Local honey is good for sinuses.

I get my bacon from a local Amish store for similar health benefits.

Gotta be heart smart.

The Paw Prints calendar arrived. Here is Mr. October next to his page.

Now, I need to run to the ATM to take out some cash so he'll autograph it.

Yep. That's how my husband and I got together in 2003. Next month is our anniversary.

Mine is the second in the list: My Longest One-Night Stand.

13 Shorts to Celebrate Queer Love Because the world can shift with a single glance.

QLP was seeking some real LGBT love stories and mine was selected :)

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#loveislove #reallove #LGBTQIAHappyPrideMonth #lgbtlove #relationships #shorts #queerloveproject #Romance #onenightstand

My husband sent a picture of our pup to a cute dog calendar contest and Castiel is now the new Mr. October.

The Reality of Needing Validation and Meaning. A Downside to Being a Social Species for Introverts.

It’s easy for people to tell others to stop seeking validation. There are some cold, hard truths about it that people need to understand before spouting such dismissive nonsense.

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#validation #approved #selfesteem #SelfCare

I have not. Thank you for finding this. It isn't often I'm proud of IL for something. This is it!

It wouldn't surprise me if he catches wind of this line and starts using it. It sounds like a defense that crew would actually try getting away with saying.

They'd have a doctor's license for discussing patient details with a spouse. Same with attorneys and client info.

This is bullshit.

I do miss the MySpace

Fear How It Controls

Fear can have a few different sources. Understanding the source helps to address the best solution of the fear.

Which, takes a lot of uncomfortable honesty.

nethwords.substack.com/p/fear

But, likewise, FB won't seem to share anything of mine from an external link.

I'm trying to get into the Sky, but I'm not a fan of Twitter and it's almost exactly like it.

YouTube video by NethWords You Were There

I can't believe this came out of me when I was 20. A song I wrote prior to moving to Nashville.
I can't believe that a romantic relationship failing wouldn't be the worst way to lose you.
Je t'aime, toujours

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My blip marriage

These have popped back up for the year

A publisher requested a poem from me for an upcoming collection on suicide.

I'm not sure if I'm more proud of my art being solicited or the fact that I can use the struggles of my past help others today.

#SuicidePrevention
#poetry
#helpingothers

WTF Is the Shadow? Much Less, Shadow Work?

I dumbed down Jung's Shadow as best I could

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THE GREATEST EVERYTHING BUT by Neth Williams - Issuu He was the guy anyone could turn to at any time.

Sweet news. Well Read Magazine has shot me a link to the poem they published so that it can be shared. Please feel free to check it out, as well as more fantastic work by other writers.

I think this stamp might mean more to me than the poem being accepted lol.

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S. King used to nail his rejection letters to a wall, with the stack getting thick.

I opted only to keep my acceptance letters. I'd rather watch that pile up. I know rejection letters would win the race, but I prefer having reminders that my creations are appreciated.

Because of these people, I pray every day.

Emotional Regulation vs. Suppression Why Some Struggle To Know the Difference

Emotional regulation often gets a bad reputation because people confuse it with suppressing emotions.

Self-control is a superpower.

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Humility, Mediocrity, and the LCD How To Shine When You Excel

Throwing one of my own out on the Stack to see what nibbles.

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Crash course of the fall of empires

An Assemblage of Artists: Second Wave Read and weep

Black Coffee Poetry was kind enough to include me in another of their collectives. This round features "In Defense of Icarus"

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My Proudest Accomplishments Aren't Mine And, I Don' t Mean Stolen Valor

If you do things just right, there's a good chance that the greatest results come from the ripples you start.

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On a roll! My poem "My Four-Legged Hearts" has been accepted by Stray Words for an upcoming magazine!

Shout out to my dogs for the inspiration.

If it frustrated you to have to baby proof you whole home for a newborn, take heart. It'll only be a couple of years before they can help you open all those things.

An Assemblage of Artists: First Wave With DYNAMISM

I've been dabbling on the Substack and was accepted into a poetry group. They've assembled a "First Wave" of artists, and "Heart That's Scarred" got me included. A title change to Scarred Heart and boom:

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