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“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it." - Haruki Murakami


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My AI alter ego’s pitching at Writing Away Refuge. She heard there are five-minute Zoom pitches with literary agents and thinks she’s finally ready to embarrass me professionally.

#WritingAwayRefuge @leeannward-writer.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A waterfall in the city is a soft exhale—nature’s way of saying, “breathe.”
#UrbanStillness
May 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Move over, royal fascinators—Easter hats at St. Pat’s are the true crowns of the season! 🌸👑 🎩✨ #easter
April 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Just wrapped @joycelovesbooks.bsky.social’s Self-Editing for Writers class, and my red pen is now practically glowing.

This class is packed with clarity, craft, and the right amount of sass.

www.writingawayrefuge.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Finding Inspiration in Unusual Places,” a workshop led by @leeannward-writer.bsky.social was about finding those unexpected sparks—those tiny, offbeat moments or memories that can grow into something much bigger on the page.
www.writingawayrefuge.com

@joycelovesbooks.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I found out my brother had died when he showed up in my dream.

Not a metaphor. Not a memory.

A presence.

I wrote about it here:

open.substack.com/pub/nlthomps...
Unwrapping the Bonds: A Journey with My Brother from Life to Death
We learn early that life is not fair, and when that inequity includes a grave illness bestowed at a young age, the reckoning can be harsh.
open.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM