I admit, I’m feeling a little blue right now — I’ve just had to cancel the SLF’s Portolan Writing Project Kickstarter, after putting a tremendous amount of time and effort into promoting it over the last month. In the last hour, we’d gotten up to almost $5200 in pledges, with 95 backers, but we’d set […]
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We did break $5K last night, and more than 90 supporters — thanks so much, folks! https://www.kickstarter.com/…/the-slfs-portolan-writing… Facebook is still throttling my ability to tag in my friends so they can actually SEE these posts, which is more than frustrating. At this point, with five hours left in the fundraiser, I think we’re probably looking
Folks, it’s Giving Tuesday, and also the last day of my non-profit Kickstarter. I’ve been asking all month for people to like / comment / share my posts about the Portolan Project, but today, I’m asking you to contribute. https://www.kickstarter.com/…/the-slfs-portolan-writing… This is the project of my heart — bringing free writing lessons to the world,
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Last in-person teaching day of the semester, and I think it’s indicative of my burned-out state (and that of everyone around me, I suspect) that I sewed this matching mask for my top, and then LEFT IT ON THE KITCHEN ISLAND. Sigh. Oh well. This is another long salwar top that I cut the bottom
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Getting ready for today’s teaching, a student just sent me this note: “Just finished Dazzle of Day… it was incredible. Also made clear a lot of stuff I was doing wrong with my latest story. Thanks for the recommendation!” I do love this job.
Have you ever thought, “That’s a great story idea, I should write it down?” But then you get stuck, because it seems too hard to take the next steps. You don’t have time or money to enroll in an MFA, there aren’t any good writing classes in your area, maybe imposter syndrome has kicked in
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Good morning, folks! Let me tell you about the Portolan Project, our new effort to provide FREE creative writing and lit classes…to the world! You’re going to see me making a big push the next few days because we’re getting towards the tail end of our SLF Kickstarter, and we’re only about 1/4 funded ($3080
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I let my students go early in both my classes today (since Thanksgiving is tomorrow), and they were SO HAPPY. It’s nice to be able to give joy so easily once in a while.
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It really is a little tricky taking selfies that show both a mask and a skirt. But I have persevered, just for you — it’s Monday teaching’s pandemic fashion, and we’re clearly going for the cozy librarian look, aka, “It’s almost winter, and all I want to do is fall asleep in a stack of
Pandemic teaching fashion this Monday is mostly me being cranky that I don’t have a solid brown or grey mask on hand, and trying to figure out if I have time to make one before I have to drive in (short answer: I do not). But I do like this outfit otherwise; it’s v. cozy
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