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And the drama unfolds ... open.substack.com/pub/cindyshi... #Spain #Equestrian #Horses #Travel

My latest from #Spain - on navigating the human herd #Travel #Horses #Equestrian open.substack.com/pub/cindyshi...

Coming up this week on my ShineWoman Substack! Managing the unexpected on my horse riding adventure in Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. It was a wild ride, continuing this year's theme of random events that can threaten to throw you off track. #Travel #Adventure #Equine #Women #Resilience

Have you been #DOGEd, otherwise laid off or forced to reckon with family or financial upheaval? I figure that covers a lot of us. Check out my latest on #Substack. If you like these posts, please pass on - subscription is free or cheap! open.substack.com/pub/cindyshi... #OlderWomen #Aging

Check out my latest story from my month-long trip to Spain to figure out my life after being DOGEd! If you like what you see, subscribe (free or cheap) for more Barcelona: A Love Letter. Reflections on my youth in a changing city cindyshiner.substack.com/p/barcelona-...

Check out my 3-part narrative on horse #voluntourism gone awry while traveling in #Spain. You can find it on my Substack ShineWoman - subscribe for free for that story and more on my travel adventures after getting #DOGEd. Below Rudy the sheep next to my Land Rover accommodation at the stables.

I saved a life today. It was reptilian, but still a life. And in this era of anti-grace and official desire to put people “in trauma,” any act of kindness, no matter how small, can feel like rebellion. #DOGE #unemployment #USAID #Musk #FederalWorkforce open.substack.com/pub/cindyshi...

One line stood out: "...we did it without a massive budget, props departments and special-effects teams." I understand the benefits of reduced costs - look what digital did for indies. But how many creatives will be put out of work with #AI? Thoughts? #scriptsky www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-f...

Hot off the keyboard! If you like what you see, subscribe (free or cheap) and share! #scriptsky #writing #writers #travel open.substack.com/pub/cindyshi...

"Do they have the new insurance bro?" My auto corrected text to my son after his dentist visit. *info

Bots creep me out, especially when they offer, unsolicited (obv) to help me find a #job. 👁️

This headline looks like it belongs in The Onion instead of the Wall Street Journal. U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland

Life is life-ing at an incredibly accelerated rate lately. And I ate almost a whole strawberry rhubarb pie.

Favorite headline of the week: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Coffee rooster. Somehow, in this time of #unemployment the kitchen has become my studio. There can be beauty in uncertainty, creativity in limbo. I didn't intend to create the rooster. But a quieter mind can enable us to see. Have you been creative lately? Would love to see ☀️

Voila my first sourdough. It makes unemployment taste so much better.

"It looks like flubber," my son said. This is not a promising start to my sourdough.

Wall Street rallied for a moment because investors got a piece of fake news. Pathetic. Not the behaviour of rational, informed and thoughtful adults but of spoilt, rich, stupid infants. A reminder that our problems aren't solved just by removing Trump. No. The WHOLE SYSTEM of capitalism must change.

Back to the #novel. Some stories are just better as novels and don't translate well as #screenplays - they become different stories. I tend to know instantly when a story is either and I really shouldn't waste time thinking otherwise. Maybe others have different experiences? #scriptsky

I don’t know who made this but they won Monday.

Banana bread is an acceptable dinner item, right? Because it's bread. It's not cake, definitely not cake. 🍌

Don't write a story where the protagonist changes at the end. Write a story where the protagonist changes throughout, and that change allows a satisfying end. My screenwriting improved dramatically when I realized the difference. #screenwriting

Yodellers of the world, you never stood a chance: Monkeys will always be better at yodelling than humans because they have a "cheap trick" hidden in their voice box, scientists reveal. u.afp.com/SiHq

The odious Trump seeks to drive a wedge between people from #Canada and #USA. Yet North Americans are some of the finest people I follow. So here’s the first of 3 packs celebrating them. Great North Americans, #writers, #campaigners, #poets and other really good people. Please follow and repost

Is it possible to have donut hangover?

Yay! My town for the win! #Boulder #Scripsky www.sundance.org/new-sundance...

An excellent starter pack from @edgeoerin.com of multi-genre artists and authors. Some really interesting people in here worth following. #writingcommunity #artists #booksky Please explore and repost 👇

Hey fellow recently #unemployed and #DOGE'd. Ever consider pivoting in your #career? For about an hour this weekend I thought of becoming a pastry chef and baked some bread. 😂

BREAKING: Greenland no longer worried about surprise invasion

Foreign aid cuts cost lives. One of the many examples:

Lol so so true

#BREAKING Divided US Supreme Court votes to reject Trump bid to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid payments

Is something suss in your community that you want help digging into? We got your back! Join us Wednesday to find out more.

This is an exceptional book and I'd recommend his whole series to anyone. William Martell is a natural teacher. #scriptsky

The West ❤️

Screenpit is here - give them a follow! #scriptsky

Only in America. Uh, except maybe war zones. A snippet of instruction for wrist surgery tomorrow.

A list of ProPublica reporters, what they're covering, and how to get in touch via Signal. There are reporters covering USAID, DOGE, State, NIH, CDC, FDA, DOJ, EPA, DOD, DHS, FAA, Medicaid, abortion, HUD, DOT, veterans and ED. www.propublica.org/article/seco...

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It has come to my attention that it’s been a while since we talked about that time we adopted a very old hamster who was expected to die imminently but then he went completely bald and lived two more years looking like this

Check them out!

Congrats to all on #TheGreyList2025 !! Best of luck with your scripts!

This is saved on my home computer for a reason! 👇 A fantastic resource for any level of writer.

I love how this fallen tree in Costa Rica demands to live by reaching with new roots to the ground - even if it is giving off major Human Centipede vibes. #scriptsky #horror

#scriptsky Also known as dark night of the soul or all is lost (but it's not) moment. I love a character in doubt.

Happy Tuesday! This is how I want to live. Pura vida.

Been feeling miserable since being DOGEd and breaking my wrist and then I remembered something I can still do and which I don't do nearly enough: paint. Here's an old still life from when I studied at @Massana art school in Barcelona. #artists

Loved watching this! Such a cool idea, great special effects and it was fun watching two bad asses navigate it all.

Happy Monday, #writers! Approach the page like my doggo does the snow. #skriptsky