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  • Maybe I Don’t Want to be a Writer

    Maybe I Don’t Want to be a Writer

    As I trudge along, writing the novel that I have been working on since at least the year 2000, no joke there, the thought “maybe you really don’t want to be a writer” came to me as I hit a block of…

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  • Quiet Within

    Quiet Within

    If I said I loved you and would move mountains for you, would it even make your heart quiver? Would it shake for a mere moment knowing that someone loved you so much they would do anything for you? I didn’t think…

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  • Songs of My Life: December 2020

    Songs of My Life: December 2020

    The last month of 2020. Damn, we made it ya’ll! Also, it’s fucking almost another year. I don’t remember where 2020 went. Was I in it? Did I live this madness? I know I did, but I also feel that there are huge…

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  • Songs of My Life: November 2020

    Songs of My Life: November 2020

    November, you out did yourself. You gave me: * summiting Australia’s highest mountain, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) – Mount Kosciuszko * my 5th anniversary in Australia * my 45th trip around the sun * Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President…

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  • Songs of My Life: October 2020

    Songs of My Life: October 2020

    There was no apparent theme for October. There wasn’t even a definite mood…it swung back and forth like a cracked out pendulum. October was what it was…whatever October was. This month I fell in love with Pete Buttigieg and his natural penchant…

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  • I Have Become

    I Have Become

    I have become Disenchanted Disenfranchised Disengaged Disappointed Bitter and not better Angry and not softer Consumed by idle chatter Consumed by idle madness I long for a simpler time before Scrolling through Swiping up, left or right Filtering and selfies Where my…

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  • You’re Never Wasting Time Finding the Right Way Home

    You’re Never Wasting Time Finding the Right Way Home

    On September 3, 2020 at 9:21am I received the phone call I had been dreaming about for over 8 years. Your permanent resident visa has been granted. GRANTED. I was officially in my forever home: Australia🇦🇺 The weight of the world had…

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  • Songs of My Life: September 2020

    Songs of My Life: September 2020

    Hands down, September will go down as one of the best months of 2020. On September 3, 2020, I received notice that my permanent resident visa had been approved. I will have an entire post on that next week as I won’t…

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  • Review: Two Tags

    Review: Two Tags

    I hate reviews (and recipes) that give you a long winded story, so cutting to the chase first: BRAND: Two Tags PRODCUT: SWEETHEART 7/8 HIGHWAISTED LEGGINGS – Navy Blue & Periwinkle PRODUCT: CORE V2 HIGHWAISTED LEGGINGS – Black, Maroon, & Plum FEATURES:…

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  • Songs of My Life: August 2020

    Songs of My Life: August 2020

    8 months into 2020. CAN YOU BELIEVE? There are times when I still feel stuck in March-April when the pandemic hit. There are times when I have no fucking clue what month it is. But here we are, 8 months into the…

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