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The Walks of December–113.4 Miles

It’s the last night of winter break. Tomorrow it’s back to the extra-extra-long days that go along with planning, creating, and teaching online content. I accomplished my goals for the break. I finished the first draft of GoLII and updated … Continue reading

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Writing in 2020– Weight or Fuel?

At every moment of suffocation since this started, it’s been art received and art made–words and music–that has saved me. Continue reading

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Long Time No See & an Hour Long Video

Hello Everyone, I haven’t been blogging because I’ve been noveling, but if you’re curious about what I’ve been up to you can check it out here. You Can Feel it All Over #5

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Conversational Burlesque

I just watched the Good Mythical Morning episode alluding to the recent New York Times’ “Modern Love” column that went viral with 36 questions supposed to make anyone fall in love. GMM went through a few of the questions. When they got to … Continue reading

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An Excerpt From My Non Fiction Project

Getting close to the end. There is no Angus Mohr interview material here, just me synthesizing cool stuff. This section is still a draft. It needs a few citations, and I’m not sure I’ve quite connected all of the dots, … Continue reading

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Writer People #1: The Prosaic/Poetic Info Dump Technique

Originally posted on Shullamuth Ballinger:
Today, I’m working on the Boston Story that I drafted as part of NaNoWriMo. It’s an urban-fantasy-time-travel epic that demands far more world building than anything I’ve ever done. It’s a pain in the ass.…

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Strength: A Mother’s Day Perspective

As mothers, we’ve all experienced the joy of holding our children close, carrying them when their legs are too weak or too tired. We’ve kissed their foreheads and smoothed back their errant curls, feeling the peace of their warm baby … Continue reading

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Hogmanay

Originally posted on Shullamuth Ballinger:
“We are born of the world and we are born of the stars.  None of our changing perspectives, religious or scientific, can change that fact.” The above is an excerpt from astrophysicist Adam Frank’s recent…

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John McKenna’s New Blue Sky

But before we get to that– You should be writing reviews. You like the freedom to choose books and music without some focus-group-driven-middleman telling you what’s “good?”  You enjoy the digital world’s capacity for instant gratification? You want to help … Continue reading

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Northern Colorado Flood Benefit with Angus Mohr

I didn’t even need to ask if they were going to do a flood benefit show. I knew there would be one. Angus Mohr and family are the type of people who, when bad things happen, they try to balance the scales. … Continue reading

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