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The End of the Journey
Finishing up our Leaving the Station read along
Nov 27, 2025
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There is a GIANT Error in My Published Book
Trying clickbait (but it is actually true)
Nov 26, 2025
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Leaving the Station Read-Along Day Two
Featuring Religion and trains, two classic Jake hyperfixations
Nov 25, 2025
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Rereading My Writing is Mortifying🚆
Leaving the Station Read-Along Day One where I endeavor to answer to the question, "Why am I like this?"
Nov 24, 2025
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Join Me in a Read-Along of Leaving the Station!
Read my sophomore YA novel along in "real-time" with me
Nov 18, 2025
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I am now a historical fiction author!
Sep 4, 2025
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Can you keep a secret?
Oct 21, 2024
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slipping through my fingers
Dec 4, 2024
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Travel Newsletters are Back (whether you like it or not)
Aug 14, 2024
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reflections and events (virtual and otherwise)
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On Being Asked My Pronouns
Or, as one child phrased it, "Are you they/them she/her he/him?"
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Read Across America (or on the toilet)
The Year my Life Went Down the Toilet is a Read Across America Pick!
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I Do Not Dream of Doing Labor for Large Corporations
or, thoughts on a preorder sale from a certain big box store
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