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the regular stuff…

A month into being a caregiver

By jEN | Published: August 29, 2010

It’s a hot night in Wisconsin and my MacBook Pro is warm under my wrists as I type. Somewhere in the distance is a respectable fireworks display, judging by the sound of it. Cicadas and crickets are a constant white noise. I am not at Mom’s but Aaron is, having given me some much needed [...]

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Rocket on guard duty

By jEN | Published: August 5, 2010

I’m back in the US for awhile and here’s one of my cats, Rocket, ensuring that the people working on the deck of the priest’s house next door don’t get up to any funny business.

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Apparently,

By jEN | Published: July 20, 2010

I write likeStephen King I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! I used three paragraphs of blog text for this analysis, and I’m curious to see what one of my stories or novel draft could say by comparison. Interesting, though one can only speculate as to the accuracy of this sort [...]

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Me and the sea

By jEN | Published: July 19, 2010

The beach, climbing the rocks, breathing the sea air, feeling the sand give slightly under my feet, feeling the sun warm my body, feeling my muscles flex and conquer rocks and boulders and hills and hikes, hearing the gulls and tiny cliff birds, squealing when a surprise surge splashes my feet, watching for seals, spotting [...]

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