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Sweating the Small Stuff in My Chaotic World

Posted on November 13, 2021April 8, 2022 by Andrea

How Non-Issues to One Are Real Issues to Another “I am not young enough to know everything.” ― Oscar Wilde As I am writing down my thoughts and feelings, I am very aware of their insignificance in the big scheme of things. I wonder why I am writing at all. Surely, faced with climate change, natural…

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Emotional Gold

Posted on February 11, 2021April 5, 2022 by Andrea

How to mine your emotions to fuel your writing “The primary subject of fiction is and has always been human emotion, values, and beliefs.” ― John Champlin Gardner Jr., The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers My husband is a very vocal person. I suppose growing up alone can produce different outcomes….

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The Writing Obsession

Posted on February 7, 2021April 5, 2022 by Andrea

Why you should sometimes take a break from writing and how to go about it It is my goal to be an accomplished writer. I use this word deliberately: accomplished. To me it says two things: Skilled Recognized I tend to steer clear of the word “success” because to me it has become tainted. It is…

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These Boobs, They Keep on Growing

Posted on January 24, 2020April 8, 2022 by Andrea

…and that’s just what they’ll do The Change seems to have its perks, after all The Change and Gravity aren’t the best of friends. But while the majority of my body seems to be drooping and sagging, my breasts are perkier than ever and even seem to be growing. Ironic.

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A Eulogy for Flexibility

Posted on December 31, 2019April 7, 2022 by Andrea

How to keep rolling with the punches as time goes by “I don’t believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. And to alter now, cleanly and sanely, I want to shuffle off this loose living randomness: people; reviews; fame; all the glittering scales; and be withdrawn, and…

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5 Excuses Not to Write

Posted on December 17, 2019April 4, 2022 by Andrea

Why would you want to be a writer anyway? “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” ― Roald Dahl Right after my Medium Milestone — my first 500 followers…

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