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Throw out 50 Thoughts #16 – I can’t watch this
It was game two, and the Sox were behind 2-0. I had mixed emotions about it. After all, I’m from Detroit, and have spent far more years as a Tigers fan than I have as a Red Sox fan. All the same, my...
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Throw out 50 Thoughts #17 – I’m going to screw up my kid
It’s easy to second-guess one’s decisions as a parent. We make so many of them, sometimes under the least optimal circumstances–under duress, pressure, scrutiny and being just plain busy. I’ve come to...
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Throw Out 50 Thoughts #18 – There are no do-overs
The show must go on. Especially when it’s already going. It’s one of the tenets of performance. Things blow up? Keep going. When it’s over, flush it and move on. I played in a chamber music concert...
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Throw Out 50 Thoughts #19 – I’m tapped out
A year ago, I was a very busy woman. My life was out of control. I had two blogs where I posted daily, and had started guest writing for another. I was editing a novel, had some short stories coming...
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Throw out 50 Thoughts #21 – Let me explain
For a woman who has her shit together, I’ve been doing a lot of explaining lately. I’m not talking about justification–where you know you’re probably not doing the right thing but you want to convince...
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Throw out 50 Thoughts #22 – I let my opportunity pass me by
I’ve been working on a novel, like…forever. I’ve been through multiple iterations, restructuring, honing characters, doing everything in my power to get it right. It’s not even the elusive Great...
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Be strong, be brave, be a badass
We’ve been in Virginia for seven years, but when Patriot’s Day rolls around, I really miss Boston. We lived in Lexington, the cradle of the revolution, where relatively sane people get up at the crack...
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Throw out 50 Thoughts #23 – It’ll never sell
A few years ago, I wrote a novel. It resides on my hard drive. It’s drivel. I took classes, learned a lot, but not enough. My second novel also resides on my hard drive. I took more classes, read more...
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Throw Out 50 Thoughts #24 – That was a waste of time
Time is a gift. Time is fleeting. That’s a half hour of my life I won’t get back. The tape loop cycles in my head. Tape loop, will you please, please, shut the hell up? When I was a management...
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Throw out 50 Thoughts #25 – But I’m going to suck at this…
My seventh grade Biology teacher also happened to be the cross-country coach. One day in class, he suggested that I join the team. When he did, my classmates laughed. You see, I was the least likely...
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