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Local honey is good for sinuses.

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

Gotta be heart smart.
August 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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.
June 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My husband sent a picture of our pup to a cute dog calendar contest and Castiel is now the new Mr. October.
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
The Reality of Needing Validation and Meaning.
A Downside to Being a Social Species for Introverts.
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May 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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.

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Fear
How It Controls
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April 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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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You Were There
YouTube video by NethWords
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April 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
My blip marriage
April 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
These have popped back up for the year
April 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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
April 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I dumbed down Jung's Shadow as best I could

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WTF Is the Shadow?
Much Less, Shadow Work?
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April 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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THE GREATEST EVERYTHING BUT by Neth Williams - Issuu
He was the guy anyone could turn to at any time.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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.
March 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Emotional regulation often gets a bad reputation because people confuse it with suppressing emotions.

Self-control is a superpower.

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Emotional Regulation vs. Suppression
Why Some Struggle To Know the Difference
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March 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Throwing one of my own out on the Stack to see what nibbles.

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Humility, Mediocrity, and the LCD
How To Shine When You Excel
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February 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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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An Assemblage of Artists: Second Wave
Read and weep
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February 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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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My Proudest Accomplishments Aren't Mine
And, I Don' t Mean Stolen Valor
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February 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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.
February 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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.
February 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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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An Assemblage of Artists: First Wave
With DYNAMISM
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February 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Stripe - the OG of hawk tuah
February 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Drove up to Champaign with Scott so he could get a massage. Sunday. Mall closed. Thank God my inner child told me to bring the Switch. I'm about to try out that Ace Attorney series the younglings talk about.

Dear 10yo Neth,
Yes. A bunch of your nerdy dreams come true as you get older.
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I may be willing to suffer in silence, but I'll not be silent as the innocent suffer.
February 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Replacing fear with curiosity induces learning and growth.
January 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Illusions thrive where fear is fed
January 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM