stories
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I read an article today that posited that financial blocks are indicative of creative blocks. So, I thought it probably wouldn’t hurt to try to write a bit—maybe suddenly money will arrive if I put my creative mind to some creative writing. But moments later, I realized that where my creative blocks are might not
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I woke to a crash at 5:00 this morning. My daughter’s cat has finally managed to do what I have been anticipating for some weeks now—she broke some shit. I investigated the crash and found that the beautiful orchid that was thoughtfully gifted to me after my recent hip surgery was currently lying on the
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It is no secret that I love the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin is genius in so many ways, and the show follows suit. And for many reasons, I wonder how Martin connects in the ways that he does to the plight of the marginalized in his medieval and magical imagined
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I spend a lot of my life looking at blank space these days. The empty bed where my dad slept the last few days when he visited. The gap left in my rear molar when the rest of it decided to suddenly crunch its way out of my face. The empty lot where a
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I once saw a meme on Pinterest that said something about the idea that you should make your living doing what you choose to do when you procrastinate. That made some sense to me, because that must be the thing you would always rather be doing. Of course, I can procrastinate in myriad ways. And
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