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Grief is a rollercoaster. One moment, you're having a great day. The next moment, you're sitting on the floor sobbing.

I recently had the opportunity to speak w/Ashley Russ - Protect 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ creative writing class about the writing I’ve done. The HS students were so inspiring w/their questions & comments. Our next gen of writers looks bright! Thank you, Ashley, for reminding this new mom why she loves her work

Why do so many writers reference cicadas when addressing setting? Regardless of the reason, we will all have a lot of fodder this year :) nbcnews.com/science/scienc…

Digging back into one of my manuscripts that's been sitting on my desk since before my baby girl's birth. I'm not cringing so much, so that's good! Just need to get my writing routine back. If any moms or dads, or anyone for that matter, have suggestions, please share!

Took my first trip away from my baby girl for work. 30 hours in Vegas for a new editor job. I’m happy to be heading home but it sure felt good to get out and back to work! Props to the moms out there doing it all ✊

The one unavoidable truth in life is the fact that we will die. So why not talk about it? Join the conversation on 2.19.24 with Death Archetypes

We may be states away, but I sure enjoy a good writing day with Ashley Russ - Protect 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️! Got a lot done on my manuscript and feeling motivated 💪

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but taking a 4 month old on an airplane is SO MUCH easier than taking a 10 month old on one.

Spent today editing work I wrote while pregnant. Some pieces were hard to read because that time feels so far away now, even though it was less than a year ago. I was happy to come home from writing to this face. It reminded me that all those struggles were for the best reason.

We’re ready for Round 2 #GoAvsGo #ALLIN #nextgenavs #altitudechats

LET HER SLEEP! 👇