tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75615929575094798022024-02-02T13:11:12.632-05:00On the Slythe work and musings of sarah a. lybrandslyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-2523141545982376402021-11-05T11:06:00.006-04:002021-11-05T15:19:43.375-04:00Super-belated ART NEWS!!
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<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"></p><p></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Somehow, I neglected to announce a few bits of news from this
past year. I must have been distracted by... Oh yes. Everyone's <i>'that's
why' </i>excuse for the past eighteen months, for better or worse. Lord knows I took my lumps too, but thankfully, I think these two art brags fall squarely in the "better" category? OR at the very least, <i>new. </i></span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Because of the pandemic" #1.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like many, I found weird pockets of time to indulge weird ideas, with no particular reason to stop myself. Like obsessively taking photos on a hike last January after a windstorm, when all the dead, broken tree limbs looked so much like twisted bodies and human physiology, I just kept seeing the same theme over and over:</span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't help it. Apparently, nor could I help submitting said photos to the very next call-for-submissions I found. And lo and behold, two photos from the series were selected for publication! </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">"Arboreal Arms" and</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> "Bronchial Branches" </span><span><span>(left to right, above)</span> were selected by the <a href="https://tatterhoodreview.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tatterhood Review</a> (a really cool literary sci</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">fi/fantasy 'zine, y'all!) for publication, and they even paid me a few shekels, too. Eeek! </span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Because of the pandemic" #2.</span> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In <i>another</i> twist of temporary insanity, at the same time I submitted an old painting I did back in 2015 to a gallery seeking work on the topic of "Paradoxical Paradigms." I called the painting <i><b>Rembrandt's Bathsheba: The Hellscape Abloom </b></i>and... it made it in! To an actual, honest-to-goodness <i>ART SHOW!!</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> E</span></span></span>ntirely, in my opinion, by mistake.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nonetheless, the painting hung at the <a href="https://www.huntingtonarts.org/" target="_blank">The Huntington Arts Council</a> for a number of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>weeks, they </span> threw all us artists a virtual </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">reception </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(you can still view the body of work <a href="https://www.huntingtonarts.org/system/wp-content/uploads/Artist-Booklet-1.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>), and the whole thing was both a total hoot and a real, true honor. </span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">WHO EVEN AM I RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS?!</span></i> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know, I know, I usually fancy myself a writer. But that little surge of </span><span style="font-size: medium;">inspiration last year was a much-needed boost during a particularly demoralizing
pandemic. So it just goes to show ya</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>—</span></span><i>submit submit submit! You never know who's crazy enough to call you an artist! </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvg9T-Y-WWJiMjdiwwe_nnr_92Jt7aknvqcUQ8lfqsJuFDNkEBdzyIZdjBlJwfY38XW-CPRMX-WjKO9g7OFxJUMtb6zYhwLY3iSnGSy-qis_mYvO5NKXrIBJnBHTuZfUjOCPVessH13Pk/s2048/IMG_20210104_134146413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="2048" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvg9T-Y-WWJiMjdiwwe_nnr_92Jt7aknvqcUQ8lfqsJuFDNkEBdzyIZdjBlJwfY38XW-CPRMX-WjKO9g7OFxJUMtb6zYhwLY3iSnGSy-qis_mYvO5NKXrIBJnBHTuZfUjOCPVessH13Pk/w464-h375/IMG_20210104_134146413.jpg" title="Rembrandt's Bathsheba: The Hellscape Abloom" width="464" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rembrandt's Bathsheba: The Hellscape Abloom (2015)<br /></span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>More About </b><br /></span></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rembrandt's Bathsheba: The Hellscape Abloom</b></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Artist Statement:</b></span> <i>In painting </i>Rembrandt’s Bathsheba: The Hellscape Abloom,<i>
I purged a demon in a single sitting with the materials I had on hand:
some old tubes of acrylic and oil paint, some torn pages of a 1950’s
Rembrandt art book my toddler had destroyed, spiritual enhancements of
mood and music—and a subconscious laden with timely insecurities: body,
motherhood, femininity, sex. </i></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6vtHoF3J4WO6keJqBLw7EPUQv8WPNuRvtaB-zOKuAgNckq4pZlcfiiEAgABOn6JcQPie_kBckAoSLQT4HDGUEYXixn7qYaCLlU6cr6aES0rucu6H-OQR0xIA7Ycc6kAzPpbzG4NxNtQ/s608/Bathsheba.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="605" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6vtHoF3J4WO6keJqBLw7EPUQv8WPNuRvtaB-zOKuAgNckq4pZlcfiiEAgABOn6JcQPie_kBckAoSLQT4HDGUEYXixn7qYaCLlU6cr6aES0rucu6H-OQR0xIA7Ycc6kAzPpbzG4NxNtQ/w246-h248/Bathsheba.png" width="246" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><i>In the Biblical story of Bathsheba, King
David spies a bathing beauty on a rooftop and desires her, summoning her with a demand letter informing
her he’s just sent her husband off to war so they can be together. </i></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>
In Rembrandt’s Baroque masterpiece, </i>Bathsheba at her Bath<i> (1654),
it’s widely agreed that Bathsheba is lovingly depicted as despondent,
deeply disturbed, saddened, and/or resigned by Kind David’s letter. </i></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":1sz" style="display: block;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>When
I first saw Rembrandt’s masterpiece hanging in the Louvre many years
ago, and again in our vintage art book, I was not familiar with it, nor
the biblical story it was based on. In blissful ignorance, I read this
alluring, sensual woman as contemplative. Torn. Conflicted. Excited, but
terrified. Perhaps even horrified. But also... Alight with possibility.
