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Writing Retreat
Seattle Downtown Skyline From Alki Beach Dawn by David Gn Photography On Monday, I will fly to Seattle for a month-long writing retreat of my own design. My goals are to spend the majority of my days and evenings writing. Many of them I will do where I am staying, and some I will do out and about in some of my favourite Seattle places (parks, cafes, on the water, etc.). All and all, I think it’s going to be brilliant fun, relaxing, and I should be able to get a lot done. Now, you may wonder, readers-mine, why I am going to Seattle (as opposed to the mountains, an…
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On being a child of the Devil…
First, sorry I haven’t written in a while. I’ve been sick. Like 102 fever sick for the past 10 days or so and before that I was organizing holiday stuff for people. This is something I thought I would share though, cuz it will make you laugh dear reader, oh yes, it will make you laugh. I have been dubbed a Child of the Devil. No human sacrifice or Satanic rituals needed apparently for earning that title. No. What one must do is be writing a fantasy/sci-fi series. Let me explain. I was waiting for my class to start a few weeks ago and was outside working on my laptop.…
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Not Writing Related…
Seriously, it’s November. I know that I’m now living in the desert. I know that people irrigate the hell out of this place so that they don’t have to remember that it’s a desert. What I want to know is how they can manage to forget it. Its 88 degrees! In November! How much more desert-y can you get? Seriously? I’m missing New England and the cooler days, bright colours, and sweaters. I have all these great sweaters and they’re WAAAAY too warm for this weather. I miss wearing them. I miss the switch from skirts to pants for teaching and breaking out my fall coat while sending my good…