Friday, April 10, 2026

Friday Done List April 10

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Well, this was a better week. Yes, I'm feeling better.  Goal 1. Write And Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor  Made two submi...
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Seeking Time: A Rebrand

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I have been writing about time management, specifically for writers, since January, 2012 as part of a feature I called  Time Management Tues...
Friday, April 03, 2026

Friday Done List April 3

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It's Easter Week. Whatever time I haven't been baking and cleaning, I've been angsting about not being able to write. In Four Th...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Time Management Tuesday: Recalling "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" Brings Back the Good Old Days

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Recently--Sunday, in fact--author Ryan T. Pozzi suggested on BlueSky that people read Chapter 13 of  Oliver Burkeman 's Four Thousand W...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

The Story Behind the Story: Paying Attention to Structure

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On Tuesday  Books Are Our Superpower published my essay A DEI Story Time Violation: What can we talk about and where can we talk about it? ...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Friday Done List March 27

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Goal 1. Write And Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor  An essay was published earlier this week.  Received a rejection yesterday...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Friday Done List March 20

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Oh, my gosh. Another week of family stuff. Next week should be better, except I'm going shopping. And walking. And then I think it's...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Reading History Project: "The Westerners: Myth-Making and Belonging on the American Frontier" by Megan Kate Nelson

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The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier by Megan Kate Nelson  will be published March 31. I read a digital ARC p...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Friday Done List March 13

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I spent two days this week with family. Then two hours on the phone with family business. Not my best work week. No, I don't know what w...
Monday, March 09, 2026

The Reading History Project: "Pedal Pusher" by Mary Boone. Watch Out for Women on Bikes!

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Pedal Pusher: How One Woman's Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World   by Mary Boone with illustrations by Lisa Anchin is a great s...