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Book Talk…4/19/19 Still working on recovery
tunnel, father, son Still recovering from the second surgery I had Wed, 10th.
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Notes from a small dog: On guard…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: She’s busy. Last time there were this many boxes, I went to my friends’ for a few days and came back to a new house! She promises that won’t happen this time, though she says I’ll be off to see my friends next week sometime. Even so, I’m…
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In Honor of Notre Dame
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis: As I’m sure you all know, Notre Dame was burned down on Monday evening. I had another post scheduled for today but had to share a couple of thoughts about the devastating fire which destroyed one of Europe’s — and Christianity’s — icons. Notre Dame As reported by the…
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#ThoughtfulThursday: Resolve
Originally posted on Syl65's Blog: “Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever…
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The WordPress Reblog Button Mystery…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: During the last few days, I’ve noticed that when I want to reblog posts, either: The Reblog Button doesn’t work, OR, After persistently pressing it, it eventually works, BUT, It takes up to 10 minutes, a LOT of searching through my Admin – Posts – Published…
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Writerly Things…4/15/19 Recovering Traci Kenworth
environment I went in for my second surgery last Wed. Things were a little more complicated this time and I came home with a box device to drain my incisions. I’m supposed to get that removed on Tues. I’ve had to make do with sponge baths and having my daughter help me wash my hair…
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Seven Links 4/13/19 Traci Kenworth
Seven Links 4/13/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://megdowell.com/2019/04/06/12-writing-self-care-strategies-that-arent-traditional-self-care/ “These aren’t your typical self-care tips. APR 6, 2019MEG DOWELL 1. When you REALLY don’t feel like writing, try writing something anyway. See what happens. 2. Think of a story you really weren’t satisfied with. Now think of how you might have told it better. (This is…
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What If Every Book You Read Offers You a Piece of Another Writer’s Soul?
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: Well, that’s a jarring headline. But I’m not going to apologize for the way my brain works. Bear with me for just a little while, and I swear you won’t be disappointed. There are a lot of metaphors and similes used to make an attempt to explain to non-writers…
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If it’s progress it counts
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: I spent my day working on stuff that didn’t involve new words of fiction. While that is my favorite thing to do, these other tasks have to get done too. I started with two critiques I received on Serang. This was a super long section, and about the time I…