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itreallyisthelittlethings replied to your post “Hold me back…”

i think the best answer is to write the angry thing, but don’t send- instead share with people who will validate your anger and agree that the principal is a dumb butt

I actually just forwarded the email to a friend who has served on PTA and asked if she thought I was crazy for being upset, and getting her advice was helpful.  I have a name of someone from the next level up to help me out.

foreverandeveralone863 replied to your post:Ugh.

“Go fuck yourself”

LOL. Forevs, I think you might be a bad influence…
Seriously, I do want to say that, but I don’t think it would be constructive. I’m going to talk to someone from the PTA level above me and see if she has a leg to stand on, and then tell her essentially that. And also that no one else wants this job, and she has no authoriy to fire me, so both of our lives will be a lot less stressful this year if she doesn’t try to censure me. Because it’s not going to work.

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That moment when you finally hit on the right…

I do this to myself all the time. Did you know Colorado Springs didn’t have a Trader Joe’s until 2014? I do. Because it almost ruined a story I was writing. And by “almost ruined” I mean I had to find a different store to send my guy to and I was grouchy about it for a week.

HA! Exactly! When I figured out the Purnell Center didn’t open until 2000 and Zach graduated in 1999, I was like “well fuck, now what back stage velvet curtain can be the scene of this memory Zach wants to share?” And it was surprisingly hard to figure out what the temporary digs were among the current theater spaces, or if they were all demolished. But I’ve got it now.  CMU has changed a lot since I was last there, and even since Zach went to school there. You’d think they’d accommodate us by having a time series of campus maps, but no. They are not that considerate.

trekbedtimestories replied to your post “13, 30, 38”

OMG PTA president. Of all the things you mentioned I find that most impressive because I generally want to strangle other Moms and half the teachers.

Same actually.  I consider myself a reluctant PTA president.  Basically, the district is going through a lot of changes, and I’m one of the people standing up to the board and trying to not have them dismantle or weaken a bunch of programs.  And since I’m going to all of these meetings anyway… when the nominating committee asked me to serve, I figured I may as well.  I cannot wait for my term to be up, though my daughter really appreciates that I do it and actually thanks me when I have to miss family dinners and such to make it happen.   Once she gets to middle school, the proposed changes will matter less, so I won’t feel the need to keep an eye on everything.  My jb and my hobby will benefit.

13, 30, 38

13.  hardest character to write.  I think maybe Bleary!Zach.  I wrote all of Bleary from Chris’ perspective.  I had a pretty strong sense of what Zach was going through and what his concerns and motivations were, but I wasn’t in his head. I think maybe one of the subsequent shorts was from his perspective (The Other 364), but that’s really it.  So when I switched to him for Cleaving, which really had to be from his POV, I think it’s taken me a while to find his voice, and I’m not sure it’s as strong as I wish it were, even now when the story’s almost finished.

30. hardest part of writing.  Finding time to do it when I’m not fucking exhausted.  Sorry, but it’s really true.  I work full time, have two kids, am PTA president, and have social engagements with friends and family.  And a husband I enjoy spending time with occasionally when we can both set aside our other obligations.  I feel bad for my readers that they have to wait a month or more for chapters, but that’s just my life right now.   Writing comes last in the list of priorities.  It’s my hobby, and by the time I get to it in the evening, sometimes all I have the energy to do is tumble or read.

38.  do you reread your own stories?  If someone starts commenting on a story that I wrote a while ago, I’ll sometimes reread so I can understand what they’re reacting to and respond intelligently (and enjoy their enthusiasm). It’s almost always in response to another person, not just because I want to revisit the story.  And sometimes I cringe, but mostly I look to see what THEY enjoyed and revel in that a bit. 

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suedescripture replied to your post:fanfiction…

Ah. Welp, I got A LOT of that during Blind Dating as well, that Chris was “rescuing” Zach all the time (or that he was in need of rescue in minor situations of distress b/c he’s blind), which really wasn’t the case. I guess people miss our points sometimes!

Uh, other than the Great Beach and Dog Fiasco wasn’t the point that Zach was really very capable and loved Chris in part because Chris allowed him to do things for himself, and got pissy when Chris didn’t (e.g., airport)? Ah well. I guess you’re right.

I wrote Zach to go into dark place sort of during the crisis, and Chris to do it after, when everything is finally fine but suddenly your knees don’t work. I’m definitely Chris in this situation (nearly faint when the doctor tells me my baby who fell on her head will have a black eye but no lasting damage), my husband is definitely Zach. These differences are real, but there’s no judgement in them. Ah well.