For years, I’ve held onto a toaster from my grandmother’s kitchen. I’ve never used it. I’ve never let it go. This week, I finally asked why. It’s not really about the toaster. It’s about memory, identity, and the weight of objects we’ve outgrown.

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FREE CHAPTER FRIDAY Featured This Week: The Motherhood Mandate What happens when your body becomes the state’s business? Rylee thought she had options. She didn’t. If you think this couldn’t happen here— Read this chapter. Then share it. Download Chapter One www.mewright.com/free-friday-...

Hey, writers! Yeah, you. The ones who are BFF with your laptop or iPad. The ones who write what you can during precious stolen moments. Poetry. Short stories. Novellas. Novels. Narrating. Doesn't matter. If you are creating, narrating, publishing, or marketing your book, I wanna support you!

FREE CHAPTER FRIDAY The Fatherhood Mandate Sam Maxwell didn’t plan to be a dad. But after Rylee’s ultrasound confirmed a heartbeat, the state decided for him. If you think this couldn’t happen here— Read this chapter, then share it. Download Chapter One www.mewright.com/free-friday-...

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FREE CHAPTER FRIDAY This week: Thin Blue Lines The test didn’t change her life. The ultrasound did. Once they confirmed the heartbeat, the system flagged her. Now she’s just a host—because in Wisconsin, the fetus is the citizen. Download Chapter One → www.mewright.com/free-friday-...

Sam grew up in a quiet neighborhood in Mequon, just north of Milwaukee. The house on Crescent Hill sat at the edge of a small lake, tucked into one of those neighborhoods where the lawns are always mowed, the mailboxes all match, and the HOA has opinions about everything. #TheFatherhoodMandate

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Every morning, we feed the squirrels and the birds. And, every morning the grackles beat the squirrels to the pile of squirrel food and strut around the backyard like they own it. Poor squirrels.

I experimented with letting go of time last week. No rigid schedule. No alarms. Just flow, pizza, and quiet productivity. It’s wild how freeing it is to stop checking the clock. #LifeWithoutTheClock #ReclaimYourTime #LettingGo

Just poking through my files and found this PSA. A friend of mine wrote it for me when I was struggling with The Fatherhood Mandate. Sam's reaction: Sam turned away in disgust. What the fuck? An entire commercial that glamorized forcing people into parenthood? And people believed it?

My mom’s advice for this series was simple: Never wait to be rescued. Princesses can slay their own damn dragons! That advice landed up in The Unborn Child Protection Act series…and in my store. Just use the discount code ‘Princess’ to get the 25% discount. Thanks, Mom!!

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Currently mood. Editing is not going well. It will be fine because I said so God damn it!!

In a remote Arizona desert, time-sculpted rocks stand beneath swirling star trails. Perfect north alignment made this cosmic dance possible ✨🌌

I've only started tearing into...I mean...editing my manuscript but I'm already yelling at myself. Protagonist is 12 years old. I absolutely get that. BUT, I need to tone it down! :muttering about needing a whole lot more coffee:

Today's mood brought to you by a rather bad Section 31 movie. If you need me, I'll have ST Discovery on. I need to see the Emperor as she was meant to be played. Computer, hot latte, stat!!

Josie: What are you doing? Sunny: (off screen) Nothin'!

Latte. Frothy!

I'm a bit lost with BlueSky. People are posting their accounts but I can't seem to find them. Plus, I need a feed of *just* friends so I can better keep up with my peeps. Any suggestions or FAQs that can help the 'tech challenged'?

Happy Sunday morning, folks! Coffee? ✅ To do list? ✅ VR headset charged? ✅ Ready to dig into rewriting my first draft of A Ward of the State? ☕

Do I just do a full Christmas reset or run the Santa Claus protocol diagnostic?

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Current mood. I wrote over 3500 words today but A Ward of the State sits at just over 50k because I'm rewriting scenes.

Last night's dreams brought to you by an attack duck! We had 3 ducklings in this dream. One of them took one look at a chair on my deck, and went into full attack mode. Quackquackquackquack!! Tried to separate duckling and chair but couldn't seem to get a grip. Strangest dream ever!