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Giving Thanks
I cannot deny that these past two years have been hard. Soul-crushing, fetal-position hard at times. Let me begin by saying this, by owning this: I know that if I threw my problems into a pile with all the other … Continue reading
Posted in Big Thinks, Help From My Friends, Man Of My Dreams, Me Myself And I, My Kids, We Are Family, Write On
Tagged " vulnerability, abandonment, being a writer, being needy, choosing happiness, corporate copywriting, education, embracing change, financial struggles, glass half empty, glass half full, gratitude, Indiana, Indy's Child, Joni Mitchell, living in limbo, Midwest Writers Fellowship, Mississippi, moving, new home, new job, Notes & Words, professor's life, professor's salary, publishing, raising resilient kids, The River, the writing life, true friends, writing
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Hurricane Warning
It’s been a rough week. They happen sometimes… to all of us. Whether you’ve moved four states away from the only home you’ve ever known, whether you and your spouse both started brand new jobs and left all your friends … Continue reading
Posted in Big Thinks, My Kids, Write On
Tagged Ball State, best friends, Blue Bell ice cream, cookies and cream, Crush, Curly Girl, Dreaming Tree wine, Hurricane Isaac, Hurricane Katrina, ice cream, literary agents, missing home, new job, new schools, red wine, surviving the storm, writing rejections
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Employment History
On Monday, I start a new job as a full-time communications writer. The company is based out of Indy, but I’ll work remotely from Starkville. Perfect. It’s been a pretty fun ride — kind, scary-smart people to interview with, exciting … Continue reading
