Month: June 2012
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This is kind of random, but over the years I’ve found myself wondering about the concept of neighborliness, and what it means to share a physical community with people. As a young girl, 3 of my closest friends lived on my street. I could walk a few houses down to play with them, and often…
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Okay, I’m stealing this idea from Sarah, who started doing fantastic Twitter roundups every Tuesday over at We Heart YA. I doubt I’ll do it that often, but maybe a few times a year I’ll share some of my favorite tweets. Here are some that I’ve saved up:
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• From “All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed.” by Silas Dent Zobal… The title of the essay is a bit… yeah. But the essay itself is great, especially this part: And here’s the thing: I write about it, over and over again. Every single time that I try, I fail. And finally,…
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This past weekend, we celebrated Andy’s birthday by finally doing something we’ve been talking about for years: renting a pet-friendly cabin and taking Riley on vacation with us. This was our “Honeybee Hideaway,” complete with (fake) well and (real) hot tub. We spent several hours hiking in Hocking Hills, which was shaded and lovely. We…
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The other day, Sonje pointed out that I haven’t talked much about my manuscript or what I’m doing with it these days. The answer: Editing. Unfortunately, I am the tortoise to her hare. While I have been plodding through the swamp of my first draft, trying to firm up the ground so that readers will…