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Why Feminism Still Matters

And why young women still need it

May 31, 2020

feminist wall with quotations from Angela Davis, Virginia Woolf and others

May 31, 2020

Best Books I Read in March

Carrying on with my version of the Read Harder Challenge

Mar 31

Stack of old, pale books on their sides, longest on bottom, shortest on top.

Mar 31

Medium Paid Me 1 Cent per 60 Words

That was January. March was worse. But I’m still here.

Mar 30

Two British pence on a dark background.

Mar 30

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Contemplate

I Wish Putin and Trump Would Just Shut Up and Reincarnate

Giving pain happens from receiving pain, but I wish they’d stop

Mar 29

Spiky green cactus with five flat, round arms in front of a peach background.

Mar 29

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Promptly Written

My Epic Journey to the Dentist, Plus Side Quest

Any task can become tale-worthy to a determined writer

Mar 28

A walker in black with a small pack walks down a deserted path through a dry yellow landscape with sharp-toothed blue mountains in the distance.

Mar 28

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the Challenged

Marching with the March Hare

Musical marching makes merry magic

Mar 24

A marching band wearing orange outfits, carrying lots of tubas.

Mar 24

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Retired and Living Comfortably on $1,000 a Month

There’s a secret to it: I’m not in the U.S.

Mar 23

Woman reading a book in a hammock that’s strung up on the porch of a rustic cabin with grasses and flowers beside it.

Mar 23

Fire Ants Are Your Friends (Not!)

Do you know the difference between fire ants and other ants?

Mar 14

A red ant on a white background.

Mar 14

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March 8: Women’s Day. Just one day? Seriously?

Rant #1 using the US Govt’s 100 banned words. Today: “Women.”

Mar 10

Frowning woman rolling her eyes in exasperation.

Mar 10

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the Challenged

March 4th Is “March Forth and Do Something Day”

So I went looking for something quirky on this whimsical day

Mar 5

A large pot painted like a Brazilian dancer’s face, with the plant as her hair.

Mar 5

Inspired by the Read Harder Challenge

Here are some of the best books I’ve read so far this year

Mar 3

Two shelves of books, top ones leaning left, bottom ones leaning right.

Mar 3

100 Days, Day 15: Grain Silos and a Gift of Water

After a writing break, a new pen & notebook, and a deep breath

Mar 2

White & gray grain silos in middle distance with pond & grain in foreground.

Mar 2

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the Challenged

Houseplants for a Happier Life, and Earthquake Detection

You never know when a houseplant might help you

Jan 11

A white table and white computer at lower left, with a bright window filling the rest of the left side; the right is entirely full of a lush green Boston fern.

Jan 11

My Pleasure Revisiting A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

This just entered the public domain, so I reread it with enjoyment

Jan 6

$a Black woman wearing glasses sits at a desk writing in a notebook with her left hand, looks\ing out a window at greenery$

$a Black woman wearing glasses sits at a desk writing in a notebook with her left hand, looks\ing out a window at greenery$

Jan 6

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the Challenged

Planning My Dream Year for 2025

Honestly, I already live my almost-perfect dream life

Jan 3

Back view of a woman in a kayak on a lake with mountains on the farther shore. She has her paddle across her knees and her hands on her head, leaning back, relaxed.

Jan 3

Reviewing My Life as a Nomad in 2024

I didn’t go a lot of places, but I had a lot of good, quiet adventures

Jan 3

Sunset through a hanging waterfall

Jan 3

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the Challenged

January 2 Is Science Fiction Day — My Fave Female SF Authors

Cuz usually the guys get all the attention

Jan 2

A large white oval spaceship with 4 oval windows sits on a stand in a yard.

Jan 2

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#Grateful4

Waking Up Grateful New Year’s Day

All in all, 2024 was a pretty good year for me

Jan 1

woman waking up in bed, stretching and smiling — all in neutral tones: white bedsheets, beige walls, light grey t-shirt, white woman

Jan 1

Good Stories I Found This Week (ending 12/22/24)

This collection includes a woman walking, wonder, 4B feminism, a super-smeller, a slavery loophole, nomad games, revenge meditation & Jello

Dec 22, 2024

holly berries and pine branches laid on a white ground, with walnuts, cinnamon sticks, dried orange slices and star-shaped cookies on top

Dec 22, 2024

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Promptly Written

Happy vs Merry — How to Choose?

What are the differences and which one is best?

Dec 17, 2024

three Black young adults jump up above a snowy lane, flinging their arms and legs akimbo, and smiling broadly

Dec 17, 2024

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Quirky travelling tale spinner, science lover & tree hugger. An optimist viewing the world with wonder, curiosity & awe. “This moment is all there is.” (Rumi)

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