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Let the bon temps roulez... or something, over at Another Mother Runner.

• I'm convinced that our rescue Lobo would make a great sled dog.
• How the magic happens.
• Chuck E Cheese is lit.
• When you have to wear a cone of shame, bedazzle it.
• Let she who would not do the exact same thing cast the first stone.
• I will watch the heck out of this.
• How to give a gift.

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” 

— Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

The latest Dry Martini column is live over at Another Mother Runner. This time, I talk about fear and indoor tracks.

• The rescue dogs of vegetation.
• I don't appreciate modern underpant elastic enough.
• They aren't your servers.
• I giggled, especially #7.
• I directed this show in college. I suspect this version will be a lot better.
• I thought my kids were the only ones who did this.
• He deserves all the honors. (Robert really is one of the best in the business, both as a writer and as a human. On a personal level, I never would have become a writer or been a halfway decent one without his patient encouragement. And there are dozens and dozens like me.)

• I need to figure out how to monetize the corgi. 
• When it comes to endurance, the gender divide is disappearing -- and the women who are winning are badass.
• I'm so, so tired of stories like this being reported with breathless surprise. None of it is new.
• You will be brave ... enough.
• Making shawls sexy.
• I died a little.
• Making the brain chemicals work in your favor.
• May your coworkers be this amusing.
• Find your niche.
• Turn every page. (Long, but worth it if you want to know how this sort of work gets done.)

This week's Another Mother Runner column combines two of my passions: running and running.

• Earning the right take up space.
• The aftermath of purity culture.
• Thank you but no. (Although Brrrrrn would play to my strengths....)
• Just in case you'd like a guest in your pulpit, I am available. So is a band called "Dr. Dubious and the Agnostics," who, frankly, sound like a much better choice.
• Making climate change tactile.
• What it is like to go to the theater with my husband and I.
• The other day, I wondered what ever happened to colored toilet paper. Then my friend Anj, unprompted, sent this to me.

Over at Another Mother Runner, a quick round-up of the last couple of weeks.

• You should know more about Mary Bowser.
• All that glitters is New Jersey.
• The mystery of Tucker Carlson.
• The equality of the photo negative.
• Reader, I laughed.
• Something my county struggles with.
• How the magic happens.
• I love this guy.