Abloom, in a Hellscape. Conflicts in emotion make sense to me.
Paradox’s make sense to me. Even when faced with such a profound
paradigm shift as Bathsheba’s: you can hold two feelings in your heart
at once.</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /></b><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":1t3" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 693px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPHmruwf3B3ip5SHaJ1Nq7s40jjiHkAQA-1tIZuUhWFgLw2fl1Tc-BYu9PFfQ3dycfUNcjB9FxVt6Mpa0-4lnaEn-ZWDhc7WO_tAWDK3r15krvkbJuFziYDO25CwtSNliuYQjG9_5gzA/s2048/IMG_20211031_122122838.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPHmruwf3B3ip5SHaJ1Nq7s40jjiHkAQA-1tIZuUhWFgLw2fl1Tc-BYu9PFfQ3dycfUNcjB9FxVt6Mpa0-4lnaEn-ZWDhc7WO_tAWDK3r15krvkbJuFziYDO25CwtSNliuYQjG9_5gzA/s400/IMG_20211031_122122838.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><div>
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</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">More About</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Arboreal Arms" </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">(2021)</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>& (Above, Top Left)<br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Bronchial Branches" </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">(2021)</span> <i>(Above, Top Right)<br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="Jj1erZT_QQrffjG0YQjrK"><span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Artist Statement: </b></span></span><i>On one of my solitary hikes through the trails of eastern Long Island, I found the haunting, textured, and gnarled mess of the woods too striking not to capture <span>—</span> if only with a newcomer's eye and a smartphone camera.
Yet with these rudimentary tools, art still finds a way. In this series, I aim to reveal how the arboreal can look downright aboral as the broken limbs, fallen trees, and knotted vines of the bare winter forest map unto our bodies' own tangled physiology <span>— </span>hair, veins, arteries, posture, caress <span>— </span>manifested in simple plays of light, color, and texture. </i></span><br /></p></span><i><span></span></i></div></div></div></div>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0Long Island, New York, USA40.789142 -73.1349609999999912.478908163821153 -108.29121099999999 69.099375836178837 -37.97871099999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-55225916382998553222021-10-02T11:00:00.012-04:002021-11-05T11:01:19.731-04:00My Sexy New GF, Chloe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-OOUien3PlKeEEPClMq4bYaoe6WXS2VeoPn5aynL7MB9ituEvYm_AybVPE_Le5_PEDOLfVXqK4tDGLXpEnm_bF9TU6PJE_x3En7S6qMW2f6DtBSsw1Cx3k22uus6uA6tRraaRFP0fqY/s2048/Chloescabin4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1787" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-OOUien3PlKeEEPClMq4bYaoe6WXS2VeoPn5aynL7MB9ituEvYm_AybVPE_Le5_PEDOLfVXqK4tDGLXpEnm_bF9TU6PJE_x3En7S6qMW2f6DtBSsw1Cx3k22uus6uA6tRraaRFP0fqY/w349-h400/Chloescabin4.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet my new 'lil writer's cabin! She's such a delight<span><span><span> — </span></span></span>a quiet oasis in the woods between Woodstock and
Peekskill, NY; a one-room camping cabin perched on the edge of a small,
scummy pond. She's perfect<i>.</i></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf9BTUW3SG0_7et7p_WQ7TFDysBZn1pYnTBVVv4hHwD_DGsUeVogxNUuEEN1UsL8a9zSaSqmbv18xPUTNFU-FfhYFLn9wdzgAyblmWfpkC4UyLNfJWdQr3fJaVl5bV9r9fM-k0Yx1UkQ/s2048/Chloescabin3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf9BTUW3SG0_7et7p_WQ7TFDysBZn1pYnTBVVv4hHwD_DGsUeVogxNUuEEN1UsL8a9zSaSqmbv18xPUTNFU-FfhYFLn9wdzgAyblmWfpkC4UyLNfJWdQr3fJaVl5bV9r9fM-k0Yx1UkQ/s320/Chloescabin3.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Or I guess<i> </i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>technically</i> </span> she's not mine, as the placard above the window contains a possessive 's' and she does, in a legal sense, belong to a nice, elderly woman with Chloe's name. But in the
process of renting and caring for said little cabin last year I
