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Do The Thing: Project Management Plan
I looooove project management. There’s just something so satisfying about checking an item off the to-do list that scratches my brain in a good way, seeing all the little pieces come together into the final whole. If you’ve never managed a project before, it can definitely seem daunting with buzz words like Gantt chart, ROI,…
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Ghost
Wren Gaglardi was a character in the STar Trek RPG I was in. I created her about six months before I was originally diagnosed with cancer. Writing for her and her PTSD and all the things she’d overcome was a soothing therapy for me. I wrote this piece long after I’d retired her, sort of…
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Nine Tips for Writing Donation Requests
As a retail company, we get asked to sponsor events and fundraisers at least once a week. As a small business, we can only sponsor so many organizations. There’s just so many great causes out there but, ultimately, we like to eat, too. Some asks are good, and some don’t have enough information about the…
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Fiction: Displeasure to See You
This was a little warmup piece I wrote from the prompt, “Displeasure to See You.” It’s based on our Vampire the Masquerade characters Ellie and Freddie from a longterm campaign that has gripped our hearts. It’s an alternate future where Freddie has done something that caused Freddie to be forced from the group. “Ellie.” A…
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Mom’s Lasagna
I made a heckin’ good lasagna this past weekend. I’m not a professional cook by any stretch of the matter, but it was just so darn good and fulfilling to my spirit. It made me want to share it with all of you, so now me sharing recipes here on the blog is something I’m…
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Let’s Fry That Noodle: Full Brain Radiation Therapy
When I was told I need to get full brain radiation treatment my world stopped. It sounded like the absolute worst type of therapy I could receive. Don’t get me wrong, it is absolutely intense in the way we need it to be in order to get this shit (cancer) under control. Our goal is…
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Fiction: The Jaunty Tune
I thought choosing some of my old writing to share would be an easy task: pick something old and post it! Do it lady! Alas no. My pesky brain is enjoying reading the old pieces, and wants to maybe write some more of stuff? I’m still going to make my brain post the things instead…
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The Light in the Middle
One of the most diffcult things I’ve found in living with stage 4 cancer, is the lack of stories of each other. Don’t get me wrong. I know how this story ends: I know the timeline, I know the side effects, I know things are going to suck. I’ve done plenty of raging and crying…
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Rage Against the World
This is not the news I wanted to share today, instead it’s a flaming hot pile of bullshit. But here we are. Last week I got CT scan results back. Apparently the cancer has metastasized into my brain. It has caused my right hand to go numb, and causes a bit of tension in my…
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For Mom
I wrote this eulogy for my wonderful Mom, Lorraine, who passed away from stage 4 breast cancer. I’d been struggling to come up with what to say for today’s celebration for my Mom. Grief avoidance? Probably. How do you take all those memories of one of your favourite people and condense it down into a…