June 2012
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“Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom, and if you cannot be wise, pretend...”
– Neil Gaiman in his 2012 commencement address at the University of the Arts.
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Saturday Rant: The High Cost of Medical Bills
If you’ve been following this blog at all you know that in early April my dermatologist and I found a stage 1 melanoma on my arm. This diagnosis required four successive doctor’s appointments—two more to the dermatologist and two to a plastic surgeon who handled the excision. The surgery took a total of 25 minutes and required six stitches. As far as procedures go, this was a...
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“Besides the unimaginable pressure of fulfilling the Weight Watchers deal with...”
– I don’t often read US Weekly and today, I remembered why. Jessica Simpson entering into a contract with mega-corporation Weight Watchers for $4 million dollars solely to lose baby weight is not “unimaginable.”
You want to know what I think is “unimaginable”? A single...
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The Sundae Issue
I spend a lot of energy on useless thoughts like wondering whether or not what I’m writing is crap, if it’s an original idea, and why I keep using the word “bear” in my manuscript. True story on that last one, by the way: I used it 57 times in my latest WIP. My character is bearing her weight, feelings, and at this point bearing down on me in a very, very bad way. But I...
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When Freckles Stop Being Cute →
Here’s a piece I wrote for The Conversation about my melanoma scare. Read it, if you’d like, but more importantly take the message to heart: Be vigilant about checking your freckles regularly for changes, go to the dermatologist once a year, and wear sunblock (of at least an SPF 30) every day.
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