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A Brit in Kentucky talking about writing, travel, food, and the quirky side of life.
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Why I Loathe Job Applications and Interviews (opens the original)
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For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about job interviews and applications. Disliking them so much is part of the reason I became a writer. And I think I’ve been thinking about them lately because I recently applied for several part-time positions at my local library and after several weeks got the standard form letter. But I’m getting ahead of myself.First, there was the application process. Let’s talk about how stupid they have become. You can enter to upload your resume, which sho
Wherever I Lay My Hat (opens the original)
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The last few mornings have been grey. Wonderfully grey. With a bit of wind, mist, or even drizzle. In other words, it finally feels like September after a ridiculous summer that has alternated between intense heat and intense storms. Each morning my husband has come into the bedroom before work and mentioned how dull it looks outside, and I have responded with a smile. I love this kind of weather. And I love walking the dogs on a dull, grey morning, watching people go to work. It reminds me a li
The Waiting is the Hardest Part (opens the original)
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I hate waiting.I especially hate waiting for someone or something else. I cannot stand when people are late.And I cannot stand when I feel as if I can’t move forward because I’m waiting for someone or something else.There are times I don’t even like waiting for a TV show to resolve an issue, and will start wading through the depths of the internet to find out how it ends and then decide if I want to watch it. (NOTE: This does not mean I like other people posting spoilers. There is a special plac
Pay Your Writers (opens the original)
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Did I ever tell you about the time it took me more than three years to get paid for a magazine article?Here’s a cautionary tale for all you freelancers and how I finally got it resolved. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="666" src="https://substa
To Autumn (opens the original)
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,And still more, later flowers for the bees,Until they think warm days will never cease,<br
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