Sebastian Malloy
Sebastian Malloy
Sebastian Malloy
I had my first typewriter at five years old. I have been writing ever since. All the words on this blog are true, in one way or another. All of the art is as well. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoy your stay.
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We live in the future now. There are no rules anymore. I’m too tired to post. This totally counts. Goodnight, all! Send me an email Latest 3 posts 14 Aug, 2026 Does Posting That I’m Too Tired to Post Still Count for Blaugust? 13 Aug,...
I currently have 70,000 unread emails in my inbox. Do not @ me. (Unless you want to send me an email; then definitely @ me.) Send me an email Latest 3 posts 13 Aug, 2026 I am Deadly Serious 11 Aug, 2026 A Foggy Longing 10 Aug, 2026...
The fog coming in to work this morning was heavy, which always surprises me, living here in Maine. I assume that it’s normal for this area, but it’s still always a bit of a shock to go outside and not be able to see more than twenty feet...
It’s morning, just after dawn, which is bad enough, but it’s also Monday, which makes it worse. I don’t hate Mondays in some existential Garfield sort of way, but it’s still a rough way to start the week. The dog is having a morning...
We have a psycho kitty. He’s always been a psycho kitty. We thought he always would be a psycho kitty. Except. Since moving to the woods, he has mellowed considerably. He was never a mean cat, just prone to panic attacks and freaking out...
None: both of them will make me fall asleep. Zzzz. Send me an email Latest 3 posts 09 Aug, 2026 What’s the Difference Between Laying On the Couch With a Cat or Laying On the Couch With a Human Baby? 07 Aug, 2026 The Optimism of...
I subscribe to more podcasts than I have the time to actually listen to, and so I’ve got a large backlog going back several years. Currently, I’m working through mid-2021. Hush. I know I have a problem. You don’t need to point it out....
I had a lunch of takeout sushi in my car and managed not to drip any soy on my shirt. If you knew me, you’d know that this is definitely a win for me. You may now send applause my way. Send me an email Latest 3 posts 06 Aug, 2026 Today...
I spent some down time at work today chatting with an 86 year old man, both of us standing in the lobby, neither of us in any rush. It wasn’t any sort of serious conversation about anything meaningful, just two people killing a little...
… I think about how, when I was four years old, my mother put me in a Catholic daycare so that she could return to the workforce (we were not Catholic) only to pull me out in short order because with my long hair and delicate features...
It’s rained for a good portion of the day, which was a welcome change. Even though Maine is filthy with lakes and ponds and rivers, it’s also apparently in a drought, or so I’ve heard. Many wells in the area have gone dry, but...
… but I’m also not not saying we should punch people with smart glasses either. (Seriously, don’t punch people with smart glasses.) (But do take their glasses off and step on them.) (Violence is never an answer.) (Except when breaking...
Because I have a very hard time finishing things I start. Send me an email Latest 3 posts 02 Aug, 2026 Ten Reasons Why I Will Fail at Blaugust 30 Jul, 2026 Don’t Say the S-Word on Bear, Apparently (Update: I Was Wrong, So Oops and Hail...
So the title of my last post was originally “Online Friends vs Raising Satan In Your Basement,” which I reposted with a new title: “Online Friends vs Summoning Goats In Your Basement.” Why the retitle, you may wonder? Well, that post...
Speaking as a Gen-Xer, at our age there’s one of two ways to make new friends in this world. The first is online. The second is: This is a special shoutout to the friends I’ve made online over the years, and also the ones I’ve had to...