Category: writing
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Mental Health/False Intimacy
In my twenties, I never thought it would be me. I should have, really. All the signs were there. They’d been there since I was thirteen. But I never saw them, nor did the people around me. It was only two years ago when the light bulb switched on. Chronic…
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A What-If Carnival (and Writing Thoughts)
It’s like a carnival of fleas in my brain. Little flea lions jump through flaming flea sized hoops while others juggle and tunnel with and through pieces of my grey matter. No, really. I’ve always been a what-ifer. A what will I do when it all comes crashing down-er. A…
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Reality TV Elections
I tried to stay out of the political fray, for the most part. I might have shared the occasional article I saw on FB, but aside from that, I didn’t mention much. This wasn’t because I didn’t care. On the contrary, it’s a subject weighing heavy. (As it is not…
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Word Magic
Someone said to us recently, “If you can speak, you can write.” Now, as someone who teaches writing and works with authors at every stage of their careers, this statement shouldn’t have surprised me. But it did. She was right, though. Humans are natural storytellers. We go home and rant…
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Woo-woo and letting go
Woo-woo. That’s what we gently, jokingly, called it. But that woo-woo has had a rather profound effect on me, and several days later, I’m feeling deeply contemplative. The first week of October was the annual writing retreat at Bambu resort, in Spain. It was a fantastic week of writing, discussing…
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Come Write With Me
Do you want time to write? Time to play with words, learn some writing craft and dig into your personal project? Take the time to write in a beautiful setting, away from the everyday world. Each day there are sessions on craft, and feedback every afternoon. Plus there’s lots of…
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In pursuit of perfection (or reasonable ability)
I’m trying to learn, instead of stumbling blindly the way I always have. Recently, Nic has been working on a massive grant application. It’s for a huge project, and she pulled in a few other people with experience to help with wording here and there, so she can be sure…
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Toe Jam Lessons
When you live in a country you didn’t grow up in, you learn very quickly what it means to stick your foot in your mouth. It’s a lesson you learn so often you get used to the taste of your own toe jam. Yeah, I know. Gross. But there’s truth…
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What if and why
What if… I got on the train to the airport? Why are the tube seats covered in little Christmas trees? What if…I bought a ticket on the first flight leaving? Why can’t I feel something Else? What if…I wandered, willfully lost? Why does the tar submerge me? What if that…
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