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I love books, babies, boxers (the dog kind). Welcome to my 'substack' space where I'll do my best to entertain you with random thoughts, short essays, shorter stories, and all kinds of fun stuff about books, writing, and motherhood in chaos.
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I’m Just Not Feelin’ It (opens the original)
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I started this article on 9/11, over ten days ago. It’s been a struggle. Should I write something funny, informative, sentimental? I came up empty. Most writers will tell you that sometimes, if not often, they must push through their lack of motivation and write anyway. But how can I write about books and reading and fun outings and trivial experiences on (or around) the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in history?How on earth will my words matter?It did not go without notice that the
Fine Lines And The Wrinkle (opens the original)
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There’s a fine line between thinking and over-thinking. At what point does just the right amount of researching and info-gathering tip over the edge into obsessing?I can be an obsessive thinker.Many writers do this. By nature, we are deep-thinkers who crave details, certainty, confirmation. And we love research. Boy oh boy, do we love research! But do we really need to understand every aspect of a subject to write convincingly? If our character is an artist, do we need to know the chemical make-
Question of the Week (opens the original)
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I ponder many things, probably too many. A few are insignificant and don’t matter to anyone except for me. Some of them are important and impact lots of people. But this one, this one, is a universal question that weighs on most of us in some way at some point in our lives.Rabbi Leder is remarkable when it comes to insight, perspective, and understanding life’s challenges.I’d love to know what you think of my question. And how or why his response resonates with you.xo, Julie<div class="subscript
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