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An Abridged List of Recent Failures
I feel like… I feel like it’s important to write, like, DURING the failures, you know? In the midst of them. Before anything is fixed or resolved. Because that’s the space we sit in sometimes, and it...
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Thoughts on Funerals, Beer, Cigs, and Death. It Is What It Is.
I plan my father’s funeral often, which maybe ought to be awkward since he’s still very much alive, but somehow isn’t awkward because it’s a pasttime we share. I’ve yelled lots of yells at my father...
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I’ve found, as a writer, that two things are very important. They’re fundamentals. They’re building blocks upon which everything else rests. They are: 1. Consistency. And 2. Relevancy. Which is why,...
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Easter Reasons to Be Thankful for My Weirdos
[Tiny Little Explanatory Note: So, it was recently brought to my attention that I’m doing nearly all my internet interactions on social media these days, and that folks who have chosen (typically for...
View ArticleLast Minute Gift Ideas Under $25 That I Really Bought
Here’s a list of last-minute gift ideas under $25 that I actually, personally bought and can recommend wholeheartedly. A few quick notes: 1. I’ve listed the price of each product as of December 15,...
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SHOUT YER SHOUTS (or whisper, either’s good)
IT’S THE LAST SHOUTY THURSDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND IT’S ALSO THE LONGEST NIGHT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SO LET’S SHOUT INTO THE DARK, FRIENDS. or whisper. whispering is ok, too. i...
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Mommy Doesn’t Carry Things: A Shouty Thursday Post
‘TIS SHOUTY THURSDAY, LOVELIES! FOR CHRISTMAS, GREG MADE ME THE T-SHIRT I MAY HAVE MENTIONED A FEW HUNDRED TIMES. IT HAS A PILE O’ BOXES DEPICTED AND MY FAVORITE PHRASE OF 2023: MOMMY DOESN’T CARRY...
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Top Ten(ish) Escapist Fiction Books I Read and Loved in 2023
Alrighty, friends! Here’s a short list of books I read and loved in 2023. For the purpose of understanding whether this list is AT ALL, IN ANY WAY, helpful for you, please note: 1. I only read...
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Wait. You can ACTUALLY SEE things in your brain??
OK, so, listen. Have you heard about this? Aphantasia? It’s the inability to “picture” or “see” or “visualize” things in the mind. Apparently, 2-4% of the population has aphantasia, but most have no...
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The Kids Are Gonna Be Alright
Look at the darling young adult humans who let me love them. I call them all my babies. Friends, I am here to tell you definitively: the kids are gonna be alright. These precious ones are 17-20ish...
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New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work for Me, So I Do This, Instead
I spent a while thinking about why New Year’s resolutions make me feel TIRED, ANXIOUS, and OVERWHELMED, especially since I actually WANT to assess the past and set goals for my future. I am, after all,...
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Nuts and Bolts. Also, Unrelated, I’m Nuts, and I Bolted.
It’s been a conundrum, these past few years, trying to figure out how to allot writing time between a blog, a manuscript, a book proposal, and the socials. The socials are, of course, the most...
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Falling to Pieces: A Vindication for Autumn and Rest
suddenly there’s September. hopefully it brings things that August couldn’t.though I can’t help but wonderas I watch the leaves descend,if I could shed and fall to pieces as welland show up brand...
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