So, it was an interesting start to Summer 2014. And by interesting, I mean the following occurred:

• we quit our jobs
• packed up our stuff, chucking the rest
• high-tailed it out of the southeast
• took it slow through the west on our way to the "best" coast
• AND we settled into an apartment near Seattle
. . .

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The Shorter Bit

I'm very excited to share that my partner and I (as well as our pup, Pintxo) are relocating to Seattle, the city of my choice. We had talked about moving with no jobs if it came to it, but thankfully my very talented partner secured a fantastic position at a school at which she'll make great . . .

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Well, that's not entirely true.

Since my first post in November 2013, I wrote a gift for Blog Secret Santa in December. Having a deadline to write for someone I respect did wonders for my writing stage fright. I also loved the entire process I used, it reminded me of writing English Literature papers: close readings of the text, . . .

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This post was anonymously written as part of Blog Secret Santa. There's a list of all Secret Santa posts, including one written by Pamela Drouin, on Santa's list of 2013 gift posts.

Welcome to what will probably be the second ever post on Pamela Drouin's Silvrback blog. I'm Secret Santa, and I'll be your anonymous . . .

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Months ago, a dear friend tweeted about Silvrback. I followed the link and became instantly enamored of the product.

Hey Medium users: this is interesting! https://t.co/BO4MMokFKc

— shannon (@shannonfisher) August 26, 2013

I’ve been reading articles on Medium for many months now, and even published my first post ever there. I . . .

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