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Shh.
Just Another Day in Paradise, Yo. . . . Hi. How are you, Dear Reader? How do you feel today: body, mind, and soul? Pause. Think. Answer honestly. Me? I’m doing just fine, thanks. I’m currently sitting on our RV love seat, clicking past the miles somewhere between Ohio and Indiana. Sweet Baby Snap is…
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The Itch.
One day soonish. . . . . . We love to travel. We love the open road; the stops at Dunkin’; the lengthy conversations; the little shoppes along the way that somehow make us feel more alive. When all of this horror is safely in the rear view mirror, we’ll be heading out, yo. New…
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I Like to Play.
There doesn’t always need to be an end. . . . Just play, yo. Sing it. Doodle it. Pluck it. Tinker and tweak. Sketches. Snapshots. Scattered notes and whatnots. Engage with the here and now. Play and play and play. . . . SnapDragon is an educator, artist, and lover of life. Follow Snippets of…
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Little Breaths.
Today is a Special Day for our family. A Day of Strength. A Day of Remembering. A Day of Knowing. ‘Cuz we can rock anything that comes our way, yo. . . . SnapDragon reflects on her routine 29-week prenatal appointment that occurred one year ago today; an appointment that resulted in her son’s arrival…
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No Matter How Smallish.
Ahh. I had a nice little Saturday morning in my all-time favorite city. Humdrum doctor’s appointment or not, it felt good to be back among the beauty, buildings, and bustle, despite being socially-distant. Philly, yo. I drove down Washington Avenue like a local, in the left lane. I didn’t return to the right lane until…
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𝙲𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙴𝚢𝚎𝚜.
𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝. 𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙. 𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚣𝚎. 𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠. 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚗𝚘𝚠, 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎. 𝚃𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚊𝚢.
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𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝙱𝚒𝚐 𝙱𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚢𝚊𝚛𝚍.
𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝙸 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍-𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝, 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚎. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎? 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝? . . . 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝙻𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝙽𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜; 𝚗𝚘 𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚌 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.…
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Roll of the Dice.
Experience the Many Emotions of SnapDragon X. Happiness: I am happy when I feel I am utilizing my talents: writing, teaching, and organizing. I feel happy when I inadvertently sing the harmony to every song I hear. Animals. School supplies. Girls’ Night. A new tube of chapstick. IPAs. Frida Kahlo. Public Library signs. My aloe…
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The 100 Classics Reading Challenge: The Books.
Here they are! The 100 volumes that made the cut. (If you haven’t already, check out my selection process on my previous post. Check it out here, yo.) A few notes: -Almost all of these are novels, but I included some poetry, essays, plays, and short story collections, as well. -I consider this list to…
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