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ballet Memories from the '23 Ballet Hop! Retreat

Memories from the '23 Ballet Hop! Retreat

Oct 18, 2023
fediverse I spun up a mastodon instance and haven't crashed yet 😎

I spun up a mastodon instance and haven't crashed yet 😎

Nov 15, 2022
covid-19 Why I Wear A Mask Even If No One Around Me Does

Why I Wear A Mask Even If No One Around Me Does

Jul 19, 2022
nonbinary Book Rec: "Apprendre à nous écrire" edited by Magali Guilbault Fitzbay

Book Rec: "Apprendre à nous écrire" edited by Magali Guilbault Fitzbay

May 18, 2022
creative writing Create A Compelling Story Setting

Create A Compelling Story Setting

Mar 28, 2022
Games The French version of 11:45 A Vivid Life is out!

The French version of 11:45 A Vivid Life is out!

Mar 15, 2022
interviews Three perspectives on giving useful writerly feedback

Three perspectives on giving useful writerly feedback

Apr 28, 2021
books Reading the entire Jane Austen canon for the first time

Reading the entire Jane Austen canon for the first time

Nov 11, 2020
Games A Tale of Two Dominique Pamplemousses

A Tale of Two Dominique Pamplemousses

May 23, 2017
Games Dumpster diving and pickling pumpkins: ecocritical possibilities in Stardew Valley

Dumpster diving and pickling pumpkins: ecocritical possibilities in Stardew Valley

Apr 11, 2016
The second week of NaNoWriMo 2023

The second week of NaNoWriMo 2023

Nov 12, 2023 4 min read Comments NaNoWriMo 2023 Save to Pocket
Writing slumps are a part of the game, and I am trying to train myself not to focus on the growing distance between my performance every day, and the target.
The first week of NaNoWriMo 2023

The first week of NaNoWriMo 2023

Nov 5, 2023 4 min read Comments NaNoWriMo Save to Pocket
The first 5 days of NaNoWriMo 2023!
For My Patrons 🔒 : Meetcute at the Dish Pit

For My Patrons 🔒 : Meetcute at the Dish Pit

Oct 31, 2023 4 min read Comments Gifts To My Blog Patrons Save to Pocket
The girl standing at the door was completely incongruous with the surroundings of the old-fashioned dish pit, and in an addled Turkish-coffee-and-sleep-deprived moment, Shea forgot that it was rude to stare.
Memories from the '23 Ballet Hop! Retreat

Memories from the '23 Ballet Hop! Retreat

Oct 18, 2023 4 min read Comments ballet Save to Pocket
Friday the 13th: a magical lucky day in my family. I was so excited, and really nervous too, about going to the Ballet Hop! retreat for the weekend. I hadn't gone to a

Lessons from 6 weeks in a cast

Sep 9, 2023 6 min read Comments anxiety Save to Pocket
I broke a bone for the very first time on July 27, 2023. The tale of how I was betrayed by gravity and gifted a distal radius fracture is pretty silly, all things considered.
Photos from my journey to Lake Huron

Photos from my journey to Lake Huron

Jul 20, 2023 4 min read Comments photography Save to Pocket
A small photo album of wildlife and the lakeshore from my trip to Lake Huron in July 2023.
I finally wrote more than a single expletive-laden sentence about how I'm doing. Here we go!

I finally wrote more than a single expletive-laden sentence about how I'm doing. Here we go!

Jun 28, 2023 4 min read Comments Personal Log Save to Pocket
I’ve been trying to sit down and write a little something here every single day since the first week of February, when I went on medical leave. It’s taken me half a year to finally, finally squeeze something out about how I'm doing, personally.
A sparkling Cendrillon at the Grands Ballets (2 june 2023)

A sparkling Cendrillon at the Grands Ballets (2 june 2023)

Jun 3, 2023 2 min read Comments ballet Save to Pocket
Montréal's Les Grands Ballets are luminous in Cendrillon, with choreography by the Australian Jayne Smeulders along set to Prokofiev's score.
Blogs Are Dead. Long Live Blogs!

Blogs Are Dead. Long Live Blogs!

Mar 26, 2023 5 min read Comments writing practice Save to Pocket
Here I am, still blogging like it's 2002, or 2008, or 2012. Because I do what I want! 😈
Putting my professional practice on pause

Putting my professional practice on pause

Feb 6, 2023 2 min read Comments Freelancer Life Save to Pocket
And it's official: as of February 2023, I'm on medical leave from work.
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