Julie Calidonio
@juliecalidonio.bsky.social
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Writer. Lawyer. Mother. Advocate. Published in Scary Mommy, Motherly, Mamamia, YourTango and Medium.
My essay was featured by a publication. 🥰❤️🥰 In this industry, you have to celebrate every win! Sharing the link to what some have referred to as a "cute" and "enjoyable" essay.
medium.com/middle-pause...
11 days ago
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My essay was featured by a publication. 🥰❤️🥰 In this industry, you have to celebrate every win! Sharing the link to what some have referred to as a "cute" and "enjoyable" essay.
medium.com/middle-pause...
11 days ago
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Airport intercom: did someone leave a laptop at security? My husband: do you have your laptop? Me: 😬 As airport security pages "Julie Calidonio" In my defense, I have no defense just that motherhood has made me the equivalent of Dory from Finding Nemo. And it was my work laptop 🫠
#motherhood
6 months ago
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There's a bit of irony that I just told my daughter I can't walk with her because I need to share my essay on my socials when the essay is about choosing her over pursuing my writing. Read below about how I resolved my mommy midlife crisis. Thank you!
#writing
#motherhood
medium.com/middle-pause...
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Mommy Midlife Crisis: Are My Dreams More Important Than My Kids?
Learning to accept that sometimes you can’t have it all.
https://medium.com/middle-pause/mommy-midlife-crisis-are-my-dreams-more-important-than-my-kids-30e4c7301cff?sk=e7c27bf6e1697a19b0f451dde9f64fac
7 months ago
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Me to car salesman: I can't part with my 2014 Honda Odyssey for sentimental reasons Him: this might be inappropriate to say but you remind me of Zeta-Jones. Me: Catherine Zeta-Jones? Him: Yes from Zorro. Have u seen it? Me: here's my van. I will take every car you have
#humor
#hondaodyssey
#minivan
7 months ago
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My husband: what do you want for Mother's Day? Me: for you to write the synopsis for my book 🤷🏻♀️
#querying
#queryingauthors
7 months ago
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When you spend ten minutes trying to escape the snake in your house only to realize it's a dog leash 👀
#humor
8 months ago
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My latest essay talks about what I learned from landing my agent but failing out on submission to book publishers. If you are
#amquerying
, please read and learn from my mistakes! You only get one bite at the apple.
#writingcommunity
#writers
#writingtips
#querying
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What I Wish I Knew Before Landing A Literary Agent and Going Out on Submission to Book Publishers.
How I survived failing at traditional book publishing.
https://medium.com/middle-pause/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-landing-a-literary-agent-and-going-out-on-submission-to-book-publishers-92623bda9b5a?sk=b4a210371787a4ffb9ad3d4ea0f21f0b
8 months ago
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Now that I'm 40ish, should I cut my hair! 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
#advice
8 months ago
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My son is a hard core
#bibliophile
. It's hard to keep up with his appetite for books, but I realized I have saved my books from my 4 years at Duke. His goal is to get through then by the end of the summer! 🤯 I love how curious he is. We'll be posting updates as he goes!!
#books
#mybooks
#duke
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9 months ago
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Is 69k unread emails below average, average or above average? 👀😬🤷🏻♀️
#emailhoarder
#lifelessons
9 months ago
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Do I tell him they are for the kids or just let him feel special? ❤️❤️❤️
#marriedlife
#nostalgia
#thelittlethings
9 months ago
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What it's like being together 26 years:
@kmschmid1977.bsky.social
snuggles my neck and whispers: is that Biofreeze or Noxzema I smell? I whisper back: both. He hugs me tighter and says: I knew it. Love you.
#Marriedlife
#myhusband
9 months ago
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Check out my essay about being Hispanic when you don't speak Spanish. They call me a "no sabo kid"--but I'm doing what I can to preserve my father's culture.
#hispanic
#writing
medium.com/middle-pause...
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Do You Have to Speak Spanish to Be Hispanic?
My life as a “no sabo” kid.
https://medium.com/middle-pause/do-you-have-to-speak-spanish-to-be-hispanic-3e61b7efbcbb?sk=347d559cf32df2084cd00092c2fdd389
9 months ago
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KM Schmid
11 months ago
THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married
#P2Ppit
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KM Schmid
10 months ago
THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married
#cupit
#a
#ttr
#rc
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Read about the time I was catcalled with my kids while at lunch, teaching me that sexual harassment doesn't end with motherhood!
#writingcommunity
#women
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Being Catcalled by A Man While With My Children in Broad Day Light
How I Learned Sexual Harassment Doesn’t End At Motherhood
https://medium.com/middle-pause/being-catcalled-by-a-man-while-with-my-children-in-broad-day-light-e374e29377f3?sk=7d1edec918a48546a023aa1e737e7076
10 months ago
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Lately, it feels like my dream of being a writer is playing second fiddle to my real world obligations and day time job. So excited to attend the Deep Dive to get focused in 2025!
#dds2025excited
#writingcommunity
11 months ago
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It's fitting to have this published as I'm boarding my flight home from El Salvador, an empty trip w/o him there. I long for those idyllic days of riding in the back of a pickup truck up winding roads to travels unknown, inhaling her scents with him at the wheel.
#Grief
medium.com/the-wind-pho...
