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I Hate Traveling: Paris Edition

On May 19, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor3 Comments

Well, I'm making progress. I'm not in the right country, but at least I'm on the right continent.

I Hate Traveling Pt. 2

On May 18, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor4 Comments

How are things going? Well, at least we didn't crash.

Why I Hate Traveling

On May 18, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor5 Comments

Traveling isn't bad when things go smoothly. Of course, it's not going smoothly.

Not so Breaking News

On May 17, 2019 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor5 Comments

Well, I'm about to head off into the wild blue yonder (if the Houseguest doesn't kill me for printing my ticket at 11pm — she's got the hearing of a bat).

A Return to Tuscany

On May 15, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Fiction, Sean' Fiction, Writing8 Comments

Just reworked this short story I wrote a while back but never really shared. Feel free to critique and let me know what works or doesn't in your opinion.

WordPress Reblog Workaround: Press This

On May 14, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Blogging, Humor11 Comments

So, I bitched at WordPress about my dumb Business plan preventing reblogging. So, I just heard back from a Happiness Engineer.

Is a WordPress Business Plan a Bad Idea?

On May 9, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Uncategorized35 Comments

Heads up. I'll be bitching a lot in this post.

A Pedestal of My Own Design

On May 8, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Poetry, Writing15 Comments

Idealizing someone does no one any favors when you refuse to acknowledge another's true nature. (More free verse)

digital thermometer reading 101.5

I Live with a Plague Bearer

On May 7, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor18 Comments

With the Houseguest sick again, I'm considering locking myself in my Man Cave with a can of Lysol.

lampshade

The Quest for the Mystical Harp

On May 6, 2019January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Blasts from the Past, Humor14 Comments

The only thing more discouraging than having to shop at Walmart is having to ask for help.

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About Sean Layton

Born in the UK, I have lived most of my life under the blazing Arizona sun. Okay, that’s a lie, I’ve been sheltering in the air-conditioned indoors. Anyway, I’m a starving writer with an MFA in creative writing (screenwriting & fiction) from ASU.

After attempting to amuse my friends for years with Facebook posts, I decided to make my tales of woe and musings on life in my tiny universe available online for an even larger audience to ignore (at their own peril).

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What others call poor decision making, I call teachable moments.

Now step back a safe distance and watch and learn.

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