Tag: WritersLife
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Teaching a Research Project
Students today have a difficult time with research. I understand that research is often time consuming and requires intermediate-to-advanced reading skills as well as critical thinkings skills. I also understand that 5 classes of middle schoolers may not be the best way to judge. That said, please allow me to share my observations. The Project…
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Inspiration: Nghi Vo
Nghi Vo has a beautiful way with words. I cannot repeat that enough. It is a pleasure simply to hear her prose when read aloud, and I am sad when I finish each of her stories because I just want them to keep going. One day not so long ago, her Singing Hills Cycle series…
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Inspiration: Crafting
This has been a great year for my hobbies, and I cannot recall a time when I was happier, though I am sure the California weather helps too. For the last 20 years, my hobbies have been: writing and singleplayer videogames, with an occassional side of programming and D&D. Both of those primary timesinks are…
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Fancy Money & Finances
I hate dealing with finances. It stresses me out when I think about it, and it stesses me out when I do not think about it. School did not cover personal finances, and while my parents showed me the basics, my own procrastination and anxiety has made it a recurring nightmare. But recently I found…
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Babymoon
As a last hoorah before life changes forever, we took a short trip to the Monterey Bay area. We stayed a few nights in Caramel-by-the-Sea, a tourist trap whose intended audience has thicker pocketbooks than we do, but it was a load of fun. We walked the beach in t-shirts and bare feet because you…
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Baby Update
Recently, we had our major anatomy ultrasound, and I keep learning new interesting things about babies. It has been a very active 6 weeks since my last update. By which I mean, both we and the baby have been very busy. First, it took a few weeks longer than average for my wife to feel…
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Feel Good TV
After a long day of work, I just want to sit on the couch, relax, and not think. There are a million shows I could watch to keep me entertained and kill time before bed, but I prefer ones that make me feel cozy, positive, and ready to sleep. Three shows in particular top my…
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2025 Works in Progress
This week, I spent my free time playing “Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2,” but when I am not doing that, I am making progress on my writing goals. It has felt like a slow start to the year for my writing. January seemed a month and a half long, and I think I caught a wave…
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Weaving Chainmail
My new hobby this year is weaving chainmail. Since childhood I have loved knights and armor. Growing up, I fell in love with renaissance fairs. My mother frequently helped put together some sort of costume-like attire, but intricate cosplay has always been out of reach because of time, a lack of confidence in my own…
Grant Pearson 