jessica Westhead
Felt timeless to me in portraying the middle aged experience, with all it’s anxieties, and banalities, and small graces.
“…everything around them and beneath them felt so solid and sturdy, but now it wasn’t like that anymore.”
“Conversation Over The Holidays” by Jessica Westhead
Felt timeless to me in portraying the middle aged experience, with all it’s anxieties, and banalities, and small graces.
“…everything around them and beneath them felt so solid and sturdy, but now it wasn’t like that anymore.”
Day 15, #ssac2024
“Down Burned Road” by Jacqueline Baker
Had trouble connecting with this story, thought I did appreciate the author’s descriptive powers.
“Turing seemed to Carrie to have come from nowhere, from no place and no time. Attached, it seemed, the nothing.”
“Down Burned Road” by Jacqueline Baker
Had trouble connecting with this story, thought I did appreciate the author’s descriptive powers.
“Turing seemed to Carrie to have come from nowhere, from no place and no time. Attached, it seemed, the nothing.”
December 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Day 15, #ssac2024
“Down Burned Road” by Jacqueline Baker
Had trouble connecting with this story, thought I did appreciate the author’s descriptive powers.
“Turing seemed to Carrie to have come from nowhere, from no place and no time. Attached, it seemed, the nothing.”
“Down Burned Road” by Jacqueline Baker
Had trouble connecting with this story, thought I did appreciate the author’s descriptive powers.
“Turing seemed to Carrie to have come from nowhere, from no place and no time. Attached, it seemed, the nothing.”
Until otherwise informed, I’m going with :
December 15, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Until otherwise informed, I’m going with :
Day 14, #ssac2024
“The Lottery” by Adam O’Fallon Price
His one redeeming trait was acknowledging that his wife was smarter than he was.
“One in 300 million is another way of saying that something is not going to happen...”
“The Lottery” by Adam O’Fallon Price
His one redeeming trait was acknowledging that his wife was smarter than he was.
“One in 300 million is another way of saying that something is not going to happen...”
December 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Day 14, #ssac2024
“The Lottery” by Adam O’Fallon Price
His one redeeming trait was acknowledging that his wife was smarter than he was.
“One in 300 million is another way of saying that something is not going to happen...”
“The Lottery” by Adam O’Fallon Price
His one redeeming trait was acknowledging that his wife was smarter than he was.
“One in 300 million is another way of saying that something is not going to happen...”
Day 13, #ssac2024
“The Crown Derby Plate” by Marjorie Bowen
“I like to say I believe in ghosts so I don't get haunted by one.”
- Ella Henderson
“…the lonely house with the grave in the garden was dreary enough around which to create a legend.”
“The Crown Derby Plate” by Marjorie Bowen
“I like to say I believe in ghosts so I don't get haunted by one.”
- Ella Henderson
“…the lonely house with the grave in the garden was dreary enough around which to create a legend.”
December 13, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Day 13, #ssac2024
“The Crown Derby Plate” by Marjorie Bowen
“I like to say I believe in ghosts so I don't get haunted by one.”
- Ella Henderson
“…the lonely house with the grave in the garden was dreary enough around which to create a legend.”
“The Crown Derby Plate” by Marjorie Bowen
“I like to say I believe in ghosts so I don't get haunted by one.”
- Ella Henderson
“…the lonely house with the grave in the garden was dreary enough around which to create a legend.”
Day 12, #ssac2024
“Shopping Cart” by Christopher Boucher
The secret life of trolleys….
“But by then I was in a silent room in my mind. I looked around that room for words - “No thanks,” or “OK,” or anything at all - but I couldn’t find any.”
“Shopping Cart” by Christopher Boucher
The secret life of trolleys….
“But by then I was in a silent room in my mind. I looked around that room for words - “No thanks,” or “OK,” or anything at all - but I couldn’t find any.”
December 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Day 12, #ssac2024
“Shopping Cart” by Christopher Boucher
The secret life of trolleys….
“But by then I was in a silent room in my mind. I looked around that room for words - “No thanks,” or “OK,” or anything at all - but I couldn’t find any.”
“Shopping Cart” by Christopher Boucher
The secret life of trolleys….
“But by then I was in a silent room in my mind. I looked around that room for words - “No thanks,” or “OK,” or anything at all - but I couldn’t find any.”
Day 11, #ssac2024
“Children Of A Careless God” by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Wow…the script for The Secret Life of Pets 3 got DARK🤣🤣🤣
“He wished he’d stayed asleep, that he’d lived a few more moments in the honeyed comfort that he was cared for and loved.”
“Children Of A Careless God” by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Wow…the script for The Secret Life of Pets 3 got DARK🤣🤣🤣
“He wished he’d stayed asleep, that he’d lived a few more moments in the honeyed comfort that he was cared for and loved.”
December 11, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Day 11, #ssac2024
“Children Of A Careless God” by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Wow…the script for The Secret Life of Pets 3 got DARK🤣🤣🤣
“He wished he’d stayed asleep, that he’d lived a few more moments in the honeyed comfort that he was cared for and loved.”
“Children Of A Careless God” by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Wow…the script for The Secret Life of Pets 3 got DARK🤣🤣🤣
“He wished he’d stayed asleep, that he’d lived a few more moments in the honeyed comfort that he was cared for and loved.”
Day 10, #ssac2024
“Tardy Suit” by Thomas Pierce
Talk about a story for our times…felt very art imitating life, with a little Doctor Who fantasy / social commentary sprinkled in for good measure.
“Didn’t always do right thing but this time did, hoping.”
“Tardy Suit” by Thomas Pierce
Talk about a story for our times…felt very art imitating life, with a little Doctor Who fantasy / social commentary sprinkled in for good measure.
“Didn’t always do right thing but this time did, hoping.”
December 10, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Day 10, #ssac2024
“Tardy Suit” by Thomas Pierce
Talk about a story for our times…felt very art imitating life, with a little Doctor Who fantasy / social commentary sprinkled in for good measure.
“Didn’t always do right thing but this time did, hoping.”
“Tardy Suit” by Thomas Pierce
Talk about a story for our times…felt very art imitating life, with a little Doctor Who fantasy / social commentary sprinkled in for good measure.
“Didn’t always do right thing but this time did, hoping.”