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Award-winning memoirist A MINOR, UNACCOMPANIED. Words in The Sun Newsweek Grande Dame Literary, Midwest Review Ekphrastic Review Call Me [Brackets] others. I interview NF writers @ https://viewpointsradio.org/producer/polly-hansen/ http://pollyhansen.com
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Flute playing saved my life. I share how on the CPTSD Foundation blog where I’m a regular contributor #cptsd #writingcommunity cptsdfoundation.org/2025/05/29/i...

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Oh my gosh Rebecca, this is so damned exciting. I can’t wait to read it.

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I wonder how SCOTUS justices, alumni of Harvard, will feel about Trump revoking Harvard’s 501 C3 status?

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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

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www.nytimes.com/badges/games... My second ever!

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Heavy frost on the roof in April in North Carolina? Something is wrong!

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Rejection is protection from what you don’t know isn’t good for you.

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I would love it if literary agency websites categorized their clients by genre first and then alphabetically. #writerscommunity #writingcommunity

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Chipping away at revising first draft of new short story. And no appointments or day job today! 🤗🙌 Good morning #5amwritersclub

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Damned light pollution but that’s Venus rising in the crook of the mountain elbow and she’s a beaut this good #5amwritersclub 🤩

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A PENNINO pendant collector's item is a priceless keepsake.

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I love this piece, Jocelyn. I love how you know where to stop. I'd have just kept writing on and on, spoiling the picture.

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Another announcement I missed. Congratulations, Jocelyn Jane Cox!

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I missed this deal. Congratulations, Heather, on selling your memoir! Fantastic!

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Working outside today where it’s raining petals. #writingcommunity

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I’m getting rejections from agents and truly appreciate hearing from them quickly rather than the dreaded wall of silence. #writingcommunity

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Take Hope. Your Impulse Control Is Saving the World I was walking my dogs the other day when we passed a telephone pole with a thin cable running down the side that had come a little loose. I wondered what it was for and what would happen if someone snipped it. And then I noticed every telephone…

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Good morning #5amWritersClub I’ve been working on a personal essay for months revising getting it critiqued revising again. I think it’s finally ready to submit.

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Please watch this. Please share this. I did not know that Danish soldiers died in Afghanistan and Iraq. All Americans need to know this.

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Good morning #5amwritersclub I’ve been thinking about starting to produce Instagram reels because agents want “platform.” Why can’t being an author just be about writing? It isn’t enough to have bylines anymore? 😩Oh well. Accept today’s reality and get moving.

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Hmmmm, just received agent reject letter that said “I hope you’ll continue revising and submitting your query… i’m sure another will feel differently about this project.” Love the encouragement but what specifically needs revising? Letter? Ms? always room for improvement. #writingcommunity

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#amquerying Today I drew the 7 of pentacles which reads “you have prepared patiently for a long phase of growth, and are confident that you’re waiting will bring you to your goal” As well as 6 of Wands=Victory!😁🤞

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