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rolling forward Posted on Dec 9, 2019, 12:12 am
It's all happening once the manuscript is done. When will it be done? THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION.

habit forming Posted on Dec 6, 2019, 2:12 pm
What happens when you get depressed – and it happens whether you’re a little depressed and struggling or whether you’re sunk in that pit of cold water with a boulder on your chest – is that you can’t. You can’t, and you care less and less that you can’t.

a very Nancy holiday Posted on Dec 5, 2019, 12:12 am
Do nutmegs come in wads? Is a nutmeg a plant? Is it a nut? Is it a thing in an animal and do I have to be upset about that? There are seasonal questions, and that makes it all the more difficult to celebrate properly.

how many fun-size candy bars can i fit in my cheeks Posted on Dec 4, 2019, 12:12 am
My sense is that most people don’t have deep emotional attachments to sugar. No one understands candy the way I do. So probably you should all give it to me so that I can take care of it.

weather outside comma frightful Posted on Dec 2, 2019, 10:12 pm
There are outdoorsy folk, but those folk are wrong.

the dog that saved my life Posted on Dec 1, 2019, 11:12 pm
Some years ago I promised my dog, name of Crom and much less small than he used to be, that I would stay alive for him. The thinking behind the promise being that he would like for me to stay alive because he is fond of me, his human mother and the person who purchases his snacks.

Accidentally Writing Advice Posted on Dec 1, 2015, 12:12 am
I own close to 50 reference books on writing. Writing the short story, writing the novel, writing the essay, writing the personal essay, writing the memoir, writing any and all of these things in any combination of a specific period of time, style, genre, and ultimate major life goal.