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Writing and Wasps
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A Plan for Combating Writer’s Block
For the last two months, I have come up against writer’s block which has been very frustrating. Some will argue that there is no such thing as writer’s block but I disagree. At least I know the etiology of my disease: the well has run dry. The last four months of last year I entered…
NAAFA
NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) is a non-profit “human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of fat people.” This fat activist group has been standing up for men and women since 1969. They have a dream and they have goals they are working towards. Naafa wants fat people (of all…
Nano Is Coming
In a few short weeks the hysteria that is NanoWriMo (Nano for short) will begin. If you are unfamiliar with Nano, it is an online challenge that comes around only once a year, in November. Participants get crazy and work on one project every day for the whole month with the expressed purpose of completing…
Diva Quote
Daily Venus Diva put out a call a few weeks ago asking for “Body Positive Quotes” from people in our community. I remember immediately sending off an email with my quote and picture and feeling really proud of myself. Today I received a message that the quote had been accepted and would appear on their…
