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📝 New #Blog Post!
20260827 Purpose + intellectual life
The past month has been a blur. I had a bug for a few days, and then I had a few days off work that ended up being extremely busy…
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https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/life/blog/digest-blog/20260827-purpose-intellectual-life/

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: A Weird Fact I Learned From Reading Fiction

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #LiteraryFacts #Facts

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/08/26/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-a-weird-fact-i-learned-from-reading-fiction/

New post on #BurgeonLab!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/augustory/

It's my AuguStory entry for Robert Birming's blogging challenge! See his OG post: https://robertbirming.com/augustory-story-blog/ and consider joining in on the fun. 👍

This is post 13 of #blaugust2026 and
post 87 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

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The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues

My Review The Weight of Snow and Regret by Elizabeth Gauffreau is a beautifully-written story that throws light on an important and largely unmet societal problem. One that has eluded us forever: how to house the houseless, including families with no place they can afford to live, people with mental health issues unable to care […]

The Weight of Snow and Regret & Bo Hopkins’ Blues

📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars - Exploring love in a dystopic police state, in a very PKD way.
The post Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-reviews/3-star-books/flow-my-tears-the-policeman-said-by-philip-k-dick/

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Foods from My Geographic Area that I Don't Like

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #food #Newcastle

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/08/19/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-foods-from-my-geographic-area-that-i-dont-like/

Life lately… 😂 Let’s just say I’m pretty sure juggling a million things, dodging doctor appointments, and trying to keep my joints from rebelling should qualify as an #Olympic sport.

Anyway, if you’ve ever felt like you’re busier than you ever planned on being, you’ll probably relate. And if nothing else, maybe you’ll get a little laugh out of my latest blog post. ❤️
So grab your #coffee or #matcha and come hang out with me on the blog for a few minutes. ☕️🍵. #HappyFriday, my friends!

Here: un-compromised.blogspot.com/2026/08/YoungestOfTheOldPeople.html

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Foods from my Geographic Area that I Love

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #Food #BritishFood #GeordieFood

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/08/12/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-foods-from-my-geographic-area-that-i-love/

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Reasons I've stopped reading or watching a series

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #TheWalkingDead #TheMagicians

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/08/05/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-reasons-ive-stopped-reading-or-watching-a-series/

New page created on #BurgeonLab!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/costs/

This is part of #blaugust2026 Day 4
https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/

And is post 78 of #100DaysToOffload
https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

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#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 036 is out!

2026: Week 31/52 (Jul 27 – Aug 2)

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w31/

This is post 77 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

And post 3 in #blaugust2026

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📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
Reading Roundup: July 2026
A slower reading month but I've been loving my journey back into the weird world of PKD!
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https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/reading-roundup/reading-roundup-july-2026/

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Last minute decision to join #blaugust2026

I have decided to participate in this rather infamous annual blogging event called #Blaugust, created by, sadly the late, @belghast. Hoping to get at least the Bronze and Community Builder award...

See full note and join me!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/

Entries written so far:
🔢 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/blaugust2026

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: My Life in Photos or GIFs

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #GIFs #Writing

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/07/29/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-my-life-in-photos-or-gifs/

📝 New #Blog Post!
Digest 202160728 – I ❤️ Binface
I just checked, and my last non-book blog post was 8th June! That was ages ago! It is 8pm, and I’ve not got my daily steps done because work was…
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https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/life/blog/digest-blog/digest-202160728-i-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-binface/

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#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 035 is out!

2026: Week 30/52 (Jul 20 – Jul 26)

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w30/

A pretty long one with a bit of everything. ;)

This is post 72 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#driving #discourse #journaling #artisttradingcards #forgejo #hugo #blogging #blogs #smallweb #weeknote #personalBlog #blogpost #weeklynotes #PersonalSites #BloggingCommunity

📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
The Butcher’s Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5) by Matt Dinniman
⭐⭐ 2/5 - Over-long, over -stuffed and finally wore out my interested in this series.
The post The Butcher’s Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5) by Matt Dinniman appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-reviews/2-star-books/the-butchers-masquerade-dungeon-crawler-carl-5-by-matt-dinniman/

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📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
Dr. Bloodmoney, Or How We Got Along After the Bomb by Philip K. Dick
⭐⭐⭐ 3.5/5 Stars - Community in the nuclear wasteland: very, very weird with memorable characters.
The post Dr. Bloodmoney, Or How We Got Along After the Bomb by Philip K. Dick appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-reviews/4-star-books/dr-bloodmoney-or-how-we-got-along-after-the-bomb-by-philip-k-dick/

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I updated almost all the #Apache #ECharts and #Hugo code that generates my favourite page on #BurgeonLab: the /⁠stats page.

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/stats/

With the new post types I’ve added recently: books, replies (separated out from notes), and RSVPs; I noticed some data on the graphs being incorrect...

View full note: https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0723-1310/

This is post 71 of #100DaysToOffload
📈https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#blogs #stats #graphs #js #bloggingcommunity #personalsites #personalblogs #changelog

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books I Wish I'd Discovered Sooner

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #Books #TheHappinessTrap #SaveTheCat

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/07/22/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-books-i-wish-id-discovered-sooner/

#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 034 is out!

2026: Week 29/52 (Jul 13 – Jul 19)

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w29/

A weeknote about writing, books, #bookwyrm and #indiebookclub, a #micropub app by @gregorlove.com

This is post 69 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#indieweb #indiekit #hugo #hongkong #hk #frontend #books #reading #booktracker #blogging #blogs #smallweb #weeknote #personalBlog #PersonalSites #BloggingCommunity #bookstodon

🚨 PSA: A new IndieWeb virtual event for Southeast Asia / Pacific time zones!

