Rachel A. Brune

Tag: #mondayblogs

  • Breaking before you shine … Guest Post by C.M. Wilson

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    “It’s okay to be a glow stick. Sometimes you have to break before you shine.” –        Anonymous I’ve had a lot of people give me a weird look when I recite that quote. I guess it’s hard to understand it unless you’ve lived it. Or maybe, because I’m shining now, they don’t understand how broken…

  • A Conversation with Hildur Enóla…

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    A few months ago, I posted that I had a few interviews upcoming with authors who were bilingual, which I found absolutely fascinating. (And I’m also a little jealous…if I tried to write even a haiku in German or Russian, it would be a tremendous effort…and I’m not sure it would be successful…) One of…

  • Getting stuff done…

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    Sort of. I told myself that today is the day that I get back to it. That I start the projects I’ve been planning since the idea of getting off active duty and popping out a puppy first germinated more than a year ago. Also, the day that I get back on the glide path…

  • No, actually, I don’t want your free content, Mr. Spamtastic.

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    I’m sitting here, thinking about innovation (actually, staring at a blank document trying to think of how to write this article on innovation that was due *ahem* days ago), and I decided to clean out my spam box. I also decided to head over to Twitter, and surf the #Mondayblogs selection to see what all…

  • Sneaking in a #Mondayblogs posting…

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    …talking about the one narrative occurrence I really, truly cannot stand, whether it pops up in a book, a television show, a movie, etc. Now, keep in mind, I have an open mind and eclectic taste in reading, which exposes me to a lot of—well, let’s just call it “weird shit.” When experiencing a story narrative,…

  • Monday Shout Out!

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    I wanted to take a quick break from our regularly scheduled programming to give a shoutout to the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue Group. My spouse and I have been a foster home for them for the past year, and we’ve seen many wonderful dogs come and—when medically cleared and blessed off by the organization—go to…