HeyJaredAdmiring Diana’s Writing Life
ADWL (Admiring Diana's Writing Life) Pun intended…lol. My life is complicated, aren’t they all? At 65, things haven’t gotten simpler. But it’s never too late, right?
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Writers retreat and stuff (opens the original)
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Well I am struggling to keep my job. Not because I can’t do it, but because a big old TECH Company buying my department out! What really frustrated me is… I have to prove who I am that I am qualified to keep doing the job I have done for 20 years! To top it off… I have to dig through documents somewhere in this house to take to the appointment Friday to verify my identity. I have to drive to another place near the stadiums. I am terrible at driving and get lost easily. That’s a whole other phobi
Magic Hour (opens the original)
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This weekend, I am planning on reading writing but NO arithmetic!My yearly writers group retreat is upon us. Will probably eat too much, go swimming, or soak in the hot tub, or just nap a lot. It has been a bit stressful in my day job situation. But all turned out okay except have a bunch of paper work required when I return. What I am reading:Magic Hour… By Kristin HannahThis was a scary and suspenseful read and or listen. At one point I didn’t want to hear what would inevitably happen…Then I c
Words Are Immortal (opens the original)
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Who else is floored by the time flying by?Labor Day already?….Mom liked her hot dogs burnt to a crisp….lol. And I miss her potato salad!I finished another book and I must say, it’s was fantastic. My first awareness of THE CORRESPONDANT came on the Post crossing site I joined in January. USPS needs some respect here. Letters….hum? I did put off listening to it till August. I wish I hadn’t. This is perhaps the most influential book I have read in the last ten years. Because of the emotion and impo
Chosen Family (opens the original)
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Today I thought of all the people I have met on this site. The wonderful who had me embracing my poetry and thoughts after a challenge last year for PRIDE month. Or was it 2 years ago now? Anyway I read their notes and articles on the regular. Of course there is who I actually did my first subscription to. She is excellent at listening and sharing her life so others feel so much. She writes such funny things and some deep thoughts that makes one stop and ponder. Emotions are raw and needed. She
Aug Reviews and News (opens the original)
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Imagine this…You have 3 days to make life changing decisions! All cost have been covered but you have to move across the country start a new job and change everything in 3 days!That is what happened to my neighbor this week. In the middle of the move her dogs got out of the yard because the movers left the gate opened. (very quick find-but posted it on the neighborhood site for her) When she was packing up stuff she hit her finger with a hammer and the first aid kit was already in a box SOMEWHER
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