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Nov 4, 2022

5 Reasons You Should Visit France

…or, why this particular African American Gen X woman finally did. — As a Gen Xer who always dreamed of visiting France and never did until just recently, I have my reasons for finally doing it. Some may be the same reasons why you should visit France. Here’s a few: France is a safe space for African Americans France has the perfect…

African American

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5 Reasons You Should Visit France
5 Reasons You Should Visit France
African American

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 31, 2022

Thank You, Chris Rock

…for remembering who you are. I want to start with a message I think needs to be said about Chris Rock and then move onto the problem. Chris Rock showed himself to be a man of character. Not because he agreed not to file charges. Not because he was decent…

Oscars

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Thank You, Chris Rock
Thank You, Chris Rock
Oscars

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Published in Writers’ Blokke

·Mar 3, 2022

Change Your Writing Genre

…and change your life — I’ve been writing my whole life. Suspense, romance, a little mystery… it’s all good. But just before the pandemic I felt moved to write historical fiction. How’s it going, you ask? I’m still writing! I used to hear about writers who would spend years on one book and I couldn’t…

Historical Fiction

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Change Your Writing Genre
Change Your Writing Genre
Historical Fiction

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Published in SYNERGY

·Feb 17, 2022

The Novelist’s Dilemma

You are not your character. Writers are in a unique position. We create characters and situations that make readers feel, but in order to do that, we have to live those feelings. When our characters suffer we have to suffer. And when the writing’s not quite right we have to…

Subconscious

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The Novelist’s Dilemma
The Novelist’s Dilemma
Subconscious

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Published in The Land of the Forgotten

·Feb 14, 2022

The Superbowl Half-time was a Gen X Reunion

Dear Millennials: Our stuff doesn’t become your stuff just because you like it. Just when you think things have died down, somebody writes an article attributing Gen X music to millennials. If you don’t know, I’m talking about the Superbowl Half-time show that featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J…

Generation X

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The Superbowl Half-time was a Gen X Reunion
The Superbowl Half-time was a Gen X Reunion
Generation X

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 4, 2022

Videoed Out

I’m only making phone calls. Let me be clear, I don’t hate Zoom (the company). I don’t hate the convenience it provides. I don’t hate the idea of it. I just hate using it for meetings — it’s intended purpose. I’m happy that it’s there and it’s a resource. I’m unhappy that it’s there and it’s a resource. I know…

Zoom Meetings

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Videoed Out
Videoed Out
Zoom Meetings

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Published in The Land of the Forgotten

·Nov 26, 2021

Good People do Bad Things

How emotion trumps logic; sometimes we do unhealthy things to bond with loved ones. Some time ago I wrote this post about how I bonded with my mother through, what we now know are, unhealthy eating habits. …

Bonding

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Sometimes Good People do Bad Things
Sometimes Good People do Bad Things
Bonding

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Published in Be Yourself

·Nov 16, 2021

Advantage to Mask Wearing #53

What are your eyes saying? My eyes are, arguably, my best feature but I never really knew how to use them to ultimate advantage. You know, like people in movies when the camera zooms up close and the eyes are so expressive. I didn’t realize how much I was relying…

Masks

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Advantage to Mask Wearing #53
Advantage to Mask Wearing #53
Masks

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Published in Be Yourself

·Nov 6, 2021

You, Too, Can Live in a Chateau

There are people living in the French chateaux we all dreamed about. Ah, France; the home of thousands of chateaux scattered throughout the countryside. You may have seen them? Inspiration behind the castles of every fairytale we read growing up? It’s been a fantasy of mine to someday live in…

Francophile

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You, Too, Can Live in a Chateau
You, Too, Can Live in a Chateau
Francophile

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Published in Be Yourself

·Nov 4, 2021

Advantage to Mask-Wearing #106

Go ahead … eat what you want. Years ago when I was toying around with vegetarianism, I created this sandwich with a lot of my favorite things on it thinking, since I wasn’t having meat I wouldn’t skimp on anything else. So I chose some crusty bread, toasted it a…

Garlic

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Advantage to Mask-Wearing #106
Advantage to Mask-Wearing #106
Garlic

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