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Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I think I'll get a job at McDonald's. Then every day can be Fry Day. #TLP

Lexophile CHALLENGE. You all know that I post a Lexophile Pleaser each day. Tomorrow is FRIDAY. Let's do a FRIDAY Lexophile Pleaser. I haven't thought of mine yet. You go first.... #TLP

When I was out of work, I looked for jobs, yes, but I also completed 3 manuscripts. No literary agents, so far, want me. The stories are good - deserve to be told. I got a new day-job on March 25th. Haven't written since then. Until today. I did 1,300 words just now. Happy.

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: My brother is bearing down on me to start a yatching business with him. I don't want to bow down to him, nor do I want to be too stern, but somehow I need to tell him I'm knot interested. #TLP

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Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I opened a restaurant on the moon. Great food, no atmosphere. I'm not concerned though, this is just phase I. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I started a band called 999 Megabytes — we haven’t got a gig yet. I guess it's not that surprising given that when we played a concert for my family, my mother was bored. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I wanted to be a pilot, but I winged the interview and therefore I didn’t land the role. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I used to sell Velcro, but when I started telling people it was a total rip-off, my boss told me to zip it. I finally quit, so that part of my career is now all buttoned up. #TLP

Today’s Lexophile Pleaser: The scarecrow won an award because he was outstanding in his field. When he started crying at the ceremony, everyone said, "Ozzzzzzzzz" #TLP

Here's a rendering of a scene from my book, THE DELTA WAVE. Buy signed copies here: watermarkbooks.com/book/978195976…

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: The geologist’s marriage hit rock bottom. He did admit, however, he was taking her for granite. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I was so busy adulting yesterday, I accidentally ghosted my daily pun—it’s a textual regret. #TLP

What’s the lamest fortune cookie fortune you’ve ever gotten? You can’t even make one up worse than the one I just got:

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: The sun tried to flirt with me today... said I was looking well-done. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I work for a paper company. It’s tearable. #TLP

Today's Lexophile Pleaser: I got fired from the keyboard factory. I wasn’t putting in enough shifts. #TLP

Today’s Lexophile Pleaser: once swallowed a dictionary. It gave me thesaurus throat ever. #TLP