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June 2025

No. 53 - Sunday Dispatch
Test Prints, Murderbot, How to Write a Children's Book is Old
On Putting Books Down - Permission Slip
Below, I’m commenting on a book I returned due to my sensitivity to the subject matter discussed in the first few pages of the material.
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No. 52- Sunday Dispatch
Jon Stewart on What Now?, Giant Hamsters in Spaaace, and Posts from Elsewhere
Things I Wrote While Trying to Write about the Protest
I’ve been trying all morning to articulate my thoughts and feelings around protesting, the news, and everything else.
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Come for the Giant Hamsters, But Stay for the Trolley Problems
Columbus Day: Book 1 of the Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson
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May 2025

Why Chris Fox isn't using AI
For my fellow writers
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No. 51 - Sunday Dispatch
Kayaking with cows, almost no spending month, lots of projects
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That's Not Right by Scott Meyers
Do you remember Art Bell?
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No. 50 - Sunday Dispatch
I’ve been on a quest for a tiny sliver of local adventure, because grand adventure is not available at the moment.
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One Woman's River
Reading Complete!
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Shut It Down
Originally posted sometime in January 2025
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Q: Do I need to do anything special to copyright my work?
I got this question in the comments of the How to Write a Children’s Book course on Skillshare.
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Q: Is there a standard for complexity of writing in children's books?
This question came from a student in the How to Write a Children’s Book course on Skillshare.
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All Posts Written By A Human
The Short of It
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Why Am I Writing About AI Generated Content Now?
A few weeks ago, I was fitful and fussy about not having a project in the works for the last two, almost three, years.
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49. Technical Difficulties & Paid Options
Hello all,
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Meet Daisy
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14 by Peter Clines
This book is why I have only watched three episodes of The Bear.
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No. 32
Shall we make this a thing?
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No. 33
Last week, my best friend, Annette, and I went on our yearly road trip.
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104 Years
I used to love the presidential election.
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No. 35 - Numbering My Posts
For the last few years, I've been planning my personal log like it was a business.
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No. 36 - My Photo Got Featured On Unsplash
Well, that was unexpected
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