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D.R. Slaten
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Writer, shower singer, and all around goof. Current trial lawyer and former appellate attorney. Oh... and... I have a SERIOUS shoe addiction.
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When I am not writing, I sing in the shower- terribly, inadvertently kill all the flowers & shop for high end shoes at bargain prices on the internet. I love dogs. Dirty martinis are my preferred drink. Good friends & good conversation over a good meal is the ideal way to spend any free time.
So a 12-24 inches have fallen in the last 36 hours. I love it. No one else does. Oh, well. Story of my life. I wish I were still a kid and got snow days. #5AMWritersClub

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January 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
It is a winter wonderland this morning. So much snow. Awesomesauceness all the way around. #5AMWritersClub

Yes, that's a word, damnit! Today it is.

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January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Witchy, witchy Jade

Photo by hatice genç on Pexels.com Witches are represented by the color green. Which makes so much sense. They are of the earth, the ground, the world, the soil, the growth, and all that is centered in the earth. They make things grow, make things dies, are generally tethered…
Witchy, witchy Jade
Photo by hatice genç on Pexels.com Witches are represented by the color green. Which makes so much sense. They are of the earth, the ground, the world, the soil, the growth, and all that is centered in the earth. They make things grow, make things dies, are generally tethered to the life cycle of birth, death, rebirth. It's super arbitrary that I picked Jade as the first of the green stones which will represent both the idea and the species of OtherKind presented in the order they should be released.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This is the beginning of the year. I am in the middle of a cold snap that doesn't want to end and it snowed again last night. I feel like winter is not going to ever end. #5AMWritersClub

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January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Got to get some cheese. Or I'd still be in bed. Been a long time since I slept this long. Feels great. New year is starting out great. #5AMWritersClub

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January 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New Year. Same old me. I do NOT need to change. Old me is perfectly great. You wouldn't like new me anyway. She's a bitch.

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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
New Year Eve's. We made it. The last day of the year.

The End.

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December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Honestly, my insomnia is so regular now that it's not really insomnia anymore. It's my regular wakeup time.

Which make some so fuck.

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December 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I am awake and getting ready for work after I write all the words.

But whoever didn't make the week between Christmas and New Year federal holidays are JACKED UP. #5AMWritersClub

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December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I can hear my dog snore and it makes me smile so big. She snuffles. It's so cute. I love her so much. #dogsky
December 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
While Christmas hasn't felt like Christmas... the day after Christmas sure does. #5AMWritersClub

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December 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joy to You... and wishing you the best this winter solstice season. #5AMWritersClub

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December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The night before Christmas. And it still doesn't feel that way. #5AMWritersClub

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December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trying to get my morning routine back. Since the move, I've been VERY unorganized. And I need more structure.

2026 is the year I get my writing mojo straight. #5AMWritersClub

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December 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The week of Christmas doesn't feel like it this year. It feels so ordinary. Where is the Christmas magic?

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December 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Woke up, went back to sleep, woke up again, rinse and repeat.

The week before Christmas doesn't feel like it.

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December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I stayed asleep until ALMOST the alarm went off. Almost. It's getting closer. #5AMWritersClub

I also feel like y'all are my sleep therapists as much as I talk about my sleep. Or lack thereof. So thanks for that. And keeping it free. 😂

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December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wacky Wednesday. Man, I have a love/hate relationship with hump day. Honestly, I feel like I get WAY too happy thinking about ht impending weekend. #5AMWritersClub

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December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Winds have died down. It no longer sounds like the end of the world in my home. And yet and still... I cannot sleep #5AMWritersClub

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December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We have been in a wind storm for three day. I have a modern condo with a tower. It sounds like the end of the world up in here.

It has been EPIC!

The only bad thing is it's scaring my dog. #5AMWritersClub

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December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The last day of the week--Friday--has got me all in my feels. Y'all have NO IDEA how badly I need the weekend break! #5AMWritersClub

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December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I used to have such a good writing routine. I feel like since moving, everything is just all discombobulated. Slowly getting shit set up. #5AMWritersClub

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December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am awake and up at the witching hour. That's all I got today. #5AMWritersClub

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December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Trial weeks are crazy weeks. Head up my ass weeks. It is so nerve-wracking at the beginning of a trial. And I am so damn tired by the end of a trial... I could sleep for days. #trialsky #alaskalaw #lawsky

It also means no words. #5AMWritersClub

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December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM