Week 13, are you feeling lucky?
Well, not me! My son had to have emergency wisdom tooth surgery which cancelled my husband and my few days in a cabin in Hocking Hills. And I think maybe I picked up a stomach bug because I’ve been staying close to the bathroom today. TMI? Yea, I’ve got more, but I’ll spare you. I…
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Week 12 – less tardy and yet
I have had a story ready to submit for more than a week, but I keep putting off actually submitting it. I have the browser window open, the query letter written, and yet. What makes me doubt myself so? I know what I’m thinking. It’s not timely, it’s not good, no one will like it,…
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Week 11 – tardy
I’m super late to post this week, and I have not much to say except Trump and Musk are unraveling our world and what makes us great at an alarming speed. It’s a dystopia in the making. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.XcfJ.bjnZO8sj8_ZI&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare I’m still noodling on the romance and have been considering setting it in a matriarchal society or…
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Week 10 Ready to Submit
I have two stories that are ready for submission and I’m so overwhelmed by it! Where? How? When? And then there’s the part of me that’s feels so scared to be judged. Will they like them? Are they good enough? Am I good enough? Am I sure they’re ready? Am I sure I’m ready? What…
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Week 9 State of the Union
I have this fantasy that I can rally the troops. You know, that I can be some old lady who says, “Are you going to take this shit? I’m an old lady and I’m not taking this shit.” And people will be like, “yeah, we’re not gonna take this shit!” I dream I can motivate…
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Week 8 Prison Bus
I finished a first draft of a story called Wheels on the Bus. I was inspired by photos I’ve found showing car seats for kids in an immigration van. Can you imagine being in charge of a bus full of toddlers? Ah! What this government is doing to people of all ages is devastating. I’m…
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Some Good News in the Chaos of the New Government – Look for the Helpers
The following is a transcript of a Final Note from Kai Ryssdal that aired at the end of Thursday night’s episode of “Marketplace.” This final note on the way out today … … about what’s happening in … … and to … … this economy right now … … an economy that I’m obliged to remind…
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