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I’m certainly not the first person to comment on how strangely time passes during the pandemic, but I might be the most confused by why it should be so. As a freelancer who works from home, the landscape of my life is still my laptop, my days spent at my desk keeping track of deadlines and kids’ schedules. But I’m as surprised as anyone to find that another month has passed, and I have new published articles to share.
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If you’re an editor looking for my recent work, or if you’re a fan *cough* family member keeping track of everything I write, this is where you’ll find links to all my publications in the past month. It’s also where I report on blog performance and oddities. In October, I helped a local nonprofit with some grant work and had eleven articles published between Earth911.com and ParentMap. The grant applications are not for public consumption, but links to the articles are hot off the press (or hot out of the dryer) below.
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September is kind of my favorite month. September is back-to-school, switching t-shirts for sweaters, drinking hot lattes instead of iced. Or at least it usually is. This September was remote learning with scheduling mix-ups, smokestorms, and drinking more home-brewed drip coffee because coffee shops are off-limits. At least I can still bring home the bacon (well, not actually, I don’t eat pork). Anyway, I did get some work done. Read on for a list of things I published in September.
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Photo from Gratisography.com
It’s not the most professional image to accompany a list of recent publications, but it beautifully illustrates the haphazard nature of late summer freelance work. You’ve got the tools, you’re getting the work done, but there’s a certain … something … that’s missing. After an intense spring, I backed way off this summer. I did a lot of camping, made it to a couple music festivals, caught up with some friends (and my kids!) who wondered where I’d been all spring. I made deadlines and maintained connections with key clients, but I didn’t pursue new work.”Taking it easy” doesn’t mean “taking time off,” though. Here’s what I published in late summer.