Welcome to the Sunday Summary for the week of 26 December 2021-1 January 2022. Our 2 Rules team has enjoyed a quiet week with a few days off to relax, and rest, and spend time with people we care about. We hope you also had some time to enjoy a little time to rest and…
Category: Another World Within
It’s Caturday and We Have Questions
Big Cat and Little Cat drank a bit too much milk last night, so most of their queries today have been: “Where’s the aspirin?” But in the spirit of the New Year, they’d like to know if you have any New Year’s Resolutions concerning your writing? What are you planning to write in the New…
Watch/Listen/Read: New Year’s Edition
Erika Writes: I would love to be able to do a wrap up for the year, but to be honest, I haven’t kept track of enough of what I’ve watched, listened to or read this year. I’ll save that for next year, perhaps when there’s a full year of posts to reflect on. Looking Back…
Banned Books Redux?
New Book Bannings A couple of months ago, during Banned Books Week, I wrote that banning books is really about protecting fragile adults, not children. Since then, it seems like there’s been an explosion of efforts to restrict access to books, especially books about queer topics. My own school district in Florida has dealt with…
Sunday Summary
Welcome to the Sunday Summary for the week of 19 December 2021-25 December 2021. If you’ve missed something or want to revisit a favorite piece for the week, you’ll find it here. Monday “A woman with physical disabilities and mental illness has three reasons not to want to be seen as weak or incapable” On Monday, Erika…
It’s Caturday and We Have Questions
*** Description: Two cats sit on a bed together. An Orange Tabby in the foreground smiles at his companion and says “Merry Christmas Little Cat.” Beside him, a grey tabby glares at Big Cat and responds, “Kids these days have no respect for tradition. Keep Saturn in Saturnalia, Dammit!” It’s Caturday, but the cats are…
Eric, the Teacher & Researcher: A Horror Story
My name is Eric, a teacher and a husband. In the daytime, I teach and research. In the night-time, I rest and cook, and sometimes run and play music. Lately, I do research, teaching preps, proposals and plans. Cooking and running in the evening. Seven days a week. I don’t mean to scare you, but…
Your New Year’s Writing Resolution
So you want to start writing. Maybe you’ve tried other New Year’s Resolutions in the past and they haven’t stuck–or they have! Maybe you’ve tried more health-related ones or career-related ones. A New Year’s Resolution to write more is a wonderful thing. Cynic that I am, I think it’s a nice idea to take stock…
Mental Health Before Writing
Self-Care For a Disabled Writer I wouldn’t be the writer I am if it weren’t for the particular set of challenges that I have. The one who writes about my own difficult truths, one who tries to do it with sensitivity and compassion for the people who are reading it. I frequently forget to extend…
Sunday Summary
Welcome to the Sunday Summary for the week of 13 December 2021-18 December 2021. Did you miss something during the week? Are you looking for a quick overview of all the things that were shared on our website this week? Maybe you just want to revisit a favorite piece for the week. Here’s where you…