Beleaguered editor, professional proofreader. Wrestling! Comics! Coffee! And dogs and kitties. Pizza helps too.https://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mzgzzdqbrc2yVoting stickers of the three voters in our house. We each got a different "I voted" sticker design this year!03 Nov 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgzzdqbrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mz4vln2ql22nMy horoscope says "For Halloween, be a time traveler, benevolent extraterrestrial, or eccentric professor." So, . . . https://static.klipy.com/ii/8ce8357c78ea940b9c2015daf05ce1a5/cc/54/SluAmvnq.gif?hh=373&ww=498&mp4=t6HUfDd1m2bFIGQkIQfp&webm=AJd8ngmYwcF2UO30 Oct 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4vln2ql22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mxcja47gqk2eIt's the same for proofreaders and editors too. In some cases I'm now making less per page than I did 10 years ago, since it's all third-party jobs and gig work, compared with when I was working directly with actual publishers. How can you sustain a professional life like this? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Oct 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcja47gqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mv2pjcmc3c2dTranquil. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2pjcmc3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3muq4ucltys2jI should use this as an example the next time a puzzled writer asks me to explain passive voice edits. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3muq4ucltys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3munjviraek2uThis makes me remember the days when my son was going to Davis and would take the train home for the weekend, and I would pick him up at the station after work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3munjviraek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mu7h6pihsk2g"... And farther below Lake Ontario takes in what Lake Erie can send her..." Just saying.29 Aug 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7h6pihsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mu6jcgrpus2eI wanted these mascots so much! I used to stare at this page in the catalog and just wish I could get them all. That Christmas, I got the 49ers one. This pic really brought back a ton of youthful memories. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6jcgrpus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3mts3ocbx2s2dI still have a copy of this book! The Miss Pickerell books were my favorites to check out from the library when I started reading chapter books, and I bought this one from a library book sale. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts3ocbx2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/graysonhoffman.bsky.social/post/3msr3kkyptk2mCalled family in the Midwest last night and while talking with them heard what sounded like a bookcase falling over. "What's that!" They said oh, it's thunder. Big storm there, with huge lightning strikes.10 Aug 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:wpkayflgoccmnuufhudyusci/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr3kkyptk2m