Rob Hatfield is working on his 2nd novel

Opinion: Casinos are dark, depressing, smelly places that offer only a facade of entertainment.

I’ve been to several over the years, hoping to find that spark of fun they show in ads.

Nope. I don’t enjoy the spin, or dice roll, or card that determines whether I get to keep my own money.

Duh!🙄

My Sweet Bride is the same way. 😀Her caffeine cutoff is 1pm.

I process caffeine very quickly. So I can have it right before bed with no noticeable impact.

Same. I sometimes have tea.

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What happens if
when it's my time to step
behind the veil
I find that the world has reached
it's ghostly limit?

"Sorry, Rob.
All the good ghost seats are taken.
All the bad spaces are full.

"How do you feel
about being the first earthly spirit
to haunt the moon?

#vss

🙏🏻🙏🏻🤞🤞💜💜

Are tears nocturnal?

Maybe not all,
But they rage as I press my broken face
into a pillow in the beautiful stillness of the dark,
My body gripped by tremors
Gasping
As I think of you,
My love.

These wet gifts cannot shine like gems in sunlight.
They must water my dreams.
#vss

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You cannot know something you have not known before.

You can see the world spring to life after long winter, but you are deaf to the jubilance of the green.

You can spy a red leaf spiraling to the ground, but you can't hear its prayer.

You see moments.
I see the world.
#vss

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Just a quick question:

What is the science behind the fact that 9volt batteries in smoke detectors ONLY lose their power and start that annoying, periodic beeping between midnight and 3:30am?

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I think, therefore I am.

How glorious.

How cruel.
One must dig into the dirt
beneath the words
to find the evil ore.

Why cannot I cease to be
simply by not thinking?

Not thinking about what I did
to us
to the world we nurtured
like an infant lamb
before a roaring fire.
#VSS

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A dark confession: After all these years, I still don’t know about the pompatus of love. 😞🫣

My Sweet Bride and I worked on our publishing business plan today! 😀

So excited that this is the year! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My writing goal for February is to complete the rewrite of my nonfiction book about marriage success for men. 😀

Do you have a writing goal for February?

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Why did I brave the shadows of the alley?
It was a shortcut to
Somewhere
I was hoarding spare minutes for myself

But Time waited in the dark
With faded leather coat and brass knuckles.

I fought.
God, how I fought.

It took my minutes.
It took days.
Years.

I woke up dazed
And 60.
#vss

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What about the simple pleasure
of biting into an apple?
That sudden puncture
Arending crunch
Tart sweetness that sends your tongue seeking
A dribble of juice down your chin

Have we forgotten the gift because it doesn’t come
In a cellophane package?

Shame on us.

Again.
#vss

Vote with your dollars.

😂

I’m probably one of the few people who don’t mind getting stuck in traffic during my commute.

More audiobook time? Yes, please!🤣🤣

Only 42 books this year. I’ll be spending a lot of time publishing and writing. 😀

Mine is similar. I consider a 3-star a good book that I would recommend to the right kind of reader. 😀

🫣

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle

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“I am real!”

That’s what I would write,
So that you might see and
Understand.

But, I am a customizable icon,
A round image with a white beard
And kind, sleepy eyes.

I am expected to type
In sound bytes
Like some ASCII aficionado.

Yet, I yearn for you to know,

“I am real!”

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Happy New Year! 😀🎉

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Okay, 2026. We need to talk.

Do we really want to take on a whole new year? All at once? I think most people agree that was a mistake last time.😬

Maybe we could do a sampler pack to start. I’d like to see a week from March, May, Aug, and October before committing to the whole deal. 😀

two little girls are standing next to each other and smiling for a picture . ALT: two little girls are standing next to each other and smiling for a picture .

Just heard this in a leadership seminar and I really liked it. It applies to each of us:

"Our personal brand is what people say about us when we are not in the room."

I know the state of the world is important
The politics
The economies
Human rights
The environment

But sometimes, I have to give my attention to other matters.
What bunnies and squirrels say to each other
If deer have a favorite yard
Birdsong

Love it! 😀

Wishing everyone who celebrates a very merry Christmas! 😀

Wishing everyone who doesn’t celebrate a wonderful day. 💜

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