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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 9h
Finally. It’s been a day. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #letsgogiants
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 1d
#booklover #books #bookstagram #read #readmorebooks
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
Had to go with “jail” instead of today’s #wipsnips word “dungeon”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky
This was one of those rare Sundays where all of us made it to brunch.  Samantha’s husband (we don’t use his name on account of him being such an asshole) was sick and so, sadly, unable to golf.  Samantha took the opportunity to toss Miss Rachel on the TV and bolt out the door, leaving both kids home with their dad before he could find the energy to protest.  Mom’s don’t get sick days, why should he?  They’d all survive.  Samantha came bursting into brunch like she’d just been released from jail.
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
Had to go with “jail” instead of today’s #wipsnips word “dungeon”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky
This was one of those rare Sundays where all of us made it to brunch.  Samantha’s husband (we don’t use his name on account of him being such an asshole) was sick and so, sadly, unable to golf.  Samantha took the opportunity to toss Miss Rachel on the TV and bolt out the door, leaving both kids home with their dad before he could find the energy to protest.  Mom’s don’t get sick days, why should he?  They’d all survive.  Samantha came bursting into brunch like she’d just been released from jail.
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
When it feels like life’s pressures are actually trying to kill you, stop for a minute and remind yourself what it feels like to actually live and not just go through the motions. #breathe #selfcare #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #breathe #live
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
I curse. In my every day speech. In my writing. Likely in my dreams. Consider it talking in cursive 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writer #writing #fiction #bookstagram #writingfiction #booksky #writersky #writesky
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
Today’s #wipsnips word is “safe”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky #parenting #babies #parenthood
I always wanted to be a mom. Okay, that’s not true. There was a period in my life where I could not understand anyone wanting that kind of responsibility and being financially, physically, and emotionally tied down like that. It seemed so suffocating to me. What happens if you have a baby and realize “eh, this just isn’t for me?”  You can’t return them. I mean, okay, there are Safe Havens. And they serve their purpose. But they’re also for extreme scenarios and you can’t drop off a teenager there. This isn’t like buying a pair of expensive shoes and realizing they pinch your toes so you bring them back. This is a human. This is growing a human, birthing a human, naming a human, and literally being the only way that human survives day in and day out for a really long ass time. It is not sunshine and rainbows. It’s not adorable onesies and lullabies. It is up-the-back and into the hair shit explosions covering those adorable onesies while you sing made up songs about how you wish this screaming banshee would just stop crying for seemingly no reason so you can get some sleep for the first time in months. It is a war zone that you are entering, essentially, unarmed. 
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 2d
Today’s #wipsnips word is “safe”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky #parenting #babies #parenthood
I always wanted to be a mom. Okay, that’s not true. There was a period in my life where I could not understand anyone wanting that kind of responsibility and being financially, physically, and emotionally tied down like that. It seemed so suffocating to me. What happens if you have a baby and realize “eh, this just isn’t for me?”  You can’t return them. I mean, okay, there are Safe Havens. And they serve their purpose. But they’re also for extreme scenarios and you can’t drop off a teenager there. This isn’t like buying a pair of expensive shoes and realizing they pinch your toes so you bring them back. This is a human. This is growing a human, birthing a human, naming a human, and literally being the only way that human survives day in and day out for a really long ass time. It is not sunshine and rainbows. It’s not adorable onesies and lullabies. It is up-the-back and into the hair shit explosions covering those adorable onesies while you sing made up songs about how you wish this screaming banshee would just stop crying for seemingly no reason so you can get some sleep for the first time in months. It is a war zone that you are entering, essentially, unarmed. 
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 3d
It’s like nowhere else, especially in the 90s/early 2000s 😂
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 3d
Slightly sheltered Allie is alone in Penn Station for the first time, waiting for Bianca to get there, circa early 2000s. Today’s #wipsnips word is “miss”. #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky
Six missed calls, eleven texts.  Fuck.  She had forgotten to turn the volume on and never even heard it.   All of the messages were from Allie and she was flipping out.  Something about a midget, a man wheeling one of those metal, old lady carts full of blankets, bottled water, and bags of chips, chanting about Jesus and judgment day, and the distinctive aroma of urine.  Bianca immediately called her. “Where the hell have you been?”  Allie screamed into the phone.  “I’m over here trying not to be abducted by some Born Again nuts while also avoiding being peed on by the homeless and you’re two hours late and not even answering your phone?”  She was hysterical and Bianca couldn’t help but laugh.  “It’s not funny!”
