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Welcome to Navel Gazing
a place for nonfiction of all sorts
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How Do You Revise Large Writing Projects?
I have twelve days to finish up edits on my nonfiction book, HOTSHOT. Once I’m done, I’m going to write about my revision strategies for nonfict…
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Finishing the Book
...and letting it go
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A Permanent Goodbye to Social Media
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Hello, My Name Is River
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The Hardest Break-Up Ever, and It's Not Even With a Person
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RETRACTION
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From the Archives: On Writing Poverty
A trope, a trend, and still, poor writers are marginalized.
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What's Giving You Joy Right Now?
Fear can become a song on repeat. The world is full of pain, and pain is hypnotic when it’s fed to us morsel by morsel. Those of us who live wit…
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John Keats and Negative Capability
The beauty of "the mystery."
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Hello From the Ether
a note from space
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Creating Space & Spaciousness
and/or staying alive
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The Privilege of Breaking Down
making it through
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"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin
From the archives
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Hello, My Name Is River
Stepping into the expanse and accepting myself as I am
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navel gazing
navel gazing
Gaze at one's navel long enough and you can see the entire world. Essays on literature, art, recovery, neurodivergency, and more. Craft lessons and creativity sessions. You can be yourself here.
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