for the love of god, write all the self-indulgent scenes you want. be utterly shameless about including every last fantasy. i know everyone likes to share quotes and quips about how miserably hard writing is, but please please try thinking of it as joyful act where you get to be a messy human who makes art rather than some pain filled quest for icy perfection.
i know that life isn’t a race and that everyone does things on their own schedule and that i shouldn’t compare myself to other people who haven’t lived the same life that i have and overcome the same obstacles i have. BUT
I don’t normally make posts like this…. But my long time friend lost her service dog (in training) in a situation that’s basically… a nightmare for anyone who has owned a dog. Some community members set up a GoFundMe for her so if you can, please consider it.
Thanks.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-michelle-after-losing-opal
already october. that’d freak me out if any year since 2019 had been real. luckily they haven’t
“Cleaning the House” painting by Sally Welchman.