J.W. Donley

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  • Awesome Stuff from the Internet – December Edition

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    This month’s first thing from the world wide web is something that has helped my productivity in both my day job and my writing. Tomighty! http://tomighty.org/I know I listed this last time, but it really is that awesome, and has had a major influence on my own productivity.This is just a simple timer. The idea…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Tiny Mushrooms

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    It’s time for another photo of the week!And I give to you, another awesome mushroom photo!This one my son helped me take after a couple hours in on a hike. We set up the tripod for the only time of the whole day out, and got out the remote trigger in order to keep the…

  • Book Review: Brotherhood of the Wheel

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    So, I just finished reading this very interesting horror novel by R. S. Blecher: The Brotherhood of the Wheel.What’s it about? Well, way back in the olden days, the Knights Templar Order took it upon themselves to protect the peoples traveling the road to Jerusalem. Since than the order has changed and now protects the…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Big Mushroom!

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    How is everybody doing out there in the world?I hope well. If not, this should cheer you up. Here’s this week’s Photo of the Week! This time I bring you a shot I took on a little mushroom photo tour with a local photography group. It was tons of fun, even though it was raining…

  • The Writing Update – December 2017

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    December has arrived, and I can come up for air. NaNoWriMo Victory! I just finished spending the month of November slinging out 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I’d attempted this twice already in the past, and failed both times. This time, I pushed through and crossed the 50k mark on the last…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Back Trail Waterfall

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    Guess what time it is…Its Joe’s Photo of the Week time!Yeah!And this time I have a wonderful shot for you from the first time I hiked Heliotrope Ridge. After the first major creek crossing, the trail goes up and up steeply for a ways, following the creek you just crossed upstream. After a bit you…

  • Hiking Winchester Mountain

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    A month or so ago I tried out a new hike in the area. Winchester Mountain This was about a 2 mile out a back trail that takes you up to the peak of Winchester Mountain. On this peak sits an old, refurbished, fire lookout.The trail itself isn’t too difficult. It’s all up, but it’s…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Branch and Mountain

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    It’s time for, yet another, Joe’s Photo of the Week!This week I give you a picture with it’s focus flopped around. Usually, picturesque mountains in photographs are the center of attention, but in this shot I wanted to blur out the background mountain and put your full attention on the evergreen branch floating in front.

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Shipwreck

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    Here’s a shot from our little anniversary trip out to the Oregon Coast.Just west of Warrenton, OR is a little beach with the Shipwreck of Peter Iredale.It is a gorgeous beach, but this decaying boat steals the show. 

  • Cool Stuff From the Internet: November Edition

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    It’s time for a brand new type of blog post for me. I wanted to share with you some things I’ve found useful on the internet. There is no set topic, just whatever I decide to share.Enjoy! The Links:   This is Horror Podcast First, I would like to recommend an awesome podcast for horror…