befriended the Chloes. And we struck a mutually beneficial deal: short, off-the-grid writing retreats whenever I require total encapsulation in a page-producing writing-chamber </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>— </span></span>in return for off-peak rates and some extra cabin TLC. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsml-XuVDrJajhn2KEaAmssbN-aszeOLhzvol3pIKl_JGrFk6D6rBuAJEMBNTa9KPjSXe74XqerqG-c5cVJh-zHh9_Re35EOmFO9Q2qmAnodJu3028KMeXY0_gE8FvqaoGDcilBTFg9w/s2048/PXL_20210722_153921497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsml-XuVDrJajhn2KEaAmssbN-aszeOLhzvol3pIKl_JGrFk6D6rBuAJEMBNTa9KPjSXe74XqerqG-c5cVJh-zHh9_Re35EOmFO9Q2qmAnodJu3028KMeXY0_gE8FvqaoGDcilBTFg9w/s320/PXL_20210722_153921497.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">There's only one foreseeable problem with this relationship. With no shortage of gorgeous hiking trails, area waterfalls, and a one-man canoe, my biggest challenge with Chloe is getting too caught up. She's distracting AF. I <i>try</i> to remain focused. But besides writing and staring at the pond, here's the sort of thing I got up to the last time I was there: </span> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXtBwJQiK1TYsrV-u8SHxcuI1xLidW9c14JURdI5qnOMU53a8GjZWXquDw5GTN7mzjEUI13TxpozIKrj3AYA0uRjyvsR1xsAf7nXIIV9xaM-eA91GlpP9G76T_gsfqPKMyKd0e-yvOIk/s2048/Chloescabin2.jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXtBwJQiK1TYsrV-u8SHxcuI1xLidW9c14JURdI5qnOMU53a8GjZWXquDw5GTN7mzjEUI13TxpozIKrj3AYA0uRjyvsR1xsAf7nXIIV9xaM-eA91GlpP9G76T_gsfqPKMyKd0e-yvOIk/s320/Chloescabin2.jpg.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I caught my first fish!!! On my own!!! So yeah. I'm into Chloe. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We'll see how stiff my fingers get in winter, but with a loft bed, electric space heater, boxes of candles and exactly enough juice from a single power outlet to keep my offline laptop running (and a box full of notes to turn into a book, but never-you mind!<i> More on that news later</i>)..... I think I'm all set? 'Ta 'till then! </span><br /></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0Woodstock, NY, USA42.0409247 -74.118197113.730690863821152 -109.2744471 70.351158536178843 -38.9619471tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-85612467782333060532021-08-25T14:31:00.084-04:002021-11-05T11:11:56.238-04:00Post-covid stirrings had us dreamin' of TRAVEL like.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQp6jpsrCNPSEEI7grpn7PfYTpZa-opWjI5486e6SohmiNeC9GbRyBPemzPW7n0cou89kOR8d7adWJsEVQMcbZAgUfzkEkEJX0bEV2alPwsggNvacHYj8abFSLXndL98_jn6JquFGVH8/s2048/nick-seagrave-1tpLdmxki-c-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQp6jpsrCNPSEEI7grpn7PfYTpZa-opWjI5486e6SohmiNeC9GbRyBPemzPW7n0cou89kOR8d7adWJsEVQMcbZAgUfzkEkEJX0bEV2alPwsggNvacHYj8abFSLXndL98_jn6JquFGVH8/w320-h213/nick-seagrave-1tpLdmxki-c-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">During that brief Spring reprieve when Covid restrictions lifted enough to fill the air with lots of <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/5-soul-cleansing-trips-after-the-year-weve-all-had" target="_blank"><b>travel fervor </b></a>— toot, TOOT! — I got aboard the travel train for </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><a href="http://dhtravelservices.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>DH Travel Services</b></a>,</i><span style="text-align: left;"> parent co' for millenial fav (for </span>well-curated, no-frills travel packages catering to the young and frugal),<b><span> </span><a href="http://www.greatvaluevacations.com" target="_blank"><i>Great Value Vacations</i></a></b><span><i>.</i> </span><span>Through the magical powers of research-from-my-couch, this content didn't involve any </span><i>actual </i><span>travel and I know, <i>you're</i> <i>shocked</i> — but it did inspire some of my own. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some friends and I took off for Austin, Texas in May to celebrate what we thought was the <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/post-covid-self-care-while-traveling" target="_blank"><b>the end of Covid</b></a> (<i>LOLOLOL)</i> and our family booked flights to visit our respective parents' in Missouri and Oregon for the summer, the first time spent with our kid's grandparents in nearly two years.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> [<span>L</span>ittle did we know both <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/greece-hidden-gems" target="_blank"><b>geographic locations</b></a> would end up national hot-spots for the Delta variant; We white-knuckled it through both visits and <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/4-reasons-travel-is-great-self-care" target="_blank"><b>returned healthy</b></a>, but barely!]</span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring and summer highlights included a GVV piece commissioned to feature <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/8-locations-to-visit-from-the-crown" target="_blank"><b><i>8 Locations to Visit from Netflix's The Crown</i></b></a> (can't say I didn't enjoy the deep, multi-season research on this one, guys!), plus a few new series I developed for GVV's seemingly limitless content pool: <b><a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/how-to-order-a-coffee-in-ireland-a-tutorial" target="_blank"><i>How to Order Coffee In X</i>....