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Writing Update: July 2025
Today is July 14th. It is also my mom's birthday (Happy Birthday, Mama!) and it is also Bastille Day; the day when the French people...
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Jul 146 min read
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Watching for Comfort: Movies (& Shows) I Come Back To Over and Over Again
If there's one thing about me that surely drives my husband crazy, it's my aversion to (added) anxiety that comes from watching a new...
kbartandwords
Jun 234 min read
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How Childhood Favorite Books & Illness Influence My Writing
"I think fantasy is a powerful tool for coming to an understanding of oneself." Lev Grossman, 2014 Growing up, reading was an escape....
kbartandwords
Jun 165 min read
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Writing Update: June 2025
First of all, have you noticed the new website? HUGE thank you to my talented cousin Molly Costanza for helping me make this colorful and...
kbartandwords
Jun 105 min read
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Forget Hot Girl Summer... It's #ShortStorySummer
Now that I'm officially a graduate from Southern New Hampshire University, with a Bachelors in CREATIVE WRITING (HUZZAH!), I have shifted...
kbartandwords
Jun 94 min read
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9 Dystopian Movies to Watch if You're Tired of Watching The Hunger Games
Photo Credit: Lionsgate (2012) Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games The Hunger Games  book series took the world by storm in 2012 and...
kbartandwords
Apr 7, 20249 min read
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