# coffee conversation (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover coffee conversation. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Humorous New Year](https://tristramlowe.com/2026/01/02/a-humorous-new-year/) _2026-01-03 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ At a thrift store today, an older woman looked at a framed image on a shelf, as I passed. “That is humorous,” she said, her voice completely flat and utterly unmoved, before walking away to browse further. May your 2026 be full of humorous moments. And may you allow yourself a fully felt laugh. ## [Word Count, Longhand, Vecna, Turkeys, you know…](https://tristramlowe.com/2025/11/27/word-count-longhand-vecna-turkeys-you-know/) _2025-11-27 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ I’ve been writing, not nearly as much as I’d like, but I’m getting somewhere. I finished another chapter yesterday. I’ve been going through some emotional ups and downs (largely downs) lately, and had a new development unfold last week, which was not a surprise, but still has me really kind of upside down. But I’m \[…\] ## [Word Count](https://tristramlowe.com/2025/11/13/word-count/) _2025-11-14 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ A quick post here to follow up from yesterday. I’m trying to get as many words on book three of The Ghost and the Mask as I can while I’m on break from my MFA program. I’ve already got about 71k, but need another novel’s worth to finish it. I did not add anything to \[…\] ## [NaNoWriMo is gone, but the words are not.](https://tristramlowe.com/2025/11/12/nanowrimo-is-gone-but-the-words-are-not/) _2025-11-13 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ I have joined a group at Willamette Writers with the purpose of supporting each other in writing this November. There is no NaNoWriMo, but it still lives in the hearts and word processors of many who participated in the past. This is the perfect time for me to get some words in, since I have \[…\] ## [The warmth and courage at the heart of a SCAM EMAIL](https://tristramlowe.com/2025/11/11/the-warmth-and-courage-at-the-heart-of-a-scam-email/) _2025-11-11 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ I received the most wonderful-sounding email yesterday. It praised my children’s book, The Wrong Monster, in just the way authors love to be praised. If it wasn’t a scam, likely written by AI, I would have been thrilled, even though, they are clearly looking to sell me a service. But I strongly suspect the entity \[…\] ## [A New Chapter](https://tristramlowe.com/2025/10/27/a-new-chapter/) _2025-10-27 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ Hello. It’s been a while. I’ve been swamped but I want to share some good news. I finished another chapter on book three of The Ghost and the Mask! You may recall that I am in an MFA program, which I am loving. But I am writing something new for that (which I also love), \[…\] ## [Holiday Farewells](https://tristramlowe.com/2024/12/01/holiday-farewells/) _2024-12-01 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ I’m sitting in a coffee shop, writing, listening to two women at the next table say goodbye and how great it was to see each other for about forty minutes. This was so nice! one of them has said several times. Then one of them asks about someone they know and they talk on. Oh \[…\] ## [The Demons of Gratitude](https://tristramlowe.com/2024/11/27/the-demons-of-gratitude/) _2024-11-27 · Tristram Lowe · Tristram Lowe_ Can you be grateful for demons? Of course you can! Have you read my books? Whether they give you superpowers or simply push you toward self-realization and empowerment by kicking you around the dungeons of an ancient Japanese castle, demons deserve our gratitude too. So, I’ve been sorely remiss in posting an update lately. First \[…\]