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  • Side Effects

    My APRN prescribed a new medication to help me sleep. I started taking it this past Saturday, and the results have been… interesting. First, it’s normally prescribed for anxiety, but is also a muscle relaxer. The first night taking it, I did recognize when the muscle relaxer kicked it, and when I inevitably woke up…

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  • Mental Health

    I’ve known for a while that I should probably be seeing someone for my mental health issues. So many things run in my family that it seemed not only inevitable that they may fall on me as well, but that I probably had been masking nearly all of it for some time. About 2 months…

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  • Mystery Shows

    Growing up, my mom would watch literally any murder mystery that graced our screens at any time of day (especially when doing laundry and such). I’m talking Murder, She Wrote and Matlock and every iteration of Law & Order that existed (though she preferred SVU and Criminal Intent over the others). And if it was…

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  • News & Thoughts

    First, the news. I received an email last night advising that Kindle Vella is being shut down by Amazon. That means that the one and only story I have published there (which I later edited and published as a book) will be taken down within the next few months. I’m not exactly upset at this.…

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  • Death Comes for Us All

    My father passed last week. I’m in CT to help my sister with all the things, as it’s just her and me now, and there is so much to figure out. For my father, there will be no service, but if you would like to visit our online memorial, the link is below. As a…

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  • CORRECTION

    So very sorry for the too early announcement regarding Undercurrent‘s release. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was (obviously) unable to release the ebook and paperback versions in April, or even May of this year. However! I’ve finally gotten all the kinks* out and (barring any issues with Amazon) the ebook and paperback editions of Undercurrent…

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  • GET READY!

    I’ve finally gotten around to editing Undercurrent, the story I originally released as a Kindle Vella story back in June/July of 2023. I have tweaked parts of it and extended some scenes. (Vella has a strict 5,000 word per chapter limit, so some scenes felt clipped or rushed. I’m hoping this pass has alleviated that…

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  • Spiraling

    Today is a bad day, mentally. Husband’s still out of work and actively looking for jobs. My new role at my job was great until they decided I was doing too well and needed more work. “The other agents are getting this level of work done every month without issue. Why do you think you’ll…

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  • Dumbfounded

    I’ve mentioned before how my book sale numbers have left me wanting (which is to be expected when I don’t really advertise, and I can’t seem to write fast enough to keep people interested). But this last month has surprised me. Shocked me, even. Prior to August of 2023, the highest number of individual books…

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  • Vella Update 2

    If you’ve read my previous posts regarding Kindle Vella, you’ll know that I was pretty disappointed to find I hadn’t been given a bonus for uploading 3 episodes to Vella during the last week of June. The few people I know that are familiar with the platform all but assured me I would get at…

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