Category: 2020
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Tomorrow would have been my father’s 57th birthday. We lost him like so many others in 2020, unsure whether he fell victim to COVID or underlying health issues exacerbated by COVID, but does it really matter? He’s still gone. I still miss him terribly amidst the many reminders that he’s no longer here, like his birthday. I still wish I could feel his warm embrace just one more time.… more ›
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Why did I think it would be a good idea to make 2020 my first year trying Inktober? On top of my usual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, I’ve been quite the busy girl. Not something I’d intended with all going on for me, but I needed it more than I thought. Sometimes we need a distraction. Drawing and writing require two different kinds of creativity for… more ›
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2020. I don’t even know where to begin. I wish I could say I kept quiet to make room for voices with more important messages to spread. I wanted to. But I also see a lot of voices spreading fear and hate and doubt, and I have been sorely unprepared to deal with all the crap 2020 brought with it. Fires. Murders. Protests. Global fucking pandemic. The 2020 bingo… more ›
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Is it too late to set resolutions for 2020? I’ve said it before. I’m saying it again. My goal is to write more. The ideas are not in short supply. My true struggle is all the other stuff that gets in the way. Some mandatory (work, parenting, hygiene), some undelegated (dishes, groceries, laundry), and some necessary but all too often sliding down the list (diet, exercise, spirituality, creativity). Why… more ›
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