We recommend avoiding the vague jargon officer-involved or police-involved. Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask for detail. How was the officer or officers involved? Who did the shooting? If the information is not available or not provided, say so.

My eight-year-old found his first typo out in the wild this evening. It was a proud mama moment. Welcome to the club, son.

I could not love this more.

#HeyElon There is a difference between free speech and hate speech.

I was just looking at writer's residencies and I found one that includes families. While you write, they provide creative workshops for your kids. There's childcare all day. There are children's beds in the room. There's SUPPORT. What a world. I legit cried.

500 more words!? Now this is news. 😍 apnews.com/article/scrabb…

Let it go, or make a joke? I never know what to do. #introvertproblems Why is communicating so hard!? 😝

Now it's time to play the fun game Will My Invoices Be Paid Before Christmas?

Just sent off my Secret Snowflake gift. (Snow much fun!) Big thanks to Sonia Weiser weischoice.bsky.social for organizing this. ❄️

Which team are you on? 🤔 I’m Team Bing.

I need holiday reading. Please share a piece you wrote this year that you are proud of.

#Binders Do you cry when you write? Not because it’s difficult, but bc you’re feeling the subject deeply, all the way to your marrow? DH came home and I was plowing through a bag of licorice, crying and typing away. “What’s wrong?” “Oh, nothing! Just another day at work”

In reviewing my 10-year-old’s messages to her friends, I discovered her bragging about downloading @Grammarly on her iPad. OMG, y’all. She is her writer-mother’s daughter. 😍

One of the best things about being a home & garden #freelancewriter is the rabbit holes you fall into. I am now an expert on defunct fireplace design. Fave designs not included here: pet nook, terrarium, and tiny grow room. washingtonpost.com/home/2023/02/0…

I’m looking for more #freelancewriter #friends. Come sit by me! 🙋🏻‍♀️

My family is always asking me what I am doing when I’m walking my indoor laps. Leave me alone people! Can’t you see I’m writing?

Stay safe out there, Washington!

At 8:32 am on May 18th 1980, the right flank of Mount St Helens, which had grown over 500ft of material, would slide off the mountain, uncorking a tremendous force of power that would forever change the landscape and the lives of those living near. PC Gary Rosenquist #43YearsAgo