Tom Halasz
@tomhalasz.bsky.social
Retired Ind Engineer, trying to write a book, dad to three wonderful daughters and three granddaughters. Follow Cleveland sports, math, physics, and classic comedies. Oh, yeah. Tend liberal. Most of what I write is meant to be humorous. I hope it is.
#WordWeavers Day 9: Tell us about a romantic relationship a character has.
My MC is a male that meets his soulmate when she kicks him in the groin. And, no. This is NOT based on every woman I have ever dated.
They usually wait until later.
#writing
#writingcommunity
My MC is a male that meets his soulmate when she kicks him in the groin. And, no. This is NOT based on every woman I have ever dated.
They usually wait until later.
#writing
#writingcommunity
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#WordWeavers Day 9: Tell us about a romantic relationship a character has.
My MC is a male that meets his soulmate when she kicks him in the groin. And, no. This is NOT based on every woman I have ever dated.
They usually wait until later.
#writing
#writingcommunity
My MC is a male that meets his soulmate when she kicks him in the groin. And, no. This is NOT based on every woman I have ever dated.
They usually wait until later.
#writing
#writingcommunity
#WritersCoffeeClub #writing Do you reuse certain words as refrain or motif, or avoid repetition altogether?
I try to avoid repetition. That tends to distract from the humor. The last thing I want is for the reader to be annoyed before the punchline in a story.
I try to avoid repetition. That tends to distract from the humor. The last thing I want is for the reader to be annoyed before the punchline in a story.
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub #writing Do you reuse certain words as refrain or motif, or avoid repetition altogether?
I try to avoid repetition. That tends to distract from the humor. The last thing I want is for the reader to be annoyed before the punchline in a story.
I try to avoid repetition. That tends to distract from the humor. The last thing I want is for the reader to be annoyed before the punchline in a story.
Thought I should do a shout-out to the Cleveland writing community. The link below is to a very helpful group.
www.litcleveland.org
If you have a chance, check them out.
#writing #writingcommunity
www.litcleveland.org
If you have a chance, check them out.
#writing #writingcommunity
Literary Cleveland | Explore Other Voices; Discover Your Own.
Literary Cleveland is a non-profit committed to helping writers and readers explore other voices and discover their own—creating a vital, diverse and supportive literary community in the process.
www.litcleveland.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thought I should do a shout-out to the Cleveland writing community. The link below is to a very helpful group.
www.litcleveland.org
If you have a chance, check them out.
#writing #writingcommunity
www.litcleveland.org
If you have a chance, check them out.
#writing #writingcommunity
Me: Looking forward to the promise of AI and the possibility it will translate animal and critter languages. This will open so many storylines!
Me (several years later): So... ALL of them think humans are a$$holes?
#writing
Me (several years later): So... ALL of them think humans are a$$holes?
#writing
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Me: Looking forward to the promise of AI and the possibility it will translate animal and critter languages. This will open so many storylines!
Me (several years later): So... ALL of them think humans are a$$holes?
#writing
Me (several years later): So... ALL of them think humans are a$$holes?
#writing
#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 23. What's your niche?
I guess it is probably weaving little silly stories into a larger narrative.
I SURE hope it works.
I guess it is probably weaving little silly stories into a larger narrative.
I SURE hope it works.
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 23. What's your niche?
I guess it is probably weaving little silly stories into a larger narrative.
I SURE hope it works.
I guess it is probably weaving little silly stories into a larger narrative.
I SURE hope it works.
#WordWeavers 11/23 Finding good cover artists, beta readers, & editors is hard. Shoutout who has helped you.
Well, since I had to send my tinfoil hat in for cleaning and "adjustments", do the voices count?
Well, since I had to send my tinfoil hat in for cleaning and "adjustments", do the voices count?
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#WordWeavers 11/23 Finding good cover artists, beta readers, & editors is hard. Shoutout who has helped you.
Well, since I had to send my tinfoil hat in for cleaning and "adjustments", do the voices count?
Well, since I had to send my tinfoil hat in for cleaning and "adjustments", do the voices count?
Lots of posts about how to bring back James Bond.
How about they remake Woody Allen's "Sleeper"? In this plot, they find Bond's nose in the rubble and SPECTRE uses it to clone Bond. They intend to make a Bond that works for them. MI6 must intercept the new Bond before he is brainwashed.
#JamesBond
How about they remake Woody Allen's "Sleeper"? In this plot, they find Bond's nose in the rubble and SPECTRE uses it to clone Bond. They intend to make a Bond that works for them. MI6 must intercept the new Bond before he is brainwashed.
