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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

Last. At one point they fed the dog hot cocoa... did they not know in the 70s that dogs can't have chocolate? 😬

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

I'm no doctor but Meg and Charles Wallace are surely autistic, as is their mother... and they are the HEROES OF THE DAMN WORLD.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

Preach!

"It is the nature of love to create. It is the nature of hate to destroy.”
- Madeline L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

Mmm-hmm. Agree. Yep yep yep.

“What you think is not the point. What you do is what’s going to count.”
- Madeline L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

Basically this book is about earthlings and aliens who take a trip à la Magic School Bus to battle evil, cure a sick kid, and save the world.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

I always identified strongly with Meg in "A Wrinkle in Time" but this hits differently having a 6-year-old (the age of Charles Wallace) at home.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

👏 👏👏

"It’s not right in the United States of America that a little kid shouldn’t be safe in school.”
- Madeline L'Engle, A Wind in the Door

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 17d

I re-read "A Wind in the Door" by Madeline L'Engle over the last couple days. She's one of my fave authors and I just did not care for the book as a kid, but thought I should give it another try. I took notes so... here are some of them. #CurrentlyReading

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 18d

To celebrate Bilbo and Frodo's birthdays yesterday I finally got Tales of the Shire! It was so cozy I fell asleep... 😬 That said, it was 11 p.m. so I'm not drawing any conclusions, will just try again another time. #HobbitDay #CurrentlyPlaying

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · 21d

Walked along these lovely asters today 💜 #wildflowers #nature

A closeup of two wildflowers: purple asters with yellow centers.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 5

Two tiny toadstools, timidly tanning 'twixt the trees. #fungifriends #fungifriday #mushrooms #excessivealliteration

A closeup of two tiny mushrooms growing out of the bark on a fallen log.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 5

They make plastic clog removers to poke down the drain and pull out hair and other gunk. It will only set you back $5 or so if you don't want to use harsher chemicals.

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 5

Thank you, that is very kind! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Honing the technical details was just as satisfying as writing it, so thank you for noticing. ☺️

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

I'm glad I had the warning in there. Tears are such good things sometimes. 🥲

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

Love it! "Reticulating splines" was chef's kiss.

Got a 15 with 3 infractions but I'm going to play again. 😁

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

Thank you, I appreciate it!

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

There is some soothing lofi background music if you have your sound on! I would love to hear feedback (technical or otherwise). Thank you. 😊

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Sep 4

Twine publishing day! I've been working on this short piece of interactive fiction on and off for about a year, based on some memories of my late sister. It's moody and mellow, and might make you teary if you knew my sister, but knowing her is definitely not a prerequisite.

Things You Wanted to Say

www.lauramwalsh.com

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Rebecca Ruth Seidel @caseinmicelles.bsky.social · Aug 5

Outlining is thinking. Drafting is thinking. Writing is thinking.

By trying to replace the product of your thinking, AI is trying to replace your thinking.

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Aug 3

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?

Well if my therapist is this character I'm going to be making some bad decisions. 😄

A photo of Julia Roberts holding a bouquet of flowers in the film "My Best Friend's Wedding."

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Jul 19

I played it because someone else raved about it, so I'm happy to have passed the energy on. 🎮

Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Jul 19

WASD + mouse controls were unfamiliar to her I believe, but she sat down and finished it in 3 hours and loved it!

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Laura Walsh @lauramwalsh.com · Jul 19

Convinced a very good friend who is a reader but not a gamer to play What Remains of Edith Finch. "It is like none of the games your kids play," I assured her.

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Tara Wine-Queen Writes @tarawinequeen.bsky.social · Apr 14

When spring comes but the weather stays wintering, I always feel like it’s because Persephone is back home with Demeter but at that locked away in her room/not speaking to her mom stage. Then when it’s nice for a day it’s like, Aw, did the ice thaw as they shared a moment over coffee this morning?

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