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ruthfsimon.bsky.social
Writer & reader. Aspiring crone. Household staff to a cat. Love SFF, horror, les-fic, fountain pens, guitars & gaming. My wife @jenichols.bsky.social is a part-time law student. Residing on Munsee Lenape land. https://ruthfsimon.com šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ
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Getting Started
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I figured embracing my age made more sense than chasing artificial youth…
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They have people who do their makeup and hair. That means they never have to look themselves in the eyes in a mirror and see that they've sold their souls...
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Also woodturners or woodworkers in general
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As a fan of both you and @cmpriest.bsky.social, this makes me angry on your behalf. You both have written books that I loved and wish I could read again for the first time. If the issue is the ā€œbusinessā€ and bean-counting, tell the suits to eff off.
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Thinking about it, my go-to for background sounds when writing is an app like Portal or Noizio. Or, I'll go with jazz or classical that doesn't have vocals if music appeals. If I started trying to craft playlists for my stories or characters, I'd get even less writing done....
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Carob... Why'd it have to be carob? Just seeing the word all these years later, and I can still taste it.... The parents for Gen-Xers were evil....
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You might be pleasantly surprised by their reactions if attending were an option. I'm not *quite* retiree age, but I feel that my love of spec-fic/sff/horror has only increased over time. Some of us get weirder with age...
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I grew up in a rural area and we didn’t have a phone line. Also couldn’t afford to run a new trunk line. During the summers, I arranged sleepovers with my friends by sending letters. This was the mid-1980s in Arizona. I still write letters to my nieces and nephews.