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Writing Update: Synopsis Workshop

By NataliePosted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
  • Writing

I finished my detailed synopsis last night — a 4,000 word beast of plot and scenes and feelings that will hopefully turn into a story. […]

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Mustering

By NataliePosted on May 3, 2021May 4, 2021
  • Habits & Goals

A running update, for those waiting with bated breath: I hurt my foot a few weeks ago and it seems to be plantar fasciitis. It […]

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Eating Outdoors & Other Wonders Of Being Vaccinated

By NataliePosted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
  • Happiness

It’s odd, interacting with the world again after over a year of avoiding it. This is the first weekend it’s really felt different. Being vaccinated […]

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May Day

By NataliePosted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
  • Happiness

Sleeping in with no alarm Lunch in Sister Bay, watching the high winds create high waves A hike, where we see no one, at the […]

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Shadow & Bone, Pt II

By NataliePosted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
  • Entertainment

I’m sorry, my brain is only Shadow & Bone, and how I’ve finished the Six of Crows duology and watched the show twice in the […]

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The Guest Writing Desk

By NataliePosted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
  • Habits & Goals
  • Writing

We moved a desk into my guest room last month, a hand-me-down from my parents. I figured it’d give more space to potential remote-working visitors […]

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Peaks & Valleys

By NataliePosted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021
  • Poetry

The peaks and valleysFlattened on my only mapSo cliffs surprise me I climb for days, monthsThen resting, my muscles burnHealing will take weeks If we […]

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Writing: Synopsis

By NataliePosted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
  • Writing

I had a productive writing/planning session after work tonight, thanks to my writing buds Katie & Lin. I’ve been writing in fits and starts all […]

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April Showers

By NataliePosted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021
  • Poetry

The roof is dusted whiteMy first view of morningThrough the slant of the blinds April showers, April flurriesApril rains so wet my fingersGo numb in […]

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The Song of Achilles

By NataliePosted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021
  • Books

I read so little adult fiction that it surprises me when I like it so much. I finished The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller […]

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