Chris Chinchilla

Published in Geek Culture

·Mar 19

Technical writing with JetBrains’ Writerside and Grazie

The docs as code trend, where technical writers and developers work more closely using similar tools and processes, has grown in the past few years. For some tech writers, who come from technical backgrounds, have always worked on technical projects, or were able to pick their toolchain, it’s the only…

Writing

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Writing

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Published in Mac O’Clock

·Mar 8

My Creative Writing Setup

Using Aeon Timeline, Raindrop, MarginNote, Notes, and Scrivener — I finally finished my first fiction novel after two years of work and have already begun work on my second. I’ve also produced several short stories and have some game supplements in slow progress. So, as people seem interested in knowing these things, I thought it was about time I…

Writing

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Writing

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Feb 28

The thief

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Happenings in interval between preliminary sound and striking of clock”. Tick. Tick. Tick. And time stood still. The thief slipped in through the gaps left between time and explored the scene. The dancers were not frozen but moving so slowly that almost…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Feb 27

Fear as a service

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Person makes appointment with old enemies”. “Confront your fears” read the large banner across the desk. Beneath it was a smaller faded one with “for a fee” printed on it. Behind the desk sat a diminutive man with tiny spectacles perched on…

Creative Writing

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Creative Writing

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Feb 25

Garden shade

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Enchanted garden where moon casts shadow of object or ghost invisible to the human eye”. Yasmin was proud of the small garden she had cultivated over more years than she cared to remember. It was perfectly square, enclosed with a stone wall…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Feb 25

A most unlikely adventure

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Moving away from earth more swiftly than light”. David looked at Herbert as he punched the bright chunky buttons on the control panel with aplomb and pulled antique-looking levers to make the ship fly ever faster. He might be famous for songs…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Feb 24

Jerry

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Vague lights and geometrical figures seen when eyes are closed”. “Woah, dude, that’s amazing!” I shouted, the scene of serenity I was experiencing isolating me from the outside world so much that I forgot Jerry was just in front of me. With…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Feb 23

The horde

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Steepled town seen from afar at sunset”. The soldiers gathered on the hill and looked out across the horizon at the city they would conquer tomorrow. From this distance, they only saw the tallest buildings of the town in any detail. Churches…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Feb 22

Alfonso

Part of Flash Fiction February 2023, prompt was “Visit to someone in the wild”. “Forgive me, it’s been a long time since I’ve spoken to… Anything.” Stuttered Alfonso, lounging under a tree, sheltering from the shade in the blistering sun. His shell was magnificent, covered with dozens of concentric eyes…

Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

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Published in Mac O’Clock

·Feb 20

Managing a home folder with version control

Some time ago, I mentioned a process I tried that allowed me to partially recreate my Mac setup on another machine with scripts. …

Macos

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Managing a home folder with version control

Macos

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