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On Writers’ Groups
Read this on galpod.com. A couple of years ago (feels like forever but it’s mostly the pandemic), when I started writing fiction...
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Sep 14, 20203 min read
Depression’s Two-Pronged Approach
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been experiencing recently another hit of heightened anxiety. The kiddos went back to school, and today...
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Aug 3, 20203 min read
On Being an Immigrant
Read this on galpod.com. A couple of weeks ago, we received our "Indefinite Leave to Remain" (in the UK) visa. We had a lawyer helping us...
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Jul 27, 20203 min read
Book Review - The Vanishing Half
Read this on galpod.com. TL;DR: read this book. Like, right now. I usually try to do a review without spoilers, but I think the great...
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Jul 20, 20203 min read
On Editing, Procrastination, and Fear
Read this on galpod.com. In art, it's always about fear. If you're comfortable with what you're writing, you're probably not digging deep...
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Jun 29, 20203 min read
Bad Art
Read this on galpod.com. Yes, yes, art is in the eyes of the beholder, we need all kinds of art, what speaks to me doesn't necessarily...
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Jun 22, 20205 min read
My Journey Towards Anti-Racism
Read this on galpod.com. Racism is a hot topic right now. What's happening over in the US about it gives me hope, but it's been a long...
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Jun 8, 20203 min read
A Room of One's Own: On Creativity While Being Mom
Read this on galpod.com. It's hard to write about creativity as if nothing is happening. Between the actual pandemic we still have to...
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Jun 1, 20202 min read
End of May Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. May is generally a good month for me. I usually have lots of energy as I'm sort of coming out of winter...
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May 26, 20202 min read
On Social Responsibility
Read this on galpod.com. Yesterday was the LitSalon's last meeting of a 7-week study of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. If you haven't...
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May 18, 20204 min read
On Productivity and Value
Read this on galpod.com. Shakespeare wrote King Lear while in quarantine. Or at least, that's what the memes on the internet will tell...
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May 4, 20202 min read
End of April Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. April certainly has been a long month. The days blend like a long dream, and you can't tell what day it is or...
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Apr 30, 20202 min read
The Word Count - A Short Story
Read this on galpod.com. When I was about eight or nine, I remember hiking with my dad. The sun was strong that day. The desert felt...
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Apr 7, 20203 min read
Dealing with Change
Read this on galpod.com. When the world around us changes overnight, what do we do? I've been observing people online. Writers, this a...
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Apr 2, 20202 min read
End of March Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. March was an interesting decade. I mean, month. In terms of excuses, I have plenty. There's a pandemic, and the...
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Mar 19, 20202 min read
Hunkering Down
Read this on galpod.com. Schools are closing afternoon on Friday, which means we're homeschooling from next week. It feels like the end...
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Mar 9, 20202 min read
My Relationship with my Inner Editor
Read this on galpod.com. Last week on our amazing writers' group, we talked about our inner editor. I've shared this exercise that...
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Mar 6, 20203 min read
Growing Up with Words
Read this on galpod.com. I just read a book in Hebrew called "Always on Time" (rough translation). It's not a fantastic book, it's rather...
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Mar 2, 20203 min read
End of February Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. Well, as I wrote in the last post, I haven't been "on it" this month. Not in the slightest. This lapse is...
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Feb 28, 20202 min read
Back Into The Fray
Read this on galpod.com. I kind of took three weeks off. I didn't plan it. My grandmother passed away, and I went to spend time with my...
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