I love this time of year, and I hate it. Diving into another school year is exhilarating–and exhausting. This year it’s a bit more of both, since it’s my last time at this school. This week I work at a school with 850 students. Next week my school will have about 20 very special students. […]
A friend once told me that she felt like she wasn’t good enough at her job. She was afraid of being caught–that people would figure out she didn’t belong in her position. Her counselor had told her to put a note somewhere only she could see it, something affirming. You are good enough, maybe. Or
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It’s like back in the old days when people smoked in restaurants. Okay, when I smoked in restaurants. I smoked. Yes. I don’t anymore. Anyway. It was magic. We’d get our drinks, order our food, wait forever, light up cigarettes–and bam! Dinner arrived. Due to sudden issues with my place of employment, I’ve been job-hunting. I
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Look, gang. I like when people find my blog because they’re looking for my books. That’s lovely. Seeking rants on the awesome of Tom Hiddleston? I’m glad to see those hits too. Checking out Blake Snyder’s Beat Sheet? More power to you. I love it and I think you will too. But when day after
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So over on Tumblr, some time ago, a friend sent me “Tag! You’re it! The rules are to state 10 random facts about yourself. Then, go to ten blogs and tell them that they are it. 😀” I meant to respond some time ago, but then I finally started typing today and it ran long,
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“It’s not fair,” my 13yo will whine. “You’re right,” I’ll usually say. “I worked a lot already!” she’ll point out. “Yep.” “I should get to go!” “You’re right,” I’ll agree again. “Now. How much does [the mountain, the clock, the rain] care about everything you said?” I’m trying, you see, to teach my daughter that
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For MY mental health, I need to withdraw. Also my head hurts and it is pissing me off. KD retreat day, for the moment at least. I will get away from everything and take my writing in there and get my ass back into the editing that I took too much time from. I need
Perhaps We Should Run Away Again Read More »