I am a writer. I also belly dance, salsa dance, run, hike, and hug F(f)riends regularly. I live in Portland, OR; I love life!
Portland, OR
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Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing:
1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To hell with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
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With leadership from newly named director Ryan Brown, Wittenberg launches esports program for competitive gaming starting next fall. Find all the details at: tinyurl.com/mu4z88fd #TigerUp
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Portland farm makes dramatic statement with this year’s corn maze oregonlive.com/trending/2023…
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Press Release: Tactical Team Activated After Reported Shooting at Good Samaritan Hospital
Link: portlandoregon.gov/police/ne…
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How are you feeling today? I hope you're doing well and taking good care of yourself. ❤️ Remember to prioritize your well-being and find moments of joy in your day. Wishing you a wonderful day ahead filled with positivity and happiness. 🙏🏾 - Ben
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As a writer who came of age at @wittenberg, this makes me so proud. #amwriting #tigerup
Champion City Write Now wittenberg.edu/news/05-5-23/…
The Staircase: a new poem by Becky Swank #amwriting #thiscuriousuniverse thiscuriousuniverse.com/2023…
WHY DOESN'T MAE WHITMAN AGE??? Watching @UpHere and she looks exactly the same as every damn show I've ever seen her in... what's her secret??
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If he:
-Changes his entire look for you
-Travels 1,900 miles upstream to chase you
-Procreates and dies
-Replenishes an entire ecosystem with his carcass
He's not your valentine, he's a Chinook salmon
Check in with your people. Love them. thiscuriousuniverse.com/2022…
I'm devastated today. tWitch was such an inspiration to me as a dancer and incredible human being. I hope the family has the support they need during this time.
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The violent news from Colorado Springs is sickening and heartbreaking - the more so because there is a pattern.
We can not, will not, allow hate to win. We must end this in our time. No rest until all of us, including all of us in the LGBTQ+ community, can be, and feel, safe.
I'm haunted by the period of my life when I started spelling it yay instead of yea... and I fear the coming of woah. Whoa. #wordnerd #EnglishLanguage #ifearchange
