Mark Borne News: Issue #5

This issue has a big issue. That issue (and this issue) is called "Writer's Laziness". (Credit to my friend Sajwa Sabree for naming this terrible disease.) Basically, it describes the severe lack of motivation to write, enjoyment of writing, and inspiration for writing. It's what happens when a writer has plenty of time to write, but doesn't even try to come up with ideas, and resorts to other activities, such as walking, gaming, sleeping, eating, or wasting time, all things you wouldn't expect a writer to ever do. I have performed each and every one of these activities since Writer's Laziness hit me, all in an effort to have an excuse not to write. So, no, the past few days I have not been busy, I've been lazy. I apologize for the lack of content which has, therefore, existed on my blog, and will try to get back into the mood. (I'm considering binge-watching Netflix for story ideas.)

But, onto more important news!

Not one, but two Lark Adventures stories came out since Issue #4, and while neither of them are anyone's favorite, they're still very cool and a very good usage of time! In Lark Versus Rock Music, Lark discovers what music is and finds a new way to be demanding. In The Meowmurra, Lark begins discussing ghosts with his human, and finds another way to insult humanity. I'd recommend reading them if you haven't!

Watching Time: Chapter 10 has been released as well, and promises to create more questions than it answers, as usual. (If you have a bunch of time, please compile your questions below, I keep forgetting a few major plotpoints and I'm not sure what else I'm forgetting.) It's also visited the "Fantasy Realm", as I call it, and started vaguely referencing magic. Sorry to all those who are disappointed.

In case you're oblivious like me, I have decided to once again point out that there is now a set of lines of words below the list of pages. They'll change every week. Obey them. They will guide you to a path of flattery and compliments.

Instead of a riddle this time, I will do free knock knock jokes. Just comment, "Who's There?" and the joke will proceed. (Only one knock knock joke per person; I don't know a great deal of them.)

The question of the day is: "What color is the sky right now?" There is much debate as to the answer, depending on where you live. If you live in China, you might say black, whereas if you live in the United States, you might say blue. If you live on the coast of California, actually, you might say red.

Like time, I wondered how much wood could be chucked by wood chucks. Here are the responses:

Lucy J: Poor woodchuck. According to Google, it'd be about 700 pounds. I really didn't have a funny answer for that one. Oh, well. -shrugs-

Marysa Storm: I think your comedic standards must be pretty low to include me again.

Mark Borne: ...oh, St. Patrick's day...

(Come on, even my incredibly low standards are barely bringing in enough comments! And very few relevant ones, too!)