J. R. Hatchigan

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess From Neglected Storage Room to Cozy Library / Reading Room

I finally got around to decluttering a basement room and converting it into a cozy reading room. 🧹🧽📚📖

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #decluttering

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YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess How to Fix a Snag in a Sweater or Throw

Now that I have a YouTube channel, I pull out my camera before I start fixing things that might be visually interesting. 😄 #5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity

Here’s my
latest - How to Fix a Snag in a Sweater or Throw
youtu.be/gJb0kiyZrdU

NANCY IS TWIRLING A BATON WHILE MARCHING DOWN THE STREET SLUGGO IS RIGHT BEHIND NANCY CARRYING AND BEATING A LARGE BASS DRUM, HE IS USING A PERISCOPE SO HE CAN SEE WHERE HE IS GOING

Celebrating Friday
With Nancy And Sluggo

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess Movie Studios Will Hate This: Why I’m Waiting to Stream Wuthering Heights

I hold forth on the 2026 Wuthering Heights remake.

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity

Movie Studios Will Hate This: Why I’m Waiting to Stream Wuthering Heights
youtu.be/4EGZ9RAOXZ0

Our library “fireplace”! 😄

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity

Zounds! An excellent site for refreshing and deepening
your knowledge of six Shakespeare plays. A project launched by Stanford grads with 24-karat credentials.

As Shakespeare would say, “Enjoy thee this!”
myshakespeare.com

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #reading

Did you know that Queen Camilla has a book club? I’ve bookmarked it for rainy day exploration. (With QC’s access to truly knowledgeable book people, I’m guessing this is a beautifully curated list.)

thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/books/

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcmmunity

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess They’re Not Real People: How AI Is Fooling Seniors on YouTube

I hold forth on a jarring YouTube discovery. Was I being naive?

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#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcmmunity #AI

Those who can, please help Lizard. Either donate or signal-boost with a repost. 🙏

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess SPOILERS / Why 'Three Days of the Condor' Is a Thriller that Hits Cozy

I hold forth on Three Days of the Condor. 🧐

SPOILERS / Why 'Three Days of the Condor' Is a Thriller that Hits Cozy
youtu.be/9o_BcGAtGKQ

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #thrillers

“When facing life’s uncertainties, faith and hope are beacons, and courage is a life raft.” - character in one of my novels ✍️

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess Thrifty Sourdough Hack: Easy on Your Back, Easy on Your Budget

You don't need a heavy Dutch Oven pot to bake deelish sourdough. Here's a great hack.

#sourdough #5amwriters #writingcommunity

youtu.be/lQLdfGaov4Y

YouTube video by Side Notes with Jess Was She Married to a Monster - or to England's Unluckiest Lawyer?

This real life murder mystery grabbed global headlines in the 1920s.

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #mysterybooks

Was She Married to a Monster - or to England's Unluckiest Lawyer?
youtu.be/ZygLOsLDJ-k

Beautiful! Happy New Year!

It amazes me how deer adapt to the winter. What graceful animals they are.

#nature #holidayseason #5amwritersclub

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Turning the pages of a book you are holding in your hands is an underrated pleasure.

#5amwritersclub #writing #twistysuspensemystery

Is this the most delicious sound in the world? (The sound of a knife slicing through just baked sourdough.)

#sourdough ##5amwritersclub #twistymysterysuspense

Looked up a word I learned on NYT’s Connections today. Not buying this explanation of its etymology.

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #language

A few lucky authors don't have to revise their work. I am not one of them.

#humor #revision #twistysuspensemystery #5amdritersclub

Adulting through a Michigan Winter Winter in Michigan is mean.

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#twistysuspensemysterywriter #5amwritersclub #Michigan #5amwritersclub

In 1941, a teenage pilot training for World War II wrote "High Flight," a poem that is now considered immortal.

#history #poetry #aviation #5amwritersclub #writing

All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words. - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #Inspiration

Nature has a sense of humor.

#winter #Michigan #nature #5amwritersclub

Books and solitude are a little bit of heaven on earth.

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #Inspiration

In 1963, one poem broke the nation’s heart. Here’s the story - and the poem.

#poetry #history #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

Enjoying the simple things. Feeling blessed. Happy Thanksgiving!

#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #hygge #autumn #Thanksgiving

Friends make life better. Happy Sunday, Bluesky friends!

#5amwritersclub #writing #art #writingcommunity

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Fairy tales do come true 🎶🎵…

#5amwritersclub #writing #writing-community #revision

What happens when a suspense novelist bakes a loaf of bread?

#5amwritersclub #sourdough #writingcommunity #mysterybook #humor