Losing NaNoWriMo & IWSG

Officially, I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. Officially, I was aiming for 50,ooo words on my new manuscript. Officially, I failed. I always knew that 50k was a stretch goal — ok, more like an in-the-stratosphere, no-way-in-heck goal — but I was determined to try. I knew I needed a kick …

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Beach-wise

The first day at the beachI scoured the sand, pacing for mileshungry to find something in which to carry away my memorieslike a scrap of paperI could origami and tuck into the spiraling staircase of a conch shellor a moon snail’s once loved homeas though the sea owed me anything. On my second day at …

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2021 Reading Log

At the beginning of the year, I’d planned to write monthly reviews of the books I’ve read, but that hasn’t been happening. So, I’ve decided to try something new: I’ve created a page for my reading log, which will cover the whole year and be updated monthly. January through September are up now and can …

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