Shellie
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You know what I miss? Well, that’s a loaded question because there are a lot of things I’m missing during the pandemic, but what I was thinking about is a flash mob. I miss flash mobs. Those seemingly spontaneous group dance performances that spring out of nowhere, but are always choreographed and energized to perfection.
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Today Alexa let me know that it was International Data Privacy Day. I thought it was kind of funny that one of the biggest data-rich companies in existence gave me a push notification acknowledging data privacy, but hey, I guess Amazon was being a good neighbor by letting me know. Anyway, it got me thinking
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I’ve been reading a little bit about how to make my life feel calmer and cozier, and I have decided that I need to add some hygge to my office space. Hygge is a Danish term for the idea of coziness, or comfort in our spaces and in our life. For example, a cup of
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A few years ago, someone told me that writers should be reading something new all the time. It’s common sense, really. How can I evolve as a writer if I’m not exposing myself to new work? And by new work, I mean work that is new to me, not necessarily something that’s new on bookstore
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I’ve been working on a multi-generational story that spans almost 100 years. To help me keep track of who-did-what, and how the pieces fit together, I’ve resorted to old-school storyboarding to track my characters. My main character has gotten into a situation that’s pretty brutal, and I’m putting off writing what’s going to happen to
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This photo of Hannah Matilda “Mattie” Shough sitting outdoors in her front yard at her secretary desk, papers piled about, inkwell open, staring ahead in her high-neck, full-length dress made me chuckle. https://hub.catalogit.app/4150/folder/a9540f30-2489-11eb-8a58-dfa0c0aa7201/entry/0d8cafb0-248b-11eb-873e-dd7c1bb6fdb2 I don’t usually write en plein air, mostly because I get distracted by the birds and squirrels vying for food in the
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In a lot of ways 2020 was the worst year of our collective lives. Covid-19 upended our lives and we’re all sad and exhausted. But in all the darkness, there were moments of lightness and joy. Here are a few of my highlights from the year: 10. We planted a new tree in the front
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We don’t have to straighten our hair to look pretty.
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Oh my gosh! UbuWeb is like digging through treasure in my grandmother’s attic. I got lost clicking different links: a letter from Frank Zappa, an old stop-motion short film with homemade sound effects, and a forty minute dance performance that creeped me out after a minute. I finally settled on a link called 365 Days
Shellie Kalinsky 