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Falling In Love With My Father’s Mistress
How I finally understood my father’s amor a la patria
https://medium.com/the-wind-phone/falling-in-love-with-my-fathers-mistress-c209f9ab8b39?sk=8e23be5c509813bb4aeeec7977c6ae8f
11 months ago
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KM Schmid
11 months ago
THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? After a power couple’s impulsive 20th anniversary wish sends them back in time and erases their unhappy marriage, they make a pact to help each other fulfill the lost dreams of their youth.
#P2Ppit
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Dawn Berkoski
11 months ago
PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom—or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement?
#P2PPIT
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#Q
#R
#A
Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender
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Soph
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HEARTLESS x KILT TRIP, C FORTUNE for tone ’97: it’s ONLY ONE SUMMER IN BERLIN, then she can return to France. But she’s falling for the city—and her reluctant host. Their chemistry sizzles. The devastating catch? She must go. Heartfelt, retro
#R
#P2Ppit
#UW
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Jennifer Luce
11 months ago
When Keira's sister is captured by a shape-shifting immortal, she teams up with the God of Light to rescue her; but an ancient darkness grows within Keira, and she must choose between stopping those who seek to harness it or saving those she loves. ✨️
#P2Ppit
#Q
#A
#RF
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Author - Maria Levato
11 months ago
JOURNEY TO RALLEM Josie, Jameson, and their friends travel across the continent in the hopes of bringing back Josie's lovers. They face unexpected challenges from meddling, immortal ancestors with age old vendettas. At each turn, events drive Josie and Jameson closer.
#P2Ppit
#Q
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THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married
#P2Ppit
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Co-written with my husband
@kmschmid1977.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Amanda Solimando
11 months ago
THE LIFE BETWEEN follows a cancer survivor afraid to hope for a future beyond her next three-month scan. But when she crosses paths with a deploying soldier, he inspires her to fully embrace life even if neither of them survives the year.
#p2ppit
#uw
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"Yes, I’m calling it a hoo-ha to pander to the common denominator and trick men into reading an article about women’s health..." Read my essay about why it's important to study the impact of perimenopause and menopause on our health. Clapping is appreciated.
#women
medium.com/middle-pause...
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Tales of a Forty-Four-Year-Old Hoo-Ha
Are you there, God? It’s me, Julie Cali.
https://medium.com/middle-pause/tales-of-a-forty-four-year-old-hoo-ha-c47052ea3dda?sk=629a8b1e0c9c0344ee6054b9d19724f2
11 months ago
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What every writer of personal essays fears hearing from their twelve year old son: mom, I googled you and you are all over the internet. 😳😳😳😳 Me: Don't read any of it!
#writingcommunity
11 months ago
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My husband
@kmschmid1977.bsky.social
and I are ending 2024 agreeing on a beginning for our joint novel! Our book baby is finally ready to be sent into the world. Hopefully good things are on our writing horizon for 2025 🥳🥳🥳
#writingcommunity
#writing
11 months ago
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Someone left this comment on my latest essay and it's everything. Thank you stranger for making me think maybe I'm not a failure as a writer. 🤷🏻♀️
#writingcommunity
#writer
12 months ago
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When your husband has a boo and it's not you!! Read about how I learned to cope with not being the center of my husband's world!
#bromance
#marriage
#humor
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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When Your Husband Has a Boo, and It’s Not You…
Learning to find my footing with my husband’s budding bromance
https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-academy/when-your-husband-has-a-boo-and-its-not-you-70b7d8a2fe35?sk=fb6347a6ba48836092bab7244d0a2d12
12 months ago
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With
#type1diabetes
, you can do everything right 99.99% of the time, but it will only take one untreated low to lose my son. Those are not odds I will roll the dice on--ever! Neither should his school district. Click below to learn more.
#type1diabetes
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Why I Filed A Complaint with The Department of Justice Against My Son’s School
Teaching my son, who lives with type 1 diabetes, to advocate for himself and others
https://medium.com/middle-pause/why-i-filed-a-complaint-with-the-department-of-justice-against-my-sons-school-b0c78b106dcc?sk=dfecaca84aaff73b1b6d9e1c1b155e71
12 months ago
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In this latest episode of my 40 year old life, I saw this test on the counter. Sighed that I wasn't pregnant, but wondered when I did the test bc I didn't remember peeing on it. Then I realized it was my son's covid test. Unless I did pee on it and we have to begin again... 👀
#motherhood
12 months ago
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I currently have 17 followers on here. Would showing some skin get me to 18? My forearm has seen better days but it still gets the occasional wink by passersby.
12 months ago
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My husband and I agreed to rotate picking out Christmas movies to watch in December. So that basically means I'm watching Die Hard 15 times. 🤷🏻♀️
about 1 year ago
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How do you make friends on BlueSky? Asking for a friend who has no BlueSky friends. Also, that friend is me. 👀
about 1 year ago
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My husband and I both work from home. When I feel overwhelmed, I'll ask him for a cuddle break. We cuddle for a few minutes and it helps get me through the day. 26 years together and he's still my cuddle buddy. ❤️
about 1 year ago
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He's an investment consultant. I'm an attorney. But we are both writers Life has so many paths. Glad we got to share that today at our kids' school
#greatamericanteachin
event!❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity
@kmschmid1977.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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