Life and all ThatPosts

{159} Thanksgiving alone

At 48 years old with no children, no siblings, and dead parents, I am very used to "holidays alone." I still haven't decided if I prefer it or not, though. It's very much just another day off for me -- doing writing, editing, playing with my dog, making lunch. In this...

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{155} Practice every day

I need to draw more often, because just wanting to be proficient will not an artist make. Yesterday I posted about creative projects I am working on, and one of them is drawing. Yet, I'm doing a pretty lousy job of working on it. As an author, I know the trick to...

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{154} Plans and projects

On a more personal note, I'm listing here the "creative" projects I'm working on because I need to remind myself that I'm not useless. Daily Blog Project (cross-posted at my personal website and Medium) Going on 50 podcast (posted every 2 weeks at Soundcloud) Too...

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{150} Deviled Eggs

Just a recipe I skipped yesterday's post (shame on me) and nearly today's, I just feel hollow and pointless right now -- and no, it's not all due to election woes. There is other stuff, matters I cannot share here, but suffice to say things are well stirred up in my...

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{148} On Unity

I once worked with a very conservative woman, a Christian in some protestant denomination, who liked to bring food into the office to feed everybody and was unflagging in her generosity and kindness. She was the boss of my boss and a bit older then me, so I always...

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{147} Aftermaths

Some are raging. Some are crying. Some are stunned into silence. For many of my friends, many of whom are white liberals, this election is a shock. Yes, I think the criticism that "we" as a group are wallowing in the feelings of helpless rage that people of color,...

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