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James

Word Spillage is where I write about whatever's stuck in my head that week — sometimes useful, sometimes just noise. When I'm not spilling words here, I'm the author of An Enchanted Heart, an epic fantasy novel (on Amazon) about a girl who wanders into the woods during a thunderstorm and comes out the other side in the magical realm of Lysoria, chasing down her mother and herself in roughly equal measure.

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Books & Reading

The Book I Kept Almost Finishing Is Finally Real

Six years of notebooks nobody saw finally turned into an actual, purchasable book. Here's what's really in it — Lysoria, a golden-eyed disaster named…

Books & Reading July 9, 2026 3 min read
Uncategorized

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

Uncategorized July 9, 2026 1 min read
Life & Musings

The 3AM Idea That Seemed Brilliant and Was Not

Every so often my brain wakes me up to pitch me something. This time it was a business. It was not a good business.

Life & Musings July 1, 2026 1 min read
Rants & Ramblings

An Unsolicited Opinion on Open-Plan Offices

Nobody asked, but I have thoughts, and this is a blog about anything, so here we are.

Rants & Ramblings June 28, 2026 1 min read
Food & Drink

I Burnt the Garlic and Made It Work Anyway

A small kitchen disaster, and the slightly smug lesson I took from it.

Food & Drink June 25, 2026 1 min read
Tech & Internet

How One Keyboard Shortcut Ate My Entire Afternoon

I was trying to remap a single key. I ended up rebuilding my entire workflow from scratch.

Tech & Internet June 20, 2026 1 min read
Travel

I Got on the Wrong Train and Found My Favorite Town

Sometimes the best stop on the trip is the one you never planned to make.

Travel June 15, 2026 1 min read
Random

The Grocery Store Had an Existential Crisis, Then So Did I

A short one about cereal aisles and the passage of time.

Random June 10, 2026 1 min read
Life & Musings

My Houseplant Is Fine. I Am the One Who Is Not Fine.

Six months of daily anxiety over a plant that, it turns out, was never in any danger.

Life & Musings June 5, 2026 1 min read
Food & Drink

The Worst Meal I Ever Had Is Still My Favorite Story

Bad food, great company, and the strange alchemy that turns disasters into anecdotes.

Food & Drink May 30, 2026 1 min read