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Links: The New Generation of Black Chefs Exploring Soul Food in Paris. Black chefs are exploring “Afropean” identity and building on American soul food’s long history in the European dining capital via @Eater Weddings to die for (COVID-19 and gatherings) via Texas Monthly How a nap guru gets it done via The Cut Signs of Burnout viaContinue reading “Links and Loves for January & February 2021”

Congratulations to anyone who put words down on the page this year, and congrats to those who tried NaNoWriMo. Instead of feeling bad about not succeeding year after year, I took the time and restructured the contest in my own best interests. And I did the damn thing. Eleven days ago, I won NaNoWriMo, andContinue reading “I Did (NaNoWriMo) My Way”

LinksProductivity Skills to Help You Gain Time Back via Harvard Business ReviewAutomate. Outsource. Use asynchronous communication. Pause your email. Bundle your temptations. 6 Ways to Support Black-Owned Businesses During the Holidays via HubSpotRefer. Buy. Partner. How to be Productive Without Motivation via Self-Publishing FormulaAutomate. Find support. Keep office hours. Prepare your environment. Treat yourself. DoContinue reading “Links & Loves for December 2020”

Links  How to write almost anything, from a great joke to a killer cover letter via Pocket — This is a collection of great articles about the craft of writing — Bookmark it.  The strategic side hustle via Harvard Business Review  Key quotation: “ …leaders who want to rise—and help their organizations thrive—need to find ways toContinue reading “Links & Loves for October”

So, I read Verified Strangers, Lena Dunham’s romance novel after reading this article and reading the subsequent Twitter hubbub . Well, let me not lie. I read parts of it. For pandemic me, reading twenty chapters of anything is an investment of time and space. Right now, I cannot give up that much time forContinue reading “So, I read…Verified Strangers by Lena Dunham”