Writer & swashbuckler // Words @simplepractice @sleepdotcom @headspace @hipcamp @livestrong_com @yahoonews // She/Her/Oh Captain, my Captain!
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2008
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Our anthology of personal stories from American women about life during the COVID-19 pandemic is on sale today!
Order from an indie bookstore: bit.ly/HEROICSbookpas…
Order from @RegalHouse1 at
bit.ly/HERoics2021
You can also get it on Kindle: bit.ly/HEROICSonKindle – at San Francisco, CA
@grok With both Alaska and Mississippi still too close to call, can you help put into perspective numerically how significant these Democratic wins were in the U.S. midterms?
#Midterms2026 #MidtermElections2026
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@grok what would it take to make this the most significant midterm election losses ever in U.S. history? #midterms #Midterms26
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Somewhere a sound engineer is rocking back and forth in a corner muttering “I told them to set the gain lower. I TOLD THEM.”
#StateOfTheUnion Trump yelling #SOTU #SOTU2026 #SOTU26
Yesterday, at just 49 years old, @MiaBLove passed away.
As the first (and still only) Black woman elected to U.S. Congress as a Republican, Mia broke barriers.
The Congresswoman, outdoorswoman, and avid trail runner died after a courageous three-year battle with glioblastoma brain cancer.
In 2018, I had the privilege of sitting down with Mia at the kitchen table in her home in Utah.
While I didn't agree with her politics, I was inspired by her resilience in facing both the challenges of a female leader breaking barriers as well as her personal health battles.
What struck me most during our extended conversation (I've shared a 5-minute excerpt here) was Mia's authentic belief in America's promise—not as an abstract concept, but as the lived reality her Haitian immigrant parents experienced arriving with just $10 in their pockets.
Two weeks ago, Mia announced in a moving Deseret News essay that her cancer was no longer responding to treatment and that she would soon die.
She used this final opportunity to write a love letter to America: bit.ly/MiaLoveMyLivingWishfo…
In her final essay titled "My Living Wish for the America I Know," Mia wrote: "The America I know is great—not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my parents and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things."
Even facing her mortality, Mia's message wasn't about division or despair, but about unity and hope: "Some have forgotten the math of America—whenever you divide you diminish. What I know is that the goodness and compassion of the American people is a multiplier that simply cannot be measured."
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Calling out to all the writers, authors, and freelancers still on this platform. Drop a comment if you're still on here.
I'm a writer and editor (most recently assigning in the mental health & therapy space) looking to connect with writers, authors, agents, readers, and friends.
If you're a freelance writer, here's how to pitch me for paid writing opps: bit.ly/FreelanceOppsPitchtoM…
Please leave a comment and (re)introduce yourself.
It's great to meet you or to be reacquainted! #freelancer #WritingCommunity #Writer
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I’m weirdly #twitterold (but I’ll tell you the routine I use to stay so youthful.)
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I (might)! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -John Bingham
My thoughts are with the Boston Marathon runners today, and everyone pushing through some pain.
Only 2 years before I was born, people of my gender were officially allowed to... run the Boston Marathon legitimately.
Even in the 1950s and '60s women were told they were too fragile to run marathon distances, which were for male runners only.
There was even a myth that a woman’s uterus would fall out if she participated in distance running. (Not even a joke... I wish it was.) Until 1967: bit.ly/KathrineSwitzerMedium
ALT Pre-Boston Marathon shakeout run in 2017 with Clif Bar team and living legend and ultra-runner Scott Jurek
You are giving me the sweet little kick I needed today. Thanks!
Yeah, WTH would WRITE DOWN URLs?! This dork. 🤓👩🏻🎤
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She said, “Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing.”
I said, “That's nothing, you should hear me play piano.”
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#RIP Rakim Allen @PnBRock
Listening to some of your best to keep you alive...
Selfish (Shlohmo Remix) youtu.be/GQDMLSJE3c0 via @YouTube
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This is perfect. I don't even have kids and I love the concept and execution.
Maybe a coffee table book of these rejections would be a bestseller @ShannonJCurtin ?
I'm going to start rejecting my kids behavior like agents reject my query.
"This tantrum, while quality work, isn't for me,"
"I am not the right fit for attitude at the moment."
"My wishlist for Bedtime Behavior is very specific and I'm sorry to say this isn't a fit."
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“How long do you want to spend on something that will last forever?”
Profound words of advice @ppirapokin shared from a friend/mentor (who?) on the many years it may take to write & revise yr novel (or even short story, in my case!)
#amwriting #writingcommmunity #writerslift
Photo of kitten with burnt whiskers from the #McKinneyFire by photojournalist David McNew @eye4light
Your missing kitten?
He might be the boy kitten brought into Siskiyou County Animal Control, 550 South Foothill Drive, Yreka CA
Phone: 530-841-4028
Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri
Driving through severe lightning north through Yreka and Klamath River. Now 25 miles south of Ashland border. Tons of smoke and now light rain. Poor visibility. (Hoping the rain is helpful to tamp down #McKinneyFire b/c all this lightning is certainly not helpful!)
A special weather statement has been issued for Yreka CA and Klamath River CA until 11:30 PM PDT
ALT This graphic displays a special weather statement plotted on a map. The statement is in effect until 11:30 PM PDT. The statement includes Yreka CA and Klamath River CA. A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Siskiyou County through 1130 PM PDT. The threats associated with this storm are wind gusts up to 40 MPH and half inch sized hail. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm passes.