Tag: writing projects
![Meditations On: Can We Preserve Knowledge… forever? [TED Radio Hour]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Can-We-Preserve-Knowledge.-forever_TED-Radio-Hour.png?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Meditations On: Can We Preserve Knowledge… forever? [TED Radio Hour]
I just finished re-editing/re-copying journals that I wrote from 1985 to 1996. I started this...
![Two Old Rugs Survive Their Trip Outside [a short story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/baseball-on-rug.png?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Two Old Rugs Survive Their Trip Outside [a short story]
baseball bat on rug I woke up thinking about an old rug, it kind of looks like it’s being hung up...
![Dee, Friendships & The Delayed Departure/Dismissal [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-9887430.jpeg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Dee, Friendships & The Delayed Departure/Dismissal [A Short Story]
Friendships seemed simpler in the past. In the third grade I noticed this blonde kid on the bus...
![Running Around In The Park [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-8083430.jpeg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Running Around In The Park [A Short Story]
They do so much with so little. A little girl, her shoes in one hand and purple plastic bowling...
![Older Fellow Attempts Modern Dating [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2001-03-27-Sunset-at-Santa-Monica.jpg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Older Fellow Attempts Modern Dating [A Short Story]
He couldn’t remember the last time he found himself taking a leisurely evening stroll on Ocean...
![Didn’t Know To Not Expose the Container to De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-15509863.jpeg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Didn’t Know To Not Expose the Container to De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da [A Short Story]
The original records were lost or at least never found about how the university ended up with a...
![The Last Runner, The Crowd and Caught Being Human [a Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2007-12-15-6th-grader-boys-880-race-19.png?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
The Last Runner, The Crowd and Caught Being Human [a Short Story]
One of the under-appreciated duties as the teacher of the yearbook class was covering Saturday...
Video Fridays: Bread (1978) BBC-TV Special – Music From a Different Time
A “Bread” music-only playlist popped up in my YouTube feeds and it was a very welcomed break from...
A Writer’s Incantation
Prying loose thoughts that just don’t want to come, finding excuses and distractions along...
![The Kid and The Lime Green Buddha Named Bart [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-11356284.jpeg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
The Kid and The Lime Green Buddha Named Bart [A Short Story]
A little nine-year old boy was found in his suburban home, apparently abandoned by his parents,...
Online Storage Space Reduced – More Incentive to Find Other Solutions
So the following notice showed up in my email earlier in the week: That’s weird. I haven’t posted...
Blogging: Another Expensive & Unsustainable Hobby & It’s Possible Legacy
WARNING: This is a bit geeky & not a happy topic. This has been on my mind for sometime. It...
![Fate & Saturdays Working with Dad [Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/25741-Cervantes-MV-2.png?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
Fate & Saturdays Working with Dad [Short Story]
No matter what I did, I never seemed to be able to escape my fate. As soon as I finished breakfast...
Weekly Short Story Project & “Longer” Project
It’s time. Beginning June 9th I’ve decided to post one short story every week on Mondays. I have a...
![The Traveler & His Accidental Life [A Short Story]](https://i0.wp.com/josephbrucebustillos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pexels-photo-356040.jpeg?resize=627%2C376&ssl=1)
The Traveler & His Accidental Life [A Short Story]
All of this happened because she looked at him and he noticed. Normally it was so noisy and busy...
600 Days Journal Writing Streak
Yesterday, 2025-05-13, was my 600th day writing in my personal journal. Some time ago I decided...
