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Springtime Blahs
Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few weeks. The goal is ahead;…
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Summer is Coming…
Summer is another time that I tend to plan waaaaayyy more than I am capable of. Between kids (read: disgruntled teens), the heat (outdoor chores have to be done by 10am or everyone will melt), the invariable “aw, shit! Really?!?” Crisis (at least one–family, an appliance, illness, something), and oh, yeah…ishouldprobablysitmyassdownandwritesomething, I get a few…
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Unloading the Psychological Hoard
My father passed on almost 2 years ago. I’m a bit of a hoarder–tools, boxes, books, string, projects that I just need some time to play with, cool doo-dads; all sorts of things. After my father passed, and my mom had time to grieve, she began to engage in Swedish Death Cleaning. Yes, it’s a…
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IWSG April 2024
I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve got three front covers completed. One back cover down. I’ve started creating map art. I’ve started looking into how I want to address distribution. And umpteen million manuscripts in various forms of drafts or notes. I know that I need to work on my writing, but somehow,…
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Your Turn
Do you ever wonder when it will be “your turn”? Like, whenever you get hyped up because your name is next on the roster? You go through your stretches; you mentally rehearse what you’re going to do. You take your place, crouch down on the starters blocks, take a deep breath. Focus- “hey!” “huh?” “We…
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Where is my brain?
I checked under the couch, behind the pickles in the fridge, in the dog house . . . Nowhere is it to be found. I keep looking back at this chart I found on Pinterest awhile back, the Comfort Zone through the Growth Zone. I think my brain is most definitely stuck in the Comfort…
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