I have some exciting news to share: this event is for those living on this side of the world! 🌏

Wrote a short note about it here: https://burgeonlab.com/rsvps/2026/0715-1415/

It's my first RSVP #microformats markup post via #indiekit too! But need to work on #Hugo as some layouts broke while creating new sections.

#smallweb #personalBlog #personalsites #personalwebsite #indieweb #smolweb #blogging #bloggingcommunity

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Would You Go Skydiving? Why or why not?

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog #Skydiving

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/07/15/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-would-you-go-skydiving-why-or-why-not/

📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl #4) by Matt Dinniman
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Stars - I enjoyed this more than the previous two, but don't ask me to explain the plot.
The post The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl #4) by Matt Dinniman appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-reviews/4-star-books/the-gate-of-the-feral-gods-dungeon-crawler-carl-4-by-matt-dinniman/

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#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 033 is out!

2026: Week 26 to 28/52 (Jun 22 – Jul 12)

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w28/

I missed two weeks but I'm back. Enjoyed writing this one. I'll continue the trend of #junited in my usual link roundups. Hope you like my selection!

This is post 65 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#homebrewwebsiteclub #indiewebcamp #indieweb #html #hugo #hongkong #hkg #hk #frontend #blogging #blogs #smallweb #weeknote #personalBlog #PersonalSites #BloggingCommunity

Writers and bloggers, does this happen to you?

You sit down to write a weeknote or some journal entry, but suddenly, one of the topics becomes really long and you decide to split that off into its own separate post. You continue with your original piece (back to square one); but it happens again. 😅

View full note: https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0712-152352/

Syndicated via #Indiekit

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Stores or Other Physical Places I Wish Still Existed

#WritingCommunity #WriterCommunity #BloggingCommunity #BloggerCommunity #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge #Challenge #Wednesday #blog

http://georgelthomas.com/2026/07/08/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-stores-or-other-physical-places-i-wish-still-existed/

“Edge of Seventeen” Sneak Preview (Grand-Finale Week)

“Skylar, did you have fun tonight with Jorge?” Dad asked me upon my entrance inside the house after two hours spent at the upscale diner and a matinee at the movies. And now, both my parents were waiting up for me in the living room with expecting looks on their faces.

“We did, but remembered that we had school tomorrow,” I replied as I took off my jacket. “Jorge gave me his undivided attention and I did the same for him.”

“And are you excited for this Wednesday when you’ll see him again?” Mom asked eagerly.

I inhaled sharply. “I am, but-“

“Ah-ah, no ‘buts.’ This is a week dedicated to you and you alone, Skylar, as your peers are hoping that you’ll make the right choice,” Dad cut me off. “Don’t you think that you deserve to have a bit of happiness of your own, especially with a boy like Jorge who grew up with you?”

“Enrique grew up with me back in the day as well,” I replied meekly.

Mom scoffed, rolling her eyes as she motioned to sit in between her and Dad on the sofa, the TV playing some reality show on mute. “Enrique Pinero’s your grandparents’ favorite, not ours,” she stated. “Yes, his family is well-to-do and they have their connections as well, but the boy is too enigmatic for my and your father’s tastes. That, and I heard that he’s too deep with that Simmons huzzy and her friends. No, Skylar. You and Jorge are meant to be together. Fate is binding you two, and everyone believes that you two need to make it official.”

But not everyone thinks the same way, I wanted to shoot back. “Well, Jorge did say that he wants to continue fighting for me as long as possible,” I replied before giving my parents a recap of what’s been said at the restaurant.

“Sounds like Jorge knows what he wants, and it’s not Simmons,” Dad intoned. “And he’s right with you needing to make the best choice for everyone, even when it means making everyone else unhappy. But your mother and I will not be so forgiving if you choose that Pinero boy or not choose at all. That year-long project is still in effect, and you can’t afford to fail senior year. Not when everything that you dreamed of is in close range for you to touch.”

“And think about the opportunities you’ll enjoy if you choose wisely- and I mean, if you choose Jorge,” Mom added. “You being given a place at the Fernandez table, being the favorite in all the students’ eyes and given many passes by the teachers, being voted ‘Cutest Couple’ in the school yearbook by your classmates. All of that and more can be yours, but not if you make the wrong choice.”

“And what about Greenlee?”

“Forget her for a moment, boy, and think about what you’ll leave behind if you don’t do what’s best for everyone,” Dad admonished me sternly. “As long as she doesn’t try anything reckless or put you in harm’s way, you won’t have to fear her. All you need to do is the right thing.”

All I could do is just nod. They just didn’t get it because they didn’t have it bad growing up like I did as a queer kid in a very conservative state in the Deep South. Or maybe they didn’t want to get it at all or just don’t care about the consequences…

You’ll never forget the first time! “Edge of Seventeen” is reaching the final several chapters all this week, available EXCLUSIVELY on Wattpad! Don’t miss it! 

📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
Q2 2026 Law of Five Reading Bingo Progress
It’s time for a Q2 progress review on Nic’s (Dragon Rambles) Law of Fives reading bingo challenge! I’ve now read 29 books for this challenge, with most of them counting…
The post Q2 2026 Law of Five Reading Bingo Progress appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/q2-2026-law-of-five-reading-bingo-progress/

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📚 New Book Stuff on the #Blog!
Reading Roundup: June 2026
I said goodbye to Adrian Mole, which means I'm back free to get back standalone novels again!
The post Reading Roundup: June 2026 appeared first on The Wallflower Digest.

https://thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/reading-roundup/reading-roundup-june-2026/

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