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Please be better than 2020

Monday Musings

September 20, 2021

I was moved by this acceptance speech from Michaela Coel, creator of I May Destroy You:  “Write the tale that scares you. That …

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A New Month, A New Blog…

September 1, 2021

Welcome to the X-er Files! After spending the past month writing morning pages every day about how difficult it is …

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Weekly Production Report

July 28, 2021

You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders …

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Tuesday Tool Time – Capture part II

July 27, 2021

I originally planned to cover the second C of Capture, Configure, Control today, but I decided to do another post …

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Monday Musings

July 26, 2021

July has just flown by this summer. It normally does feel like it goes faster than June, but this year, …

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#5onaFriday

July 23, 2021

It’s Friday! Planning day at the day job and grocery day at home. Listening: While writing this week, it’s been …

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The Art of the Short Story ~ A Company of Laughing Faces by Natalie Gordimer.

July 22, 2021

When she tried to think of it, she saw a blur, a company of laughing faces, the faces among balloons …

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Wednesday Weekly Production Report July 21, 2021

July 21, 2021

“Once I started sitting at my desk all day writing, my energy level gradually declined, and I started putting on …

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Tuesday Tool Time ~ Revisiting Capture, Clarify, Control

July 20, 2021

A few months ago, I posted about my experience with David Allen’s Getting Things Done, the bible of productivity nerds …

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Monday Musings

July 19, 2021

My youngest son moved out to his own place with two of his closest friends. Part of me will miss …

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