SJ Renard ✍️ Writer

Can Writing Memoir Truly Help Heal Grief? On clarity without closure and the ache insight can’t always fix

I wrote a piece

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The Quiet Novel—Why They Still Matter Attention and the Power of Stories That Don’t Shout

Do Quiet Novels get a bad rap?

I think quiet novels build intellect and help people discover themselves or are like an anthropological discovery.

What are your thoughts?

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When Fear Is Ignored: How Unexamined Fear Turns Dangerous A reflection on violence, distortion, and the thin line between fear that protects and fear that destroys (current events).

"Nick Reiner has been on my mind more than I’m comfortable admitting, both in disbelief at his alleged acts and in a reluctant empathy for a tortured soul."

A reflection on violence, distortion, and the thin line between fear that protects and fear that destroys.

This Is Still About Fear and Trauma I Wrote a Poem to Wrestle With the Fear I Couldn’t Ignore

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Living My Best Life Begins With Saying: No More What’s keeping you from living your best life?

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How did you know I needed to read this today from this past two weeks of telling myself no one cares about my writing, my craft, my art.? I know I my writing doesn’t suck, but I’m still thinking the rest of the world does. I haven’t quite crawled out of the hole yet.

How did you know I needed to read this today from this past two weeks of telling myself no one cares about my writing, my craft, my art.? I know I my writing doesn’t suck, but I’m still thinking the rest of the world does. I haven’t quite crawled out of the hole yet.

Tell New England. Apparently those states didn’t get the memo!

The choices and decisions of our elected “leaders” -a term a no longer have any trust in- seems to just be getting worse and worse by the hour these days.

@schiff.senate.gov

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Poor Joe is threatened by Stephen King and he doesn’t want him playing in his part of town.

Jamie Lyn Hagood’s reply is perfect.

😂🤣😂🍸

And definitely no Tesla’s!

And this was the follow up before the tweets started being deleted.

Apparently Elon doesn’t give a shit about his own kids. It no wonder he can be so heartless about the American people. Is this uncaring behavior the trait of a sociopath?

I believe that’s for chicken pox and fyi you have to be careful with amount of baking soda as it can be caustic.

Deal. Wait. Who will first give him the wedgie and gives the noogies?

Can I help?

😂😂😂oh please baby, don’t be so angry. Give us a nice smile now won’t you.

And he’s like… don’t tell me to calm down.

This was the best thing I’ve seen in forever! 😂🤣😂

Touché

Government 3.0 - AI My Vision vs. Musk's

My biggest fear is that they are using our government as sandbox to play AI government in. open.substack.com/pub/hurt2hea...

I am first horribly sad and second so embarrassed by our fascist Putin loving trump administration. On behalf of the good people of my country we are with the smart, empathetic people that understand the importance of Ukraine maintaining its sovereignty.

Government 3.0 - AI My Vision vs. Musk's

Elon Musk’s plan for an AI Government

I posted this earlier but here is the Substack version.

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I hope you will take a few minutes to read this FB post about Elon Musk's plan for an *AI Government*. I'd post here but. well...you know, limited characters.

I think its a very important read that will educate you on what he's up to and what's so weird about it.

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Elon Musk acts like the federal government is a giant computer. He’s like, “delete” these departments, “cut & paste” this money from this public service program to my bank acct., block this information from access, & if it all goes wrong we will just restart the computer. It’s not how it works bud!

Oh Mary, I’m so sorry for your loss of Lecia. You have been an inspiration to me with your stories and a guide in the writing of my memoir. Somehow I feel more connected to you today because it is my birthday too. I didn’t know your sister and I shared a birthday. (My only sister’s name is Lisa).

I want that.

Woman sitting on a fallen tree in the forest with the setting sun behind her.

Take a few minutes to read how to get yourself back, after feeling lost among the calamities of life.

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