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Quite the imagination: A personal account of TBI and hearing loss

October 14, 2019

I switch around my posting schedule to write an essay. This essay is on the importance of imagination and how I used my imagination to make it through hearing distortions and brain trauma. … More Quite the imagination: A personal account of TBI and hearing loss

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Book Review: Kitchen Confidential

October 7, 2019

Monthly book review of the late Anthony Bourdain’s memoir from 2000 “Kitchen Confidential.” … More Book Review: Kitchen Confidential

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That Chapter I promised…

September 24, 2019

This is the actual blog post I intended to post earlier. In addition to discussing my memoir I discuss the difference between a memoir and an autobiography. … More That Chapter I promised…

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Writing Update: Still at it?

September 23, 2019

A monthly writing update where I attempt to coach myself into being nicer to myself for my slower writing pace in writing my memoir. … More Writing Update: Still at it?

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Essay: Hashtag what’s so funny?

September 16, 2019

A monthly essay where I discuss humor after injury. I especially explore how I use humor on social media. … More Essay: Hashtag what’s so funny?

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Writing Update: Whatever happened to “12 Months of Stories?”

August 26, 2019

Whatever happened to my original blog project “12 Months of Stories?” I reflect on the twelve stories I wrote and discuss my memoir. #amwriting … More Writing Update: Whatever happened to “12 Months of Stories?”

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Essay: #AmCreating

August 19, 2019

I discuss how I maintain my creativity when I don’t feel like writing: #amcreating. … More Essay: #AmCreating

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A Book Recommendation: The Liars’ Club

August 6, 2019

Since I’m still stranded on memoir-writing island, this month’s book recommendation/review is on a memoir: Mary Karr’s “The Liars’ Club.” … More A Book Recommendation: The Liars’ Club

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A Simple Writing Plan

August 3, 2019

I set forth a concrete plan for finishing my memoir. My new goal is to have a rough draft completed and given to those who I’m having be my beta readers this month. Ideally mid-month. … More A Simple Writing Plan

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Didn’t Make My Camp NaNoWriMo Goal But Still Writing!

August 1, 2019

I didn’t make my 50,000 words goal for Camp NaNoWriMo in the month of July. However, I’m still writing: #amwritingmystory #mybraininjurystory … More Didn’t Make My Camp NaNoWriMo Goal But Still Writing!

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Writing My Brain Injury Story No Matter How LONG it takes!

This blog chronicles my ongoing pursuit of writing my memoir about my experience with severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Every once in a while I intersperse memoir talk with talk about fun things like my dog and pop culture and goofy things related to living with your parents again in middle age!

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