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Barbara

@chicaderock

#womenwriters Managing Editor @womenwriters. Tweets from tiny village in Galicia. https://teapawt.org/t.co/1UA8qzOFjL

 Galicia, Spain
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Joined January 2011
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Proud moment. Interview with me about @WomenWriters in @WritersDigest writersdigest.com/writing-ar… I mention @MMFinck @anorawrites @Joannechocolat @AmyImpellizzeri @kerrylonsdale @HazelGaynor @marthamconway and @liz_fenwick in the piece but the list is obviously much longer...
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Doodle.
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Work in progress... child's rocking chair I found discarded in the hills. It asled me to paint it.
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Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026!
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It's World Menopause Day today! Let's celebrate. Share your experience with a song. Mine? 3 AM by KLF. youtu.be/HDsCeC6f0zc?si=qWmf…
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Fun thing about hot flashes, I'm suddenly part of a club. We recognise each other, us trying to climb into the refrigerated units in the supermarket.
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I zoom in when I need to zone out...
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"“Are you still writing?” he asks, making a scribbling movement with his right hand, as if holding a pen. There are a few seconds of silence on my part, I am not sure how to answer, and I wonder if he’s already forgotten his question." booksbywomen.org/there-is-no…
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There is no spoon. On dementia, tadpoles, and life. chicaderock.wordpress.com/20…… @chicaderock
There Is No Spoon

There Is No Spoon

Hans Bos, my father, passed away on Monday, Sept 1st. I’ll miss him terribly, but he left behind art and plenty of inspiration. Dag lieverd. xox I wrote this piece about him last year. June 2…

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Question for cat owners! (for those who have cats who go outside) I just came across the term "anting" in regards to birds, but my cat used to do this too! I always found it odd! Anyone else observed their cats doing this? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting…

Anting (behavior) - Wikipedia

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Nothing to worry about. Just a face in the clouds above my house.
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It's just so gorgeous when you zoom in on recently cut pine trees...
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I was just chopping wood when I spotted a Bumblebee Fairy....
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Bet you didn't know blossoms are actually baby trolls.
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Bet you didn't know blossoms are actually baby trolls.
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I know meditation is recommended to calm down, but I sometimes prefer just running errands while having the theme tune of Mission Impossible playing on my earpods.
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#spartansongs Isn't it laconic
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"Villager J and I always saluted when we encountered each other, backs straight, heels clicking. Today I’m going to salute him one last time but he won’t salute me back because he’s inside a coffin and it’s his funeral." chicaderock.wordpress.com/20…
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Some days I have very deep thoughts and other days I wonder why people say "to be Frank" and not Dave.
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If you were to meet your younger self, what would you say? chicaderock.wordpress.com/20…
It’s just a cold

It’s just a cold

I’m sitting in a cafe in The City, I am here for errands. I don’t mind The City since I got to know her. She used to scare me a bit, so fast and hurried and busy and important and it al…

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