creative writing
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Hillary’s Book Review: Swamplandia!
Growing up in Florida means waltzing between the concrete and the wild. Childhood weekends were spent dodging yellow flies by dipping under the cool protection of lake water and walking paved streets that hissed with heat to buy a box of Nerds at the nearby 7-11. We swam under docks one day and then waited… Continue reading
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Drifting to Sleep to the Sound of Deadly Tornado
As a grown woman who prioritizes self-care, I fall asleep with my phone inches from my head playing a soundscape from a meditation app that I may or may not be paying for because I do not understand subscriptions. I am now addicted to the app and cannot fall asleep without the calming sounds of… Continue reading
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Hillary’s Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees and Falling
I spend time in the woods each day, wandering around with my dog looking at nature and, more importantly, hitting enough steps to feel like I have earned the right to eat food. I have been walking in these same woods for many years, but after the COVID lockdown in 2020, I started walking every… Continue reading
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Hillary’s Book Review: The Queen’s Gambit and Parable of the Sower
I am in two active book clubs, and I know what you are thinking—does she live in a nursing home? No, but I do have a rich and exciting life that also includes watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy every weeknight. I joined the book clubs on accident, not even realizing I was in an… Continue reading
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I Am Not a Robot.
I spend time each day proving that I am not a robot. Often, I am asked to verify this by clicking a square next to the line “I’m not a robot”, which seems exactly like what a robot would do. Sometimes I have to click on all the squares that have a bus in them… Continue reading
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Homeschool
I have never had any illusions that I would be capable of homeschooling my children. I have enough difficulty just getting my kids to school – the waking up, getting dressed, getting them into the car, and then out of the car (a clutch part of the process) – keeps me completely maxed out on… Continue reading
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Generation X: They Fucking Forgot My Birthday
I am a member of Generation X. I had to look this up recently because I could not remember the name of my generation or if I even belonged to one at all. People my age don’t generally identify as Generation X, but maybe because when the term was first introduced—by boomers—it was as an… Continue reading
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Dark Water
I am a big fan of using the steam room at my gym. I like to sit quietly in the fog until I am dripping in sweat and then leave and replenish all those liquids with champagne. If the average person’s body is 70% water, mine is often just 70% bubbles. I am sure if… Continue reading
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Ghostbuster Girls
I heard about the new movie earlier this year when a male friend texted me, “They are making a new Ghostbusters with all women. I am not going to see it.” My first thought was that I do not give a shit. Are we going to list all the movies that we aren’t going to… Continue reading
About Me
An English diarist and naval administrator. I served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament. I had no maritime experience, but I rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and my talent for administration.
That is what the robots say about me.