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I need your help. In 2025, my primary goal was to immerse myself into my creative endeavors: writing, drawing, crafting, and photography. On all measures, I exceeded my goals. Much of what I accomplished was private and not done with the intention of sharing with a larger audience. The focus was to dedicate more time…
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November has always been a great month for me. The first round of college apps and letters of recommendation is over, and I have historically used the 30 days in November to write; it is, as I have said for years, my most productive month as a writer. So today, I leaned in to my…
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I selected these songs from my playlist of top 100 faves for this Autumn (that list follows the MixTape below). I tried not to overrun the setlist with the same singer/songwriters, but Meg Washington and Taylor Swift both made too strong of an impression on me this year with their new releases. I guess each…
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We are exactly one week away from students showing up in our classrooms and beginning that next year-long journey of their high school experience, and we spent the day at countywide Professional Learning sessions. Ours in the English Language Arts weren’t bad at all. We were fortunate to spend the morning with this year’s HoCoPoLitSo…
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Since the news of the tragic floods in Texas broke on July 4, I’ve been lifting prayers of love and peace on the social media posts that are sharing the tragic stories of the individuals who were swept away or died as heroes. The algorithms are noticing my trends and are filling my feed with…
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Every day, I think about what I *should* write about. I think about how my sometimes-gift with words can be used in the best possible way to manifest change, support others, address the inequities in our country and beyond. To not write about these things seems to, on some level, ignore them. Last month, I…
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The last two weeks have been filled with chaos and tragedy. I make this statement rather generally; you can get more specific if you like, but I don’t really need to. When there’s a hurricane, we don’t really spend too much time on any one tree that’s been blown over. The aerial shots are enough.…
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This is one of those “Rus Uncut” posts. Actually, I’ve been throwing the idea around for some time to drop the formalities and the anxieties that come with it. My best words on this blog are when I’m less formal, more “real,” and just trying to sort through a few things. Like we’re in a…
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The fires in Los Angeles have exposed some real limitations that were once unfathomable. As firefighters from across the region joined in to help fight the fires, they soon realized that the unprecedented stress they were putting on the water supplies flowing to the hydrants overwhelmed what was literally in the tank. The suburban hydrant…
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At the end of 2023, I decided that I was going to make a commitment to reading, primarily for me and to help me as a writer. I wanted to read and study more of the books that fall into genres that shaped me as a writer – most particularly Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, and Suspense-Thriller.…
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