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Hello to my much neglected blog subscribers! If you feel like it's been a long time since I've blogged, you're right. I haven't posted since 2021. One reason? Burnout. The main reason, though, was I became a plaintiff in a local book banning lawsuit and felt the need to keep my online profile low, especially when sharing personal details about my family. What had been a fun way to share stories about my kiddos and life in the holler became a liability. I didn't want to get doxxed for standing up for free speech. I'm happy to report that those of us who wanted to keep diverse books on library shelves won the lawsuit. The library was required to dismantle their "social section" where they basically hid books with any DEI-related topics from children and young adults. The first amendment prevailed. It was a stressful ordeal, but we won. I still do not feel the need to restart this blog, currently, but I wanted a way to share writing news - poems publis...
