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Continuing the queer theme this month, this is the essay I wrote while I came to the realisation of being nonbinary. (Note "while", not "after"; it may have been the writing of the essay that did it!) https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/on-falsehoods-in-gender/

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It's a chilly winter's afternoon where I am, but I have a nice pot of tea here, and a pot roast in the oven to look forward to. Time to turn on the rock'n'roll and crank out some more posts for the queue!

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June is widely celebrated as Pride Month, so if you want to boost your queer reading this month, perhaps you could start with this sweet, witchy sapphic meet-cute: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/toil-and-trouble-part-1/

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One nice thing about long weekends is having extra time to write today AND time to read yesterday AND time to visit my parents the day before... Today's goal: finish my post about Stan the man! (Bonus points for you if you know who I mean by that)

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June is widely celebrated as Pride Month, so if you want to boost your queer reading this month, perhaps you could start with this sweet, witchy sapphic meet-cute: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/toil-and-trouble-part-1/

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I've finished up my workday and am about to embark on a lovely 5-day weekend! I'm hoping to get caught up on finishing off all my posts for next month before I head back into the office, but I've got a surprising number of social events planned as well, so we shall have to see how I get on...

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May 25th is Towel Day for those of us who are fans of Douglas Adams. Here's a piece I wrote based on one of my favourite scenes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/monologue-of-a-whale/

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I was planning to write a post for next month about Eugene O'Neill, but, uh... his life is very, very depressing (as is his work, unsurprisingly). Maybe I'll pick someone else for this one.

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Now, more than ever, writing clearly with a distinct voice is going to be such a skill. One of the most important things you can learn to do.

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One day I'll stop forgetting to mark my paid posts as paid subscribers only, but clearly it was not the day I scheduled today's post. I've corrected that now, but to those who have read it already I hope you enjoyed it!

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You've seen me post about some awesome etymologies, but here are some fascinating fake ones! https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/7-false-etymologies

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I've just added a preview of the intro to Dissecting the Frog to the Ko-fi listing! If you can read this and find it intriguing, head over to https://ko-fi.com/s/d10d69efd0 to purchase the whole thing. [Apologies for lack of ALT; current tech setup won't allow it for this image]

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It's almost Mother's Day! Who are your favourite mothers in literature? Here are a couple of mine: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/mothers-dearest/

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Okay, it's really time I knuckled down and finally finished this post that's been haunting me all week. Then I can start on a new one about The Scarlet Pimpernel!

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I was planning to finish off an upcoming #GrammarTalk post today, but instead I spent the afternoon reading an entire Thursday Murder Club book, and honestly I'm not sorry. Let's see how tomorrow goes...

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When the active voice is used, many wordcounts can be reduced. #WriteTip #WritersCoffeeClub #AmWriting

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This calls for tea and biscuits.

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I have the evening to myself and a little bit of brain left from the workday, so I'm trying to make the most of it to finish up my posting to-dos for the month... Trying.

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Original full title of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel: "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years, All Alone in an Un-Inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having Been Cast on […]

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Update: swapping back to "index" did indeed fix it! Note to self: will need to wait until I'm able to block Bridgy on here and thereby reset the bridge to a new handle before I try changing it again.

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Anyone else having problems with bridging to BlueSky after changing their handle? (I've swapped it back to see if that fixes things)

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As of this evening I am officially on holiday for the next week and a half! I have plans to spend plenty of time relaxing, reading, socialising, and of course getting a good chunk of writing done. Believe me, I am very much looking forward to it!

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Red Pens and Playwriting is on Kofi! I've also migrated my purchasable PDF of Dissecting the Frog there from Gumroad; if you're interested in comedic writing, check it out! https://ko-fi.com/s/d10d69efd0

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Red Pens and Playwriting is on Kofi! I've also migrated my purchasable PDF of Dissecting the Frog there from Gumroad; if you're interested in comedic writing, check it out! https://ko-fi.com/s/d10d69efd0

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It's my birthday weekend, and, while today's post is accessible paid subscribers only, I have a lot of cool writing- and literature-related posts that you CAN read. Want to read a short story about a meet-cute in a magical speakeasy? Here you go […]

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Put on my "Dancing and Headbanging" playlist to keep working on my upcoming etymology post. Starting with Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)" certainly boosted my energy, but isn't the most condusive to sitting and writing because I keep dancing to it in my chair. (I have zero regrets.)

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The post I'm currently avoiding working on this week is the next in the series of sporadic fun etymology posts. I enjoy them, but they take so long to write! For an example of what I mean, have a read of the last one: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/whats-in-a-word-part-3/

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