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    Day 14

    January 11, 2019 - By Andree Koehler

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    Day 15

    January 8, 2019 - By Andree Koehler

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    Day 16

    January 8, 2019 - By Andree Koehler

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    Day 19

    January 4, 2019 - By Andree Koehler

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    How to Incorporate Essential Oils in Animal Care

    January 15, 2018 - By Andree Koehler

    I got hooked on essential oils last year. They are good for everything from aches and pains (topical use) to making the house smell great (diffuser) to adding to the flavor of your favorite foods.But I am not all that skilled in working essential oils into my dog routine. I…

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    Snippets of Real Life

    October 7, 2017 - By Andree Koehler

    He drove the little truck through the parking lot slowly, looking past us to a point in space none could see as he went by our set-up. I was in the park with my friends who give out food and my task was to get the signatures of those who…

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    How Did I Get Here?

    October 7, 2017 - By Andree Koehler

    [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU[/embedyt]Watching my dogs run in the sun, I laugh as Sputnik chases a butterfly. The Santa Ana wind is blowing and the gusts carry the insect higher into the blue bright heat of mid-day, but she does not give up. Back and forth she races beneath it, squinting into…

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    Love is Like Bread

    September 22, 2017 - By Andree Koehler

    We are two-dimensional beings most of the time. It is rare that we show 360 degrees of ourselves to anyone. The first husband had an image of me that I could never live up to and it made him angry. Well, he was already angry — the fact that I…

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    Hey, Lady — Need Some Relief?

    September 16, 2017 - By Andree Koehler

    Disclaimer: I was contacted by the company to offer an unbiased review after trying this product.I went to the doctor for my annual check-up several months ago. I was terrified that something was terribly wrong. I had body aches and all sorts of discomforts. In as kindly a manner possible,…

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    Be The Bigger Mouse

    September 9, 2017 - By Andree Koehler

    There is something to be said for familiarity.I enjoy spending time with the folks who come out to the food ministry each weekend. Since we are friends, I will let you in on a little secret: I enjoy the folks who come for the food — talking and laughing, catching…

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    Still round these parts, just not a member anymore …Credit: https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/album/originReally, the title of the song is “Swept Away”, but I’m titling this post “Slip Away” because, well, I’m out.I’ve been a member here on Medium for a bit over a year — and don’t think I am abandoning you all because I’m not! — but it hasn’t really been worth […]
  • Repost: Scream Into the Void July 29, 2025
    A side road about being tiredIt’s not possible to cut the caring from the work. Image created by author on Midjourney.On this day, I was very weary. I needed to write it all out.
  • Repost: Quill and Papyrus July 22, 2025
    About my current WIP, Part 1If I could go to Marrakesh and write as the sun sets over my shoulder, This is what I’d look like. Image created by author with a private GPT.This woman and I have a similar visage, but she’s got a much better view. I used a private GPT to create the picture […]
  • Repost: Part 5 of the Querying Journey July 15, 2025
    All the emotions after RevPit came to an endMy face after not being part of the fortunate few to make a #10Queries list, a shortlist, or a “win” with an editor. Are my words just mush? (Image created by author on Midjourney)Well, I didn’t get any prizes from RevPit, but let me say it was a […]
  • Repost: When Worlds Collide July 8, 2025
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  • Repost: Part 4 of the Querying Journey July 1, 2025
    What #RevPit is and how I got there …Created by the author on MidjourneyAh, so. You don’t know what RevPit is and I hadn’t bothered to clarify. I took another detour from the WIP in this post to write about the pitching process for the event.
  • Repost: An Interlude June 24, 2025
    Did you watch “The Residence”?Andre Braugher, from Town & Country Magazine, https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a46116433/andre-braugher-classical-theatre-harlem-donations/I was saddened to hear of Mr. Braugher’s death. But as I watched “The Residence”, I was curious about why one of the episodes was dedicated to him. I did a little digging and wrote a piece as a little interlude to all the […]
  • Repost: Part 3 of the Querying Journey June 17, 2025
    A pause to chat about rejection(s).The ocean would definitely make the query rejections not hurt so much … Image created by author on Midjourney.One thing I failed to mention when sharing that I submitted to RevPit, I didn’t include that I had already been querying it.In this post, I share where I was on 25 March with […]
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  • Repost: Part 2 of the Querying Journey June 10, 2025
    And it’s a winding road.If being a writer always looked this good … Created by author on Midjourney.Oh, how I’d love to spend all my time, sitting by a lovely window, writing. But alas, that’s not the hand I’ve been dealt.However, I still dream toward it. I enjoyed sending my science fiction WIP, the Big Messy WIP, to […]

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