Rachel Beth Ahrens

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YAY!!!!!
Commence excitement!

Very good song! Love that one. I knew that had a very atypical time signature when I listened to Sting performing with Chris Botti in Boston- the orchestra in the back was being conducted as, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2-2-3-4..." then the song started. Lovely!

Just learned that my Great-Uncle Gary Verder, my dad's uncle and my grandmother's brother, just passed away last night. I had no idea this happened than just to be the last to know as of today while on social media.
Tonight, not feeling the best this week. Signing off for now.

Love these opening lines... :)
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Username: RachelBeth99
Pronouns: She/her
Height: 5'0"
Sexuality: demisexual
Sign: Leo
Piercings: None
Tattoos: None
Drink: Tea...
Food: Sushi, fancy ramen, Alfredo pasta
Pets: I wish I had a dachshund... :'(
Relationship: Dating Alexander for nearly 6 years in May!

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-I want to have most of A Diamond of the Universe completed by May at the latest, so hopefully I can be published by the end of the year. Wish me luck...
Everyone deserves love, I adore you.

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-for the upcoming ONE convention I'm doing this year for 2026, and that's Balticon 60. It no longer has my Patreon information on it, just all the ways to get in touch with me, including social media and Medium. That said, it's now crunch time for crochet & writing-

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-However, there are loads of good reasons why I was delayed in posting. I needed to get my butt in gear and start writing more things that I'm thinking about publishing, like A Diamond of the Universe, and I just bought new business cards from Staples...

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I know I'm VERY late as well, by a whole day... Long day yesterday of doing tons of stuff, long story...
So for the Freebie Saturday that was yesterday, I think I owe y'all an apology for not posting on Medium for a month- I should have done Black Cauldron sooner...

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-but other than the other stuff that I need to fix/ edit, the other writers giving me feedback LOVED my story of A Diamond of the Universe, comparing it to an outer space version of Bridgerton, but there will be kidnappings, suspense & intrigue soon! Still writing...

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-bounce ideas off of, and we're actually meeting in person in Bel Air tomorrow! Two writing circles in one week, fun...
:)
I think writing circles really help me be a better writer as well. Got some good constructive thoughts on A Diamond of the Universe last night-

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Funny, I was just in a writing critique group last night! The BSFS Writers' Circle is always open on 2nd and 4th Thursday nights, and I'm in it every month. There's also Harford County Writers on Meetup that I'm a member of, meeting in person once a month to-

Lovely!!!
Still need to read this one... Still haven't read the part about the hedgehog incident and I should...

Anytime! :)

Cute!!!!!!!!!
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Eee 🥹💖🙏

I used to have a Patreon, before I won my Social Security case, but I technically can't have any income than disability until I can find my feet, basically. I'm still writing novels to see which one really sticks as the one I want to publish. A Diamond of the Universe seems to be the best now.

I'm on Medium, though I really haven't posted much on it- Mostly the Disney Princess Rewatch blog posts and "The King of Broadway is Dead" blog chapters inspired by Hamilton, Waitress, and musings I had on WordPress back when it was kind. Other than that, not much.

I really wish I was a published author, believe me, I'm sorry I've made some confusion. Maybe I should stop writing with that particular hashtag...
I'm currently unpublished as a sci fi and fantasy writer, in between jobs and on Social Security. I also do fandom crochet cosplays for the most part...

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There are other new authors I haven't read yet, and still need to finish their stories: I really want to read Andy Weir's Hail Mary Project, as well as finishing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and Fireborne by Rosaria Munda. Sci fi and fantasy are awesome to me. :)

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-the man himself. It starts off cute, with the intro being that Lin is showing his youngest son how to sign into Disney+, then goes on about his mission as an artist, playwright, director, and philanthropist to help other artists like him. I think it's sweet.

There are SO many new authors that I haven't read yet and I'm starting to!
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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner is an author who's new to me, writing a bio on Lin-Manuel Miranda: Education of an Artist, and he did a fabulous job interviewing people Lin knew in his youth, as well as-

Awwww, kitty! Very sweet.
Hope you're doing better this morning. Hugs.

Love the hat! Looking lovely!

I just boosted your pinned post with your Ko-Fi and payment information on it. I hope it helps, even though it isn't much. Please hang in there. Lots of love, stay warm.

Reposting this for the sake of writers. This person really needs some financial help, for the sake of struggling starving artists and writers everywhere. Please support. Really needs your help.
Everyone deserves love and to stay warm this winter.

Still struggling with mental health issues on my end, and I love my mom to pieces, but living here in the same apartment with her is stressful as well. Always waiting for the shoe to drop.
I'm thinking about you, and I really want you to stay safe as you can. Take it one step at a time, love.

I don't know what to do either. I've been in the same boat as you as well, before I got Social Security. And I've struggled with pet illness myself too, my fur baby dachshund Cinder didn't make it through 2022. Alexander has money issues on his end, and I'm up to my eyes in college debt and worried.

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I saw your post and I'm worried. Are you ok? I'm having a rough winter myself from home too, but I'm still getting out of bed in the morning. I wish I could just sleep forever sometimes, so I've been there too.
Please don't lose hope. Hugs.