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[serial] Coping Skills, Part 4 of 4

Lindsay makes amends with Ben and continues her recovery.

Sep 29 • 

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[serial] Coping Skills, Part 3 of 4

After bringing Ben back to her apartment, Lindsay thinks back on how everything fell apart.

Sep 8 • 

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August 2025

[essay] Solstice 2025

My 8th annual solstice essay.

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

[writing log] October 2024, part 1 of 2

Qualities of coming-of-age stories, the arguments I have with my internalized bad-faith reader named Janet, and a structural activity I made for myself.

Jul 21 • 

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June 2025

[writing log] September 2024, part 2 of 2

"My grandma has begun commentating on the lawn care guys like a sports announcer. 'He's got the hedge trimmer now!' You see why I'm struggling to get…

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

[serial] Coping Skills, Part 2 of 4

After eight months apart, Lindsay, recovering from a breakdown, runs into Ben again and tries to mend their relationship.

May 26 • 

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[CEAD #13] Chapters 1-4, How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One by Stanley Fish

This book is a short but illuminating read! Here are my thoughts on the first 4 chapters.

May 19 • 

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[writing log] September 2024, Part 1 of 2

September 1, 2024

May 12 • 

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April 2025

[CEAD #12] Nuts and Bolts: “Thought” Verbs by Chuck Palahniuk

Introducing Craft Essay a Day: what it is, why I'm doing it, and links to CEADs #1-11. And I'm finally breaking down the most popular, misunderstood…

Apr 21 • 

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[serial] Coping Skills, Part 1 of 4

A young woman seeks out a CNC relationship for the wrong reasons, while her dom hides his developing feelings for her.

Apr 14 • 

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[writing log] August 2024

Setting the suspension of disbelief, asking the initial narrative question, and creating the working outline of H4H.

Apr 7 • 

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March 2025

[WIP] Heavy for Hire, Chapter 1

Fun fact: the original document title was “kidnapper-to-bodyguard pipeline.”

Mar 30 • 

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