smuggly-sparrow (53)in #writing • 7 years agoRE: Who else is just starting out as an author? Let's share some love, and show some support!I tend to keep the two separate, I don't want to just advertise my stuff on here, not until I figure out how to get…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #life • 7 years agoRE: Be sensible about slimmingI like to listen to the old radio programs on youtube, and I was listening to one from around the era of the Second…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #writing • 7 years agoRE: Who else is just starting out as an author? Let's share some love, and show some support!I'm on book # I don't know what, but I do know this...you never stop learning. If you do, you've stopped living. :) I…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #life • 7 years agoRE: Life of a writer/authorI totally get the distinction between writer and author. I've written for others and for myself. It's a job and an art…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #writing • 7 years agoRE: Is there any point to keep writing?I started to write a response to you and found that I'd written an entire post that would probably benefit others too.…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #news • 7 years agoRE: AUTHORS NEED THIER OWN BOOK PUBLISHING BLOCKCHAINIf they could ensure that we retain the rights to the work, then I'd be all for it. That's the part that always gets…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #publishing • 7 years agoRE: What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.That would be lovely wouldn't it? To stop some of the venomous spew that leaves peoples' fingers as they type whatever…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #story • 7 years agoRE: Speak Ill of the Dead (part 1 of 2)--Original FictionWhy isn't it Thursday yet? I have to know what happens next! Good job! PS: I'm still alive :)smuggly-sparrow (53)in #life • 7 years agoRE: What is it like to be POOR. What is it like to struggle in life and find ways to eat?I know the struggle and it is real. In my line of work, I can go from can we eat another pot of rice to let's go out…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #publishing • 7 years agoRE: What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.It's always a choice, I just know there are a lot of aspiring writers out there that don't know the rules of the…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #publishing • 7 years agoRE: What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.That realization put a halt to a lot of things I was planning to do with Steemit. I'll still post things, when I have…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #publishing • 7 years agoRE: What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.Accept, if you feel froggy about it, go for it :) Thanks.smuggly-sparrow (53)in #publishing • 7 years agoRE: What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.It's definitely something to think about :)smuggly-sparrow (53)in #anarchy • 7 years agoRE: The dreaded day has come: Social Services are after my kids - I'm making an exit planWe'd planned to bring our caravan from England to Portugal but housing is just as cheap, if you can find it, as…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #anarchy • 7 years agoRE: The dreaded day has come: Social Services are after my kids - I'm making an exit planLiving in Portugal comes with its own challenges and battles to face. You will still be tied to your country, no…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #writing • 7 years agoRE: A Literary Walk in the Woods...A Walk up Big Creek in McDowell County, West VirginiaI'm always tied to those mountains, no matter how far I make that tie stretch! I lived all over the US before I…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #life • 7 years agoRE: The Big 4-0Happy birthday! :) I reached 40 in February. I greeted my sudden crop of gray hairs with a meh and waited for the…smuggly-sparrow (53)in #writing • 7 years agoRE: Living in a World in Uproar...Thank you! I believe you're right, our current status is unsustainable and changes are coming.smuggly-sparrow (53)in #blog • 7 years agoRE: Our Child Is Being Put On The Child Protection Services List Because We Refuse To Send Her To School....What is Freedom...Are We Free?I live in Portugal, if you have any questions about. I understand you know people here, but thought I'd make the offer. :)smuggly-sparrow (53)in #life • 7 years agoRE: To Bra or Not to Bra - That is the Burning Question...I'm with you on this. It's a cultural obsession in the west. We've bound our breasts, corseted them, and crammed them…