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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · May 29

If I drove everywhere, if I didn't walk, I wouldn't find hidden magical gardens.

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · May 26

Nothing like a double rainbow stepping out of Whole Foods lugging a shopping trolley full of groceries! I'm avoiding backpacks for fear of another fall (broke my wrist a couple weeks ago tripping on something with a very heavy backpack that sent me flying). Not good for #writers #editors

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 24

Hi! Do you have a link for where we can read?

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 9

I see a novel title. Out of Spoons. 😁

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 5

Trigger warning: sexual violence

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 5

I wrote this in 2017. It was what I saw coming. It’s what I’ve feared. It was a warning. I couldn’t make it to the protests today, so here’s my protest. Skip Amazon, grab it on Smashwords. #Resist

www.smashwords.com/books/view/7...

#fiction #IndieAuthor #BookLovers

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’ve imagined all sorts of fictional scenarios while watching this building go up. A guy rappels down the side or swings from the crane. Está loco! The site manager, a woman, grabs him. Whoa! It’s her ex. She refuses to talk, so he does it again... Flashback: What happened?🤔

#writers #fiction

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 2

Did you know that Himalayan pink salt contains microplastics? I didn’t until two minutes ago. It's one of the perks of content writing and editing: learning stuff I wouldn't know otherwise.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Consuming microplastics? Investigation of commercial salts as a source of microplastics (MPs) in diet

The omnipresence of microplastics (MPs) in marine and terrestrial environments as a pollutant of concern is well established and widely discussed in the literature. However, studies on MP contaminatio...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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James 🎃 Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social · Apr 1

Anyone with a graduate degree knows that most intellectual work is just looking things up… and knowing where and how and when to ivacheung.com/2025/04/conf...

Confirmation - Iva Cheung

Click through to enlarge!

ivacheung.com

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 2

Good one. The value of an education is often knowing what we don't know...and looking it up.

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 1

"Moist" has got to be the worst word ever. "Her eyes were moist as he finished the story." Just say dripping. Wet. Blurred by tears. Brimming over. Anything but moist. Eyes are always moist unless you have a dry eye problem. Skip moist forehead or moist underarms, too. Just say it. Sweaty! 😁

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Apr 1

Check out our new totally real editions that have nothing to do with April Fools’ Day.

Merriam-Webster's Words You Hate | Featuring moist, literally, irregardless, & more!

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Apr 1

And we have a winner! Let's hear it for Dani! Woop, woop! 😀

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 31

Oh, my! What have we here? A grammatical error on a sign at Trader Joe's? I nearly rammed my cart into someone as my jaw hit the floor. 🤣

Can you spot it?

#writers #editors #writingcommunity

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 29

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Introducing Operation De-Robotify!

It’s my new 2-page cheat sheet for anyone who works with AI. Real examples. Fast fixes. Zero cringe.

$0.99 on Etsy → SimplyWritable

#AIwriting #writers #editors #freelancewriting

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 28

Oops! Missed that one. "Suddenly, spring sprang from the frozen earth." Could be an interesting character who says stuff like that. 🤣Or e.e. cummings.

in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles far and wee...

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 28

Spring has sprung. It's springing. Having sprung, spring flowers are springing up. It has been springing. It will have been springing for three months in June. In July, I can say, "Spring had been springing" and "Spring will spring again next spring." Did I miss anything? 😁 #editors #writers

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 28

Spring has sprung. More like spring is springing. Present progressive. It's happening now!

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 27

I think what Jesus taught about love is about the same as what Thich Nhat Hanh taught. For me, I'm not warm and fuzzy about DT et al. I've felt the anger/hatred. But I also see the (woefully imperfect/mentally ill) humans (love). I don't have to hate (emotion) to lock 'em up (thought).

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 21

Edited: "Historically, attitudes toward cannabis have swung from government approval as a crop to outright criminalization. In the last few decades, it’s become widely accepted as a way to manage stress and even improve sleep quality."

How would you do it?

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 21

Content writers: If you use AI, you have to edit it.

"Although once viewed through the lens of moral panic, cannabis has become a widely accepted method for managing stress, treating symptoms, and even improving sleep quality."

Classic.🙃

#contentwriters #freelancewriters #editors

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 20

I mean with a big, big protest!

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 20

I think this is where we're headed. Within the year, I'll bet.

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Nathan Bransford @nathanbransford.com · Mar 19

Is it time to ditch Amazon? What's your current relationship status with Bezos's borg? nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/03...

Is it time to ditch Amazon?

With social media fragmenting, I’m bringing back my old “You Tell Me” Wednesday discussions to try to get good old fashioned blog conversations going. If you’re reading in a feed reader or via email, ...

nathanbransford.com

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Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is great news! I use Gimp for almost everything I create that goes with my writing like book covers and you-name-it. But it's kind of... well, unwieldy. Canva is okay but basic. Do you use Gimp? Do you like it? #writers #authors #creatives

www.pocket-lint.com/gimp-3-has-f...

GIMP 3.0 has finally arrived, and it's an excitingly feature-packed release

The free and open-source GIMP photo editor has just been updated to version 3.0, and it's been a long time coming.

www.pocket-lint.com

Leah McClellan @leahmcclellan.bsky.social · Mar 11

I feel like everyone makes mistakes. That doesn't mean I can discuss the subject with people who support the idiocracy, but still. Not everyone has the same education or critical thinking that others have. So, you know, love your neighbor. It feels better for me, anyway, even if from a distance.

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