Category: blog post
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Saturday Vibe Check
I had a busy week, so I didn’t get a chance to get as much work done on this next chapter, so I’m using today to do a check-in with you all. The good thing is that next week should feature two parts. How has quarantine affected you and your…
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Just Desserts: A List
I’m quarantining and editing so not much is going on with me. I miss baking for my friends, so here’s a list of sweets and the fond memories I connect with them. Just a warning, not every dessert will be something I’ve personally made, as this post is mostly about…
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Finding My Way
This writing journey isn’t linear. I need to be more conscious of that. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been struggling with my stories. Well, technically one story. I couldn’t figure out a way to make it shorter. I don’t like my short stories to run on too long,…
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Help me, I’m Feeling: An Introspection
I’m going to do my best to not sound like an alien today. Emotions are weird. I think it’s “what’s happens next after feeling things” part. Or maybe when they occur out of the blue. The feeling itself is foreign. It’s being acutely aware of something else taking control. I…
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Silver Linings: A Quasi-Update
Short post this week. There’s more important things going on. I try to keep my personal matters private, but May was a particularly hard month for my family and me. We loss several members, the closest to me being my grandmother. Family conflicted and avoided each other. Problems with work.…
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Growing Watermelons
The tiller wouldn’t start. It was old. Most of the red paint had chipped off in exchange for rust. The plastic handles were hardened. And the pull rope to start it had been replaced many times. My grandma calls my uncle over to start it, and after a few pulls,…
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Quarantine Dreams
Do I even know how to do these anymore? Let’s see… The relationship with my creativity is a complex one. As much love as I have for the craft, I struggle to create purely for creation’s sake. Last year was a good year for me, but for a while, I’ve…
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Time for Some Changes
I’ve been writing bi-weekly for several months now and if you’ve been following along I recently started writing my first book. When I first started this blog, I never thought I would get to a point where I would be writing most of my days away, but now when I’m…
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Online Presence: An Introversion
For the month of October, short stories will be published at 6pm cst. Last week, I forgot to mention it here of all places, my b. Now, on to this week’s shortie of a blog post. I still don’t quite get social media. I know that it’s important for my…
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October Suggestions
This week’s blog post is going to be a little different, as I’m really interested in your ideas and suggestions. I’d love to read your comments. A while back, I posted a story based on an urban legend in my home state. I really appreciated the positive responses it got,…