Ready, begin

WarrenBluhm Encourage May 11, 2026May 4, 2026 1 Minute

This is not a drill.

“This is reality, Greg.” E.T. can’t just beam up to his ship. The 40 pounds won’t just melt off. My books and songs won’t fly off the shelves — “If you build it, they will come” only works in that other movie. A sick dog won’t heal herself. I have to do the work.

Ready, set, go.

Hello? Off your duff. Ready, set, go. Jumping jacks — ready, begin. OK, maybe not jumping jacks. But move. Now.

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Wordsmith and podcaster, Warren is a reporter, editor and storyteller who lives near the shores of Green Bay with his two golden retrievers, Dejah and Summer. Author of See the World!, The Man Who Crossed Whimsy Avenue, Dejah & Summer in the Time of Magic, A Declaration of Peace, Ebenezer, It's Going to Be All Right, Echoes of Freedom Past, Full, Refuse to be Afraid, Gladness is Infectious, How to Play a Blue Guitar, Myke Phoenix: The Complete Novelettes, A Bridge at Crossroads, The Imaginary Revolution, A Scream of Consciousness, and The Imaginary Bomb. View all posts by WarrenBluhm

Published May 11, 2026May 4, 2026