Archive - Rough Draft

Murderbot made me want to make more art.

Thoughts on paid work and telling human stories

Aug 1 •

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June 2025

a walk through the labyrinth🌀

Behind the scenes as editing becomes my day job, three months in

Jun 20 •

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May 2025

food for the body, food for the soul

cooking, eating, and filling the well on a writing retreat

May 20 •

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April 2025

everything is an experiment

things I've been doing and trying to do in the last 6 months

Apr 30 •

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October 2024

light and shadow on the writing journey

Some vulnerability about writing lately, by way of the Shire

Oct 23, 2024 •

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July 2024

time jump travel diary

A trip to Los Angeles, a drafting update, and what I've been up to this summer

Jul 23, 2024 •

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April 2024

something beautiful that wasn't there before

A March recap, an Iceland travel scrapbook, and the value of messy art

Apr 9, 2024 •

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March 2024

apocalypse radio

some flash fiction and a February recap

Mar 12, 2024 •

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February 2024

who am i and what am i doing?

How filling out my Substack bio led to a key realization about my author journey

Feb 6, 2024 •

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January 2024

old draft, new year

How I've embraced my drafting process, and some aspirations for 2024

Jan 9, 2024 •

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December 2023

at least 100 good things

Yes, this is a year-end list. Yes, it got too unwieldy and had to be pared back. That's probably a good thing.

Dec 21, 2023 •

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November 2023

to those who leave trails

Gratitude for those in my writing community who show me what's possible

Nov 21, 2023 •

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