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This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Tag Archives: writing
Sep
13
2012
The Will to Write: My Story
On Twitter, I just described the sound float-planes make as “They sound like a riding lawnmower mated with a drunk bee.” It’s not the greatest thing ever, but for the first time in a while, I wanted to describe something, and it came out the way I was thinking it. You think that SOUNDS like a [...]
Posted in Being me, keeping it real, writing Also tagged choices, creativity, Lifestyle Leave a comment
I don’t follow analytics much with my blog. You’re reading it. That’s all I give a shit about. Following the traffic, I don’t do much of that. I’ll check once or twice a month, see if my daily visits are holding up, and if there are massive spikes, I see what posts were near that day. [...]
Posted in Best of Steff, Communication, Current Events, Media, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, writing Also tagged #occupy, changing the world, Current Events, demanding more, democracy, fighting back, freedom, occupy movement, Politics, protesting, scandals, Sex, sex positive, soapbox, speaking up 2 Comments
Jul
01
2012
On Writing, & Not
I’ve fallen prey to the thing I caution others against constantly in writing: I keep thinking, “Huh. That’s a great idea. I’ll write about that later.” Then the proverbial “later” never comes. Instead, untethered, unrecorded, the idea dissipates, never to occur to me again. Experts estimate we think some 60,000 thoughts per day. We’re constantly thinking. We think [...]
Posted in Specifically Steff, writing Also tagged breaking block, creating ideas, creativity, idea management, ideas, tools, tracking ideas, writer's block, writing block 1 Comment
Apr
26
2012
Finding My Words
I’ve been enjoying the reclusive life and doing a lot of solo exploring in small chunks since I’ve moved. It can’t, and won’t, continue for much longer but it’s been a brilliant choice on my end. It’s only now, clearly, that my desire to write is returning. I was sure this would happen sooner, and part [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, slow, Victoria Lifestyle, writing Also tagged becoming slow, changing gears, changing your life, creativity, lifechange, simplicity, slow life, slow movement, transitioning 1 Comment
So, I cracked the depression nut in a rant on the weekend that had a lot of positive response from people who’ve been there, with more than a few quietly thanking me for saying what needed to be said: People usually don’t choose to be depressed. Now, apparently my tone was full of “hate,” according [...]
Posted in Communication, Depression, Dimestore Philosophy, internet, keeping it real, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Society, Specifically Steff, writing Also tagged audience, clarity, depression, gravity, interpretations, perspective, understanding, voice, word choice Leave a comment
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