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Writing Update: Two Halves

By NataliePosted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
  • Writing

My brain feels full of writing again. One half is in the query world. I shared my query letter with a couple of people and […]

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Frustration is not a sign that you’re not learning

By NataliePosted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020
  • Habits & Goals

Frustration is not a sign that you’re not leaning, but ease is. David Epstein I’m currently listening to Range by David Epstein. It’s all about […]

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Queer Movies

By NataliePosted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020
  • Entertainment

I started to write a post about my favorite queer movies — with the important caveat that I have not seen the film spectrum of […]

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Not Casual

By NataliePosted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020
  • Entertainment

My entertainment (tv and books) tends to go in cycles from casual consumption to flat out obsessions where I’m timing my minutes to see how […]

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Reasons

By NataliePosted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020
  • Poetry

Let’s count them in the morning One, five, a thousand and nine Reasons The fan is too loud The skin is too dry When I […]

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No Excuses

By NataliePosted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020
  • Habits & Goals

I couldn’t fall asleep last night and getting up to my 5 am alarm would mean less than six hours of sleep. When the alarm […]

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Post Vacation

By NataliePosted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
  • Self-Care

My return to real life after vacation is less like walking out of a massage, relaxed and unworried, and more like slowly peeling off a […]

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Now my story has a Pinterest board

By NataliePosted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020
  • Writing

I tossed a couple more queries over the fence this evening . . . my current thinking is to have 10 “active” at all times […]

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Maui Gratitude

By NataliePosted on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020
  • Travel

I am home this evening after a disorienting travel day that included a redeye flight last night, leaving Maui at 9pm and landing in Dallas […]

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Running Along the Water

By NataliePosted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020
  • Habits & Goals
  • Travel

One of my favorite parts of my Maui vacation has been running along the water. At sunrise, I’ve gone running nearly every day this week, […]

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