</a>, </b><i><b><a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/5-alternatives-to-big-cities-ireland" target="_blank">5 Alternatives to Big Cities in (X)</a>, <a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/essential-irish-phrases-for-first-time-travelers" target="_blank">Essential Phrases of (X),</a></b></i> and <i><a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/what-s-it-like-to-travel-in-mexico-right-now" target="_blank"><b>What's it Like to Travel to (X) Right Now?</b></a></i></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sort of content that might, you know, just make a comeback someday. If we can persuade our <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oh-my-fucking-god-get-the-fucking-vaccine-already-you-fucking-fucks" target="_blank"><b><i>hesitant friends</i></b></a> to join us in the effort to end this Eighth Circle of Variant Hell we've found ourselves in. Cuz as they say in the 'biz: *<i>"<a href="https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/post-covid-self-care-while-traveling" target="_blank"><b>No Flyin' Delta Skies, 'til we cut Delta's ties, guys!"</b></a></i></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Until then.... <i>au revoir, mes amis. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span>(* totally made up)</span></i></span></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-84418462134394295802021-04-07T15:12:00.082-04:002021-04-07T16:33:57.892-04:00"The Finding Party," places 2nd!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SjA81NsEdAdmGsZxoPHDBKOAxwnRJhrp25ojP0ZfOFwpxBt6mYk_543fj5YaKh4YOjAHjp2tsu4GZ_LBifKCowxw_11koC3n0dfbFSsJd32CrOThjPGk7zQZ2jdVEhN1SfXtKhgI7DI/s1101/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+3.20.31+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="1101" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SjA81NsEdAdmGsZxoPHDBKOAxwnRJhrp25ojP0ZfOFwpxBt6mYk_543fj5YaKh4YOjAHjp2tsu4GZ_LBifKCowxw_11koC3n0dfbFSsJd32CrOThjPGk7zQZ2jdVEhN1SfXtKhgI7DI/w400-h120/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+3.20.31+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2igzqXIBlduWfJBVbOmVi22ozAGx1DZHlLQhLHJdX9iplPw5wNtx-8xD2g8k0ENqHhqUNcbPuuLv1oNlPf2UgNhe9riP7Rkkn1VYfW8DJAY7GKN_oS0lY2IuevrveM8gCQ1tmnWekNHE/s559/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+4.10.09+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2igzqXIBlduWfJBVbOmVi22ozAGx1DZHlLQhLHJdX9iplPw5wNtx-8xD2g8k0ENqHhqUNcbPuuLv1oNlPf2UgNhe9riP7Rkkn1VYfW8DJAY7GKN_oS0lY2IuevrveM8gCQ1tmnWekNHE/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+4.10.09+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"The Finding Party" gets second place in R1 of the NYC Midnight <a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/Challenge.htm." target="_blank">Short Story Challenge 2021</a>! </div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Read <a href="https://sarahlybrand.substack.com/p/the-finding-party" target="_blank">The Finding Party</a>, here.</b></span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPMYkCbyLNF7JWjyMSg0O_hLtT5uro4FUcUBX6wco3G2K-vVOfOjsVhAokD7HlT6qhSzrHFUEGIsTMxw41zLEZEpVYAdXMIDbcvC79HDeYeDIm-Mif4J7n-muWe0L7AfAWzNQLqrHwNQ/s627/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+2.05.37+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPMYkCbyLNF7JWjyMSg0O_hLtT5uro4FUcUBX6wco3G2K-vVOfOjsVhAokD7HlT6qhSzrHFUEGIsTMxw41zLEZEpVYAdXMIDbcvC79HDeYeDIm-Mif4J7n-muWe0L7AfAWzNQLqrHwNQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+2.05.37+PM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>This was my second <a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/" target="_blank">NYC Midnight </a>competition (dipping my toes in last year with a <a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/MFC/250/Challenge.htm" target="_blank">microfiction contest</a>) and I must say, just entering </span><a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/Challenge.htm" target="_blank">The Short Story Challenge</a> is an amazing learning experience and a huge accomplishment. I'm pumped just to be a part of it. </div></span><p></p><p><span>But accolades ain't so bad, either! In round one of my heat (among those who got the same prompts - an estimated group of 25 writers or so?) my story, <a href="https://sarahlybrand.substack.com/p/the-finding-party" target="_blank">The Finding Party,</a> came in <a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/1stRound2021Results.htm" target="_blank">2nd place!</a> Holy smokes! This was out of a possible five slots, with four honorable mentions per grouping.