in real life
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Wow. It’s been a super long time since I posted any kind of a writing update. People have been asking what I’ve been doing since graduate school besides coaching writers, and the truth is that starting my business has kind of occupied the front part of my brain for a long time. But I am…
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Time stood still that day. A Polaroid moment I carry in the photo album of my mind, tucked between pages of dirty bare feet, watermelon seed spitting contests, fresh apple pie, government cheese, and lightning bug night lights. My sister and I were six and eight, and it had already been a hard year at…
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My hair is a bit provocative. In the course of a single day, it can draw both raving compliments and ugly criticism. It causes normal people to do weird things like try to pat a complete stranger. I’ve been sniffed, okay? A simple change of style can evoke feelings of betrayal. People look at me…
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I was just looking over my goal list for this year, realizing I’m completely behind the curve, as usual. 1) Draft Secret Project and pitch it2) Read every day3) Read one work of fiction a month–most of what I do read lately is non-fiction–Failing…but again, I’ve read more fiction this year than the past few…
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A LOT is new actually. This winter, we got a new dog. Isn’t she a cutie? Her name is Annabelle, she is a little over a year old, and she came to us all the way from the deep south. Frankly, we did not plan to EVER get a dog, but our kitty Pandora passed…