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Auria Cortes’ thought-provoking post about finding your voice as a writer made me think about something—something that stopped me for so long from actually writing in my own voice. Even stopped me writing fiction for years, I admit. But, as it always seems to be, the reason was fear.

Communication is a scary business.

Continue reading “Sticking Out Like a Sore Thumb: Writing and the Mysterious, Nebulous, Fickle Audience”

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This is Ambien. It is nectar direct from the land of Morpheus himself. Nearly the perfect sleeping draught, peaceful and gradual is your descent into his arms–although I urge you to NOT do anything vital, like driving or, a few minutes after taking it, sitting up straight.

The best part about Ambien, apart from the utter effectiveness, is that there’s no hangover effect. None. Zero. Zip. It’s as though you’d gone to sleep naturally.

Gods know it’s been a long time since I’ve done that, even though these days I prefer to spend my weekends trying to sleep than do anything else.

Continue reading “Sometimes, Late in the Night, It’s Just Me and My Insomnia”

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