gochenourabout
@sjgochenour.bsky.social
Writer/illustrator/cheese enthusiast.
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stories: https://highflyingpoultry.wordpress.com/
website: https://www.sharonjgochenour.com/
newsletter: https://buttondown.com/SharonJGochenour
One thing I forgot about how I functioned in 2020 is that I genuinely did not pass a single waking moment without being plugged into an audiobook or podcast. NO THOUGHTS.
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
One thing I forgot about how I functioned in 2020 is that I genuinely did not pass a single waking moment without being plugged into an audiobook or podcast. NO THOUGHTS.
er, just for strict accuracy, I am still *piecing* my quilt. Have not actually moved on to the quilting.
February 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
er, just for strict accuracy, I am still *piecing* my quilt. Have not actually moved on to the quilting.
yes they sure are
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
yes they sure are
I am binge-listening every episode of maintenance phase still, which is honestly probably not great for the mood problems I’m having, but at least I’m avoiding having thoughts!
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I am binge-listening every episode of maintenance phase still, which is honestly probably not great for the mood problems I’m having, but at least I’m avoiding having thoughts!
yessssssss
the floss calls to you
the floss calls to you
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
yessssssss
the floss calls to you
the floss calls to you
because there were no women Nazis of course! /sarcasm
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
because there were no women Nazis of course! /sarcasm
hahahaha *sobbing*
February 18, 2026 at 2:55 AM
hahahaha *sobbing*
a terrifyingly close cal!!!
I admit this question also makes me thing of all the humans who had to survive improbable situations for any one of us to exist, which makes me feel a tiny bit maudlin.
I admit this question also makes me thing of all the humans who had to survive improbable situations for any one of us to exist, which makes me feel a tiny bit maudlin.
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
a terrifyingly close cal!!!
I admit this question also makes me thing of all the humans who had to survive improbable situations for any one of us to exist, which makes me feel a tiny bit maudlin.
I admit this question also makes me thing of all the humans who had to survive improbable situations for any one of us to exist, which makes me feel a tiny bit maudlin.
(nodules on his vocal chords which necessitated an emergency tracheotomy when he was a toddler)
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(nodules on his vocal chords which necessitated an emergency tracheotomy when he was a toddler)
My dad would have died in childhood so I never would have existed!
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
My dad would have died in childhood so I never would have existed!
all the pillows are yet insufficient for the puppy queen
February 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM
all the pillows are yet insufficient for the puppy queen
I think that’s also the kind of gear linemen wear to work on power lines!
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I think that’s also the kind of gear linemen wear to work on power lines!
now I just have to write twelve novels posthaste!!!!!
February 17, 2026 at 8:49 PM
now I just have to write twelve novels posthaste!!!!!
That feels like an act of vengeance tbh
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
That feels like an act of vengeance tbh
i am committing the sin of envy
February 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
i am committing the sin of envy
my thought was to exorcise my sadness about not getting to do a phd once and for all with a phd-sized project on my own terms, which . . . I still don’t think is the worst idea ever.
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
my thought was to exorcise my sadness about not getting to do a phd once and for all with a phd-sized project on my own terms, which . . . I still don’t think is the worst idea ever.
That sounds vaguely familiar? I’ll have to dig through my notes and see if I ever came across that!
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
That sounds vaguely familiar? I’ll have to dig through my notes and see if I ever came across that!
this project was absolutely conceived while I was reeling with surprise from surviving 2020, thanks for asking
February 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
this project was absolutely conceived while I was reeling with surprise from surviving 2020, thanks for asking
admittedly my prerequisites to the project were like “learn literary Arabic” and “learn how to program in R” so it was never going to be a quick thing
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
admittedly my prerequisites to the project were like “learn literary Arabic” and “learn how to program in R” so it was never going to be a quick thing
That’s great source regardless! thanks for linking me to it!
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
That’s great source regardless! thanks for linking me to it!
2021 was a lit review year where I was trying to orient myself in the space to do my project (which was going to be about simulating the thermal performance of traditional passive architecture in rapidly changing climates) but unsurprisingly I got trapped in a rabbit warren of other ideas.
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
2021 was a lit review year where I was trying to orient myself in the space to do my project (which was going to be about simulating the thermal performance of traditional passive architecture in rapidly changing climates) but unsurprisingly I got trapped in a rabbit warren of other ideas.