Day 53: Lancaster Square

2026-03-31

Hello! Tomorrow marks April Fools, but I'm busy; I don't have the time to set up something fun. Sorry in advance.

Today, after weeks of seeing bloody adverbs in my drafts, I'm going to try and eliminate all adverbs from my writing in this article. It can't be that hard, right? Creative challenges like this are novel and fun; I invite any other writers to try writing three hundred words without any bloody adverbs (use iwl.me and find Ooze Mode).

For a few hours, I was in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I neglected to look up the city's history or its touristy landmarks, but I make a point to visit certain civic institutions like city halls, museums, and parks. And libraries.

Taking this photo, I'm on the second floor of the library! The Lancaster Public Library has a balcony that looks over the public square in front of it. The balcony has chairs and tables, and I bet it'd be a novel place to study and read, if the wind isn't bad that day.

On this cloudy and cool day, no one (besides me) was on the balcony. The library was open — I got in, of course — but readers were sat in chairs and at desks right in front of windows to collect the natural daylight from inside.

Every time I take a photo from a ledge or a high spot, I'm worried that the camera will slip from my hands and shatter on the floor down below. I keep an extra firm grip on my camera for shots like these.

I use an accessory to make sure the camera doesn't fall out of my hands: a neck strap. Wrist straps are the trendy option these days, but I'm used to this neck strap that came with the camera, and I fear that my camera is heavier or bulkier than what a wrist strap can handle.

... Alright. That's 300 words, no adverbs. I did it.

While we're on the topic of words, I'm here to link the mind texture randomizer. I can't explain this one. That's it.

Cheers,
David