#JamesBond
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Lots of posts about how to bring back James Bond.
How about they remake Woody Allen's "Sleeper"? In this plot, they find Bond's nose in the rubble and SPECTRE uses it to clone Bond. They intend to make a Bond that works for them. MI6 must intercept the new Bond before he is brainwashed.
#JamesBond
How about they remake Woody Allen's "Sleeper"? In this plot, they find Bond's nose in the rubble and SPECTRE uses it to clone Bond. They intend to make a Bond that works for them. MI6 must intercept the new Bond before he is brainwashed.
#JamesBond
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
We're five minutes in to Halloween and no kids have shown up. That means I just eat all of the candy, right?
#halloween
#halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We're five minutes in to Halloween and no kids have shown up. That means I just eat all of the candy, right?
#halloween
#halloween
MLB: "The ALDS is a 5 game series."
Tigers and Mariners players: "Hold my beer."
Tigers and Mariners players: "Hold my beer."
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
MLB: "The ALDS is a 5 game series."
Tigers and Mariners players: "Hold my beer."
Tigers and Mariners players: "Hold my beer."
#WritersCoffeeClub 11 Oct: have you written a likable antagonist?
In my humor WIP is a drugged out, mad (ish) scientist. He is attractive with good hair. His problem comes with reentering his lab. Every time he goes out to lunch, he has to get messed up for the iris security to recognize him.
In my humor WIP is a drugged out, mad (ish) scientist. He is attractive with good hair. His problem comes with reentering his lab. Every time he goes out to lunch, he has to get messed up for the iris security to recognize him.
October 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub 11 Oct: have you written a likable antagonist?
In my humor WIP is a drugged out, mad (ish) scientist. He is attractive with good hair. His problem comes with reentering his lab. Every time he goes out to lunch, he has to get messed up for the iris security to recognize him.
In my humor WIP is a drugged out, mad (ish) scientist. He is attractive with good hair. His problem comes with reentering his lab. Every time he goes out to lunch, he has to get messed up for the iris security to recognize him.
How hum. #Guardians win the Central division again.
September 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
How hum. #Guardians win the Central division again.
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Hearing a lot of chatter that tRump actually wanted to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of Killing.
One of his advisors mentioned that would cause confusion over which department that actually was.
One of his advisors mentioned that would cause confusion over which department that actually was.
September 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hearing a lot of chatter that tRump actually wanted to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of Killing.
One of his advisors mentioned that would cause confusion over which department that actually was.
One of his advisors mentioned that would cause confusion over which department that actually was.
Cleveland Guardians fans watching all of their next opponents on their schedule trade away players:
#Guardians
#Guardians
a little girl in a red jacket with a white fur collar is looking up at something
ALT: a little girl in a red jacket with a white fur collar is looking up at something
media.tenor.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Cleveland Guardians fans watching all of their next opponents on their schedule trade away players:
#Guardians
#Guardians
July 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“It seems like every bounce isn’t going our way,” said Vogt. “We can allow that to be an excuse. Or we can say, ‘Hey, we’re going through it. Let’s show up tomorrow and we’ll get the bounce.’ We have to make our own bounces.”
Is he watching the same games as us?
www.cleveland.com/guardians/20...
Is he watching the same games as us?
www.cleveland.com/guardians/20...
Guardians’ tumble into darkness continues with 1-0 loss to Tigers; losing streak at nine straight
The Guardians have fallen 14 1/2 games behind the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.
www.cleveland.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“It seems like every bounce isn’t going our way,” said Vogt. “We can allow that to be an excuse. Or we can say, ‘Hey, we’re going through it. Let’s show up tomorrow and we’ll get the bounce.’ We have to make our own bounces.”
Is he watching the same games as us?
www.cleveland.com/guardians/20...
Is he watching the same games as us?
www.cleveland.com/guardians/20...
If someone could just bring me some dead flowers to plant, it would save a lot of time.
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If someone could just bring me some dead flowers to plant, it would save a lot of time.
Hoping Steven Vogt talks to these Guardians about how they are playing right now. Two games of very sub-par defense. Seems like they aren't serious and the fans started booing today.
#GuardsBall
#GuardsBall
June 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hoping Steven Vogt talks to these Guardians about how they are playing right now. Two games of very sub-par defense. Seems like they aren't serious and the fans started booing today.
#GuardsBall
#GuardsBall