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Published in Scrittura

·Feb 24

Anywhere Means Here

Spoiler alert: These lovers do NOT break up. I look again and yes, you are here. Two hydrangeas planted in a reasonable garden, not quite ten years ago. Blossoming so intently, we obliterated any exposed ground. Ivory hued blooms in abundance, poking skyward as one. Down under a root radiograph shows melding, identical patterns, burrowing…

Love

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Anywhere Means Here
Anywhere Means Here
Love

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Published in The Shortform

·Jan 27

Why You Cannot Resist This Super Easy S-s-s-s-sizzlin’ Salmon Recipe

Dinnertime cozy-comfort to soothe the ol’ lack of writing guilt. Cooking is my jam. — As many of you know, via my alter ego, Saucy Smith, I have a cooking hobby called lobstersandwich. Regretfully my writing, connecting, reading, and general motivation are currently benched by an external distraction of unusual size. Short solution: Shout out, “When the going gets tough, the tough get cooking.” …

Recipes For Cooking

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Why You Cannot Resist This Super Easy S-s-s-s-sizzlin’ Salmon Recipe
Why You Cannot Resist This Super Easy S-s-s-s-sizzlin’ Salmon Recipe
Recipes For Cooking

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Dec 30, 2022

December Fashion Week

We were not invited. — Prancing their runways twenty streets down while issuing vetted invitations to huddle, gnaw carcasses and spin untruths. Their sequinned polyester jackets discarded in a hate-rant dance, making them feel superior, omnipotent, and self-justified. To us, the shock of their unveiling showcased the style for any future: A tight-fitting sheath of…

Humanity

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December Fashion Week
December Fashion Week
Humanity

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Published in Scrittura

·Nov 23, 2022

Hurricane Spider

Engulfing body and soul. — The wind squalls plastered hair to my cheeks, my fingers dressed up like windshield washers, ineffective against the reality of crazy glue, masking as water. Please don’t open your lips; I plead to my reflexes because suffocation follows. The wind rips away pieces of my soul while I bounce between…

Humanity

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Hurricane Spider
Hurricane Spider
Humanity

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Published in The Shortform

·Nov 22, 2022

What the Hellacious IS Going On?

My brain feels like mushy peas. — That turtle represents my current reaction to all the disasters around us. I tell friends, “I started a new business — manufacturing lawn signs announcing Please don’t disturb the hermits. See, if I could go, “Presto, I’m a turtle,” I could literally duck inside my shell until…Erm. Not sure. Reading…

Life

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What the Hellacious IS Going On ?
What the Hellacious IS Going On ?
Life

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Oct 30, 2022

A Bun Dance

With so much coming at us, we must remember to make time for a twirl or two. 🍋Greetings from your two lemonettes Amy Marley and Suzanne V. Tanner Don’t you want one of those cinnamon buns right now? I know I do. Our fantastic and talented friend Agnes Eveline Anton…

From Lemon

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A Bun Dance
A Bun Dance
From Lemon

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Published in The Shortform

·Sep 26, 2022

Think About Doughnuts

What to do when world-shattering events make your brain scream for a little break? Idea#1 My husband is a doughnut-head, not me. Still, I saved a link to an EaterSF article about the best doughnut shops in The Bay area. Call me selfish, but I needed something to get my…

Food

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Think About Doughnuts
Think About Doughnuts
Food

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Published in The Shortform

·Sep 23, 2022

Why Every Person Should Read This Essay Written by a Respected Reproductive Physiologist

One Solid News Article that Caught My Attention, Edition #7 — Because: James Knight knows his onions. Some background on James: I am a lifelong advocate for women’s reproductive rights, going back to the 1960s before Roe v. Wade became law on January 23, 1973. I am also a Reproductive Physiologist by professional training. I received my Ph.D. …

Roe V Wade

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Why Every Person Should Read This Essay Written by a Respected Reproductive Physiologist
Why Every Person Should Read This Essay Written by a Respected Reproductive Physiologist
Roe V Wade

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Published in The Shortform

·Sep 21, 2022

What Created the American Student Debt Load?

One Solid News Article that Caught My Attention, Edition #6 — The 1% benefit if many Americans are uneducated and struggling to find living wage work. Link and quotes from the Intercept: “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance,” (founding father)Madison explained, “and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” …

Student Loans

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What Created the American Student Debt Load?
What Created the American Student Debt Load?
Student Loans

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Published in The Shortform

·Aug 30, 2022

How Student Loan Forgiveness Leads to Hope Because, Game of Thrones and Khal Drogo

One Solid News Article that Caught My Attention, Edition #5 — Absolutely Khal Drogo is hot. As is this hopeful piece below by umair haque. I don’t care if you think Umair is all about $$ from peddling doom and gloom. I believe he is sincerely trying to wake us up. If he earns money doing that, yay for Umair. Please…

Game Of Thrones

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How Student Loan Forgiveness Leads to Hope Because, Game of Thrones and Khal Drogo
How Student Loan Forgiveness Leads to Hope Because, Game of Thrones and Khal Drogo
Game Of Thrones

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