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Pandemic Positives or: Why No Doom and Gloom for Me

March 15, 2020 - By Andree Koehler

Yesterday, I shared an ‘air hug’ with a woman I didn’t know. Today, I found out that there are no identified cases of this latest virus in my county. Here’s the thing. After the world stopped on 11 September, people were a little kinder: folks let other folks go first…

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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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Slip Away October 1, 2025
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
How to make an artificial intelligence “friend”Screenshot: part of my “conversation” with Scholar GPT. That’s my part on the right.Here’s the thing. There’s a whole thing about AI and I get it.People using it to do the work for them.Companies using AI to take intellectual property.But as I note toward the end of a post, AI has become […]
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 […]
A Conversation about How The Police got it right (no, not them …) June 14, 2025
This conversation is not about the “people in blue” or those who “patrol the streets in their black and whites”. I’m referring to the other Police. Postor from the “Ghost in the Machine” tour. https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/390075-the-police-ghost-in-the-machine-tour-live-at-gateshead/images/posters Right, the band! You know, Sting and company (if you don’t know who they are, pop over here for a […]
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 […]