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 3d
Slightly sheltered Allie is alone in Penn Station for the first time, waiting for Bianca to get there, circa early 2000s. Today’s #wipsnips word is “miss”. #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky
Six missed calls, eleven texts.  Fuck.  She had forgotten to turn the volume on and never even heard it.   All of the messages were from Allie and she was flipping out.  Something about a midget, a man wheeling one of those metal, old lady carts full of blankets, bottled water, and bags of chips, chanting about Jesus and judgment day, and the distinctive aroma of urine.  Bianca immediately called her. “Where the hell have you been?”  Allie screamed into the phone.  “I’m over here trying not to be abducted by some Born Again nuts while also avoiding being peed on by the homeless and you’re two hours late and not even answering your phone?”  She was hysterical and Bianca couldn’t help but laugh.  “It’s not funny!”
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 4d
#sundays are for #football and homemade #wings. #letsgogiants #nfl #giants #fallvibes #sundayfunday
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 4d
Let me know if you see anything in this pile that you loved! #books #tbr #booksale #historicalplace #supportlocal #shoplocal #read #booklover #reading
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 4d
Sometimes research looks like double checking that the flavored latte your FMC is obsessed with didn’t come out at Starbucks until a year after the setting of your story. So she must be obsessed with a different one. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂☕️ #amwriting #writing #writerslife #research #writingcommunity #writersky
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 4d
I may have shared part of this #wipsnips before but Drew always makes me laugh. Today’s word is “store”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky
“Just out of curiosity, how do you think that would work?” Drew and I were shopping for a baby shower gift for Samantha. I insisted we go together after he told me his plan to make a basket filled with alcohol, condoms, and the number for a good divorce attorney. “I think you just put it on your boob like this,” Drew replied as he placed the suction cup end of a breast pump he’d been toying with up to his chest. “You’re like shopping with a toddler.” I looked around the store to see if anyone had noticed as I ripped the pump away from him. “Not that. I know how breast pumps work. I am the one with boobs, after all.” Drew looked at my A cups and gave me a look of pity that clearly suggested I did not, actually, have boobs.
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 4d
I may have shared part of this #wipsnips before but Drew always makes me laugh. Today’s word is “store”. #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writersky #writesky
“Just out of curiosity, how do you think that would work?” Drew and I were shopping for a baby shower gift for Samantha. I insisted we go together after he told me his plan to make a basket filled with alcohol, condoms, and the number for a good divorce attorney. “I think you just put it on your boob like this,” Drew replied as he placed the suction cup end of a breast pump he’d been toying with up to his chest. “You’re like shopping with a toddler.” I looked around the store to see if anyone had noticed as I ripped the pump away from him. “Not that. I know how breast pumps work. I am the one with boobs, after all.” Drew looked at my A cups and gave me a look of pity that clearly suggested I did not, actually, have boobs.
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
And it’s not either of them with the gun…
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
Despite the 84 degree weather 🙄 we had a great day pumpkin picking and feeding the animals. It’s not October without some of my favorite cow kisses. Of course, my child cropped me out of half the shots 🙄. #pumpkins #pumpkinpicking #fall #fallvibes #tea #cows #farm #cow
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
Despite the 84 degree weather 🙄 we had a great day pumpkin picking and feeding the animals. It’s not October without some of my favorite cow kisses. Of course, my child cropped me out of half the shots 🙄. #pumpkins #pumpkinpicking #fall #fallvibes #tea #cows #farm #cow
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
Despite the 84 degree weather 🙄 we had a great day pumpkin picking and feeding the animals. It’s not October without some of my favorite cow kisses. Of course, my child cropped me out of half the shots 🙄. #pumpkins #pumpkinpicking #fall #fallvibes #tea #cows #farm #cow
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
A simple Saturday morning with some of my favorite things. ☕️📚#saturday #saturdaymood #morningmood #fallvibes #spookyseason #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #coffee #booklover #read #booksky
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you! ❤️
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
No “hunt” for today’s #wipsnips so I went with “search”. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky
There suddenly wasn’t enough air in the car.  I felt stunned as I searched Christine’s face for some kind of emotion but came up empty. She just seemed numb.  I didn’t have a clue where to go from there. A fucking gun?  
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Ramblings of a Wannabe Writer @kaylee-scott.bsky.social · 5d
No “hunt” for today’s #wipsnips so I went with “search”. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky
There suddenly wasn’t enough air in the car.  I felt stunned as I searched Christine’s face for some kind of emotion but came up empty. She just seemed numb.  I didn’t have a clue where to go from there. A fucking gun?  
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