</span></p><p><span>Now, this is only the first round of three, mind you — so I'll keep you posted on how the competition shakes out in the subsequent heats. But for now, I'm pretty dang pleased: this baby was cranked out in 7 days, had to be less than 2,500 words (and you better believe I pretty much used all of 'em), and had to include the prescriptive elements in the screengrab above (ghost story, farmer, a fixation). </span></p><p><span>One of the best things about this particular contest is that whether you place or not, every story comes back with the judge's comments and feedback.</span><span> For a writer, this is invaluable. </span></p><p><span>(WARNING! SPOILERS BELOW!!). T</span><span>o sweeten the emotional payoff in The Finding Party, for example,</span><span> the judges would have liked to have seen a bit more backstory about my narrator's failing marriage—a great note. At the same time, they also praised the execution of the plot twist, the interplay of sweetness and sadness in the story's tone, and, my personal favorite among the panel's comments, "this writer clearly has a handle on structure." (</span><i>Aggh! Yesss! Swoon!).</i></p><p><span>This also represents my first attempt at putting something together on <a href="https://sarahlybrand.substack.com/p/the-finding-party" target="_blank">Substack</a>, yet another experiment born out of throwing things at the wall during the pandemic to see what sticks. There, you'll be able to sign up or subscribe to read more of my work (if that's your thing). </span></p><p><span> Until then, </span><span><b style="font-style: italic;">happy backpacking season, y'all! </b> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOgo0ZwoEACfY0mlGXzOF8amB6CzRqr2ksXSenvOND49F7VWy5Fvupq01U_ALcQ_HiCbe-wphuOHIKKfNvYvFhM3mabV6jeiwV3-tkYPbKE0w5Uf2QdfqE2kWJu-s32eYMFxM7DH4-8M/s506/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+1.24.41+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="506" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOgo0ZwoEACfY0mlGXzOF8amB6CzRqr2ksXSenvOND49F7VWy5Fvupq01U_ALcQ_HiCbe-wphuOHIKKfNvYvFhM3mabV6jeiwV3-tkYPbKE0w5Uf2QdfqE2kWJu-s32eYMFxM7DH4-8M/w400-h272/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+1.24.41+PM.png" width="400" /></a></i></div><i><br /><b><br /></b></i><p></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-39115948772627856752020-10-15T12:33:00.010-04:002020-12-04T12:33:10.892-05:00That Time I Wrote a Timely Piece About a Fly... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAPpp0k1zzs49PGRxqUb5fliP4hdE7jKainsK5QjzxFBizt6LVGs04BgrkpOoJ-SYjAYqu-d2JTMC2UaLukeo6snMIQVyg31sVAg_XeewmWsx3m5kMAzw46GiyFcdVEuLKBbAWz648Es/s1052/Screen+Shot+2020-10-08+at+6.39.37+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1052" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAPpp0k1zzs49PGRxqUb5fliP4hdE7jKainsK5QjzxFBizt6LVGs04BgrkpOoJ-SYjAYqu-d2JTMC2UaLukeo6snMIQVyg31sVAg_XeewmWsx3m5kMAzw46GiyFcdVEuLKBbAWz648Es/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-08+at+6.39.37+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm not a news reporter or anything — but some stories are just worth breaking. And so without much fanfare or thinking I jotted out this bombshell for <a href="https://medium.com/search?q=sarah%20lybrand" target="_blank">Medium</a> in a day, not waiting around for a single editor to read, edit, or reject this piece for being unoriginal, rambling, or for burying my lead. NOPE, no sirree, I just <i>had</i> to post it—and so whether or not that was a mistake only you (assuming this glowing invitation is enough of a <a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/thank-you-ghost-of-rbg-5de4dca28b18" target="_blank">teaser</a>), me, and possibly only RBG will ever know. Either way, BEHOLD a thing I wrote about the mounting supernatural mischief afoot in our current state of political affairs: </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/thank-you-ghost-of-rbg-5de4dca28b18"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"Thank you, ghost of RBG"</i></span></b></a></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-60351487971268968552020-10-14T11:08:00.019-04:002020-10-15T12:38:23.053-04:00PUBLISHED: "The Pandemic Ruined My Poly Relationship—But Saved My Marriage"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs09twQDs6HxTXvybaX5jB7qBT5ttguVhfeotccTzhDKD1jvV3QZyl_DSpAHe3dvR6iuPHBGx1oHXSKZneb7mLFaufXgkV1nbq14fyT0-PYQBuWTBwUCbXKe_DsTtTinKJm8gjxmp00g/s850/Screen+Shot+2020-10-15+at+11.46.36+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs09twQDs6HxTXvybaX5jB7qBT5ttguVhfeotccTzhDKD1jvV3QZyl_DSpAHe3dvR6iuPHBGx1oHXSKZneb7mLFaufXgkV1nbq14fyT0-PYQBuWTBwUCbXKe_DsTtTinKJm8gjxmp00g/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-15+at+11.46.36+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My new piece, <i><b><a href="https://narratively.com/the-pandemic-ruined-my-poly-relationship-but-saved-my-marriage/" target="_blank">"The Pandemic Ruined My Poly Relationship—But Saved My Marriage,"</a> </b></i>can now be found in the MEMOIR section of <a href="https://narratively.com/" target="_blank"><b>Narratively</b></a>. Swoon! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Of all the things I've written over the years this, by far, reigns as the most personal. And yet still, I'm tasked with the awkward duty of self-promotion. <br /><br />So while I'm at it, and since I'm allowed to complain and qualify and hem and haw on my own damn blog: I patently deny writing that essay blurb on <a href="https://narratively.com/" target="_blank">Narratively's homepage</a> — accompanied by a questionable title, and some biographically inaccurate illustrations — but, hey, <i>if you can get over it, dear reader, </i>then I probably can, too. <br /><br />Now here's the part where I drop the link, run away, and hide forever....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Full story: <a href="https://narratively.com/the-pandemic-ruined-my-poly-relationship-but-saved-my-marriage/"><b>https://narratively.com/the-pandemic-ruined-my-poly-relationship-but-saved-my-marriage/</b></a></span></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-19755377501143729712020-09-30T16:59:00.008-04:002020-10-21T09:06:45.561-04:00What Do BEES, PODS, WORK, and QUILTS Have in Common?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/a-generations-old-trick-for-staying-productive-yes-even-with-kids-around-bf13a7ea229d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ladies at a quilting bee from the 70's, in Central Park" border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gxbLsS-DgdwkvCkEGDTXBBxzsncdk-vY92yY5HOWe89nJKHrAN949K9Cg-wGubcXylXNqDxZZEL-zlCV_-tcw_o9BdOMv5Un0Lzw2edeHIdpn_osgfKqVdQetqTlUtsf_Jt2UNsYxwQ/w320-h215/70squilting_2.4.0_Craze_for_quilts_central_park.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/midsummer-evening-quilting-bee-in-central-park" target="_blank">National Archives</a></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/a-generations-old-trick-for-staying-productive-yes-even-with-kids-around-bf13a7ea229d" target="_blank">CHECK ME OUT ON MEDIUM!</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's just something about standing up for piece of content because you believe in it—even if the editors of umpteen pubs didn't. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I get it. <a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/a-generations-old-trick-for-staying-productive-yes-even-with-kids-around-bf13a7ea229d" target="_blank">The piece</a> tries to do a lot. It's not <i>just </i>the personal narrative of how I started coworking with a group of moms back in the autumn of 2016—or how we've since used these functional playdates to prop up all sorts of goals over the years (career, personal, vocational, creative, and otherwise). It's also an article that provides takeaways, as well as some historical context, and of course, some COVID-level framing....</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meaning, sometimes you have a lot to say. Thankfully, Medium lets you say whatever, however you want. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Having gone through a gajillion questionable headlines before picking <i>this</i> questionable headline (because if I still worked at Yahoo, it's the one they'd insist I use), so I'd just like to see you even <i>TRY</i> to resist clicking on:</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/a-generations-old-trick-for-staying-productive-yes-even-with-kids-around-bf13a7ea229d?source=friends_link&sk=56f412ddc5b6144d942aaf9d632a911b" target="_blank">"A Generations-old Trick for Staying Productive — <br /></a></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://medium.com/@slybrand/a-generations-old-trick-for-staying-productive-yes-even-with-kids-around-bf13a7ea229d?source=friends_link&sk=56f412ddc5b6144d942aaf9d632a911b" target="_blank">Yes, Even with Kids Around"</a> </i></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But if not, then at least sit back and enjoy this archival photo of the most 70's of all ladies, enjoying a little sewing bee in Central Park, from back when the fashion was hot, the hair was long, and the sisterhood was STRONG. Enjoy!</span></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-11548435933839229122020-09-29T00:35:00.067-04:002020-10-01T11:16:17.419-04:00COVID-19 Response: TeleMedicine Clients <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtUK06SmvRs8RaMTO5R01czRhL-gPaVH0Qma6h8FDlyAw8Fxz0ml1gGV-AB_-EJ1hY14Nu9zS_biItm4K2sidwvfnUTLpqUU2AHylOEtJvt9KREOsXV7c_A8RfOhRIM45-ejOEyyRO3E/s194/Screen+Shot+2020-09-28+at+11.28.21+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtUK06SmvRs8RaMTO5R01czRhL-gPaVH0Qma6h8FDlyAw8Fxz0ml1gGV-AB_-EJ1hY14Nu9zS_biItm4K2sidwvfnUTLpqUU2AHylOEtJvt9KREOsXV7c_A8RfOhRIM45-ejOEyyRO3E/s0/Screen+Shot+2020-09-28+at+11.28.21+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibHgY9WGy-OS1VAofNPahfPcVgZ27bL-b5Di9aTGJi4bZA0r2C6Rn3dBOztJ8576pumRRW54I1k96U1Qti6tiJzhGxErADImvxVpeHiNhesVCCSacmDPgwdLFP_hQkAXCX5A__RhRrU0/s786/Screen+Shot+2020-09-28+at+11.28.08+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibHgY9WGy-OS1VAofNPahfPcVgZ27bL-b5Di9aTGJi4bZA0r2C6Rn3dBOztJ8576pumRRW54I1k96U1Qti6tiJzhGxErADImvxVpeHiNhesVCCSacmDPgwdLFP_hQkAXCX5A__RhRrU0/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-28+at+11.28.08+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Besides ambitious kitchen experiments, endless campfires, home-organizing projects, and a flurry of back-to-school prep, what kept me busy during the strange chaos that was the COVID-19 lockdown and aftermath? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Telemedicine client Doctor.com had a surge of business and content needs for physicians and hospitals eager to keep up with patient demand during quarantine. Here's a few content marketing titles from the weeks and months after the pandemic hit the east coast: </span></p><p><a href="https://www.doctor.com/blog/growth-after-covid-19" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">How to Transition Your Practice or Hospital from Survival Mode to Growth After COVID-19</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.doctor.com/blog/pain-management-physicians-telemedicine" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">5 Ways Pain Management Specialists Can Continue to Practice with Telemedicine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.doctor.com/blog/telemedicine-today-patient-adoption" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Telemedicine Today: Patient Adoption and Preferences During COVID-19 and Beyond</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.doctor.com/resources/telemedicine101?utm_source=covid_resource_center&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=covid19_resource_center&utm_term=telemedicine_resources&utm_content=telemedicine_101_ebook#gettheguide" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Telemedicine 101: Your Quickstart Guide to Mastering Telemedicine</span></a> <span>(A downloadable white paper on navigating the telemedicine industry landscape)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">BUT. That was a few months ago. Now that we're deep into September, I've been back out by the firepit, wrapped in a hoodie and sock hat in honor of this crispy fall weather. I think — thank goodness — all the doctors have their telemedicine platforms figured out for now. The weather's creeping colder so I'm just gonna be here, fireside, in the little pause before winter's storm, getting warm. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLogaDHTOSYkMZ7WsP6Kz1PTJAp00KXEooLz9upjzJtcbmv3IOOIwDokQgLA4KhF7FzoA4DBlwPlxr97P-w8pJVwqOYfiZYusBg-RpH4y_WeKSl_kDWR-wa5H0jz5mb1UbvCgDi57k4/s920/Screen+Shot+2020-09-29+at+12.27.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLogaDHTOSYkMZ7WsP6Kz1PTJAp00KXEooLz9upjzJtcbmv3IOOIwDokQgLA4KhF7FzoA4DBlwPlxr97P-w8pJVwqOYfiZYusBg-RpH4y_WeKSl_kDWR-wa5H0jz5mb1UbvCgDi57k4/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-29+at+12.27.23+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(That is, until my next project update...an exciting one...coming soon!) Stay tuned... </span><p></p>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-82376985796381039362020-04-30T11:01:00.021-04:002020-10-01T11:16:43.304-04:00This Year's Hottest Cannabis Apps <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/15-essential-new-apps-cannabis-users-need/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="557" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPibao864N3Fq9k9aX2l72dPu4FZHZVRh7ElhL6FB9hXwpuv5jVfoQJM4e6QD5j63jhC0mjXLWINClGtr8zacnE4WsvSzMpt-IttgMLqhRUoEh1uknyCsPNjMvNPS_ScPtaksUUvqSZ4/w400-h165/Screen+Shot+2020-05-25+at+10.14.39+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><font size="4">What's app, people! Need more ways to burn time on your phone? </font><span style="font-size: large;">A</span><font size="4"> backlog over at </font><a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/" style="font-size: large;">MarijuanaDoctors.com</a><span style="font-size: large;"> meant</span><font size="4"> <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/15-essential-new-apps-cannabis-users-need/" target="_blank">this article</a> </font><span style="font-size: large;">posted in the spring — right around when Covid-19 hit, in fact — instead of the end of last year when it was originally slated. Therefore it was missed</span><font size="4"> by all, including me, and ran with a well-expired headline. But still, check out</font><font size="4"> </font><a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/15-essential-new-apps-cannabis-users-need/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">my coolest apps in cannatech guide</a> <span style="font-size: large;">(replete with yet another weird infographic) and r<span style="font-size: large;">est assured the recs</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> are just as relevant as they were a few short months ago. If not more so as we all lean into new</span><span style="font-size: large;"> ways to stay connected to our community and to our interests. So whether you're totally green to Green or a seasoned pro, a few novel app offerings might be just what the doctor ordered. </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-23014986896164394302020-03-18T23:07:00.000-04:002020-10-01T11:18:18.362-04:00San Antonio, You Rock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still buzzing (and let's be real, counting down symptom-free days) from this year's <a href="https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/" target="_blank">AWP 2020</a> —where I and the intrepid <a href="https://jenhinstwhite.com/" target="_blank">Jen Hinst-White</a>, friends from <a href="https://www.bennington.edu/" target="_blank">Bennington College</a> in Vermont, author <a href="https://www.rubendegollado.com/" target="_blank">Ruben Degollado</a>, and the marvelous <a href="http://www.mmdevoe.com/news/bram-stoker-nominations-include" target="_blank">Milda Devoe</a> of <a href="https://www.penparentis.org/" target="_blank">Pen Parentis</a> took San Antonio by storm, talk'n books, art, lit, writing, tacos—and, no joke, sanitizing our hands like maniacs. Little did we know how quickly life would change after we returned from this last adventure.... Now looking back at these photos, I'm cringing at how NOT 6-feet-apart we are! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh hey there, your cardiologist called....and wants you to know more about cannabis and <a href="https://t.co/zub3MY94uB?amp=1" target="_blank">your heart health</a>. Article for </span><span style="font-size: large;">telehealth client, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Marijuanadoctors.com. </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-52453213269385783082020-01-28T11:58:00.007-05:002020-05-28T19:46:52.474-04:00So About That Time I Picked Up A Hitchhiker... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">...it yielded this <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/how-to-roll-a-perfect-joint/" target="_blank">practical little guide</a> for telehealth client MarijuanaDoctors.com!</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-size: large;">As </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm vacationing in Kauai with <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/7561592957509479802/5245321326938578308#" target="_blank">this </a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/7561592957509479802/5245321326938578308#" target="_blank">very article</a> on my poolside-To Do list, waiting for some SME's to call back with their expertise (sadly my own joint-rolling skills, or lack thereof, wasn't going to be sufficient for this assignment—this is serious journalism, people!). So </span><span style="font-size: large;">my co-pilot and I decide to head to a remote beach on the far end of the island to watch sunset and spend the evening. We were just off the famous </span><span style="font-size: large;">Napali coast, </span><span style="font-size: large;">in a rental car heading down miles of unpaved, pot-hole-strewn road when we see this darkly bronzed, dusty man with a backpacker's pack, a pile of gear, and his thumb out. We pass him by, but remark to each other what a drag it must be, trying to hitch in a place like this. For miles we'd seen no other vehicle, nor any sign of life. In fact we wondered if we, too, weren't a bit off from our destination. </span></div><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One completely-lost geographical circle later....we pass this man again. This time, my copilot yanks the car over and gestures to him—I'm thinking for directions. But turns out the man's trying to get to the beach we're looking for, and knows the way—it seems natural to invite him to load in. I sort of can't believe this is happening but....c'mon. In a place like the above (see photo for reference), *could* anything truly bad happen?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just booked the travel for this trip, so it seems like a great time to make the announcement: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm supremely honored to be <a href="https://www.penparentis.org/announcing-the-winner-of-an-awp-registration/" target="_blank">representing Pen Parentis</a> at this year's <a href="https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/" target="_blank">AWP</a> (Association for Writers & Writing Programs) conference in San Antonio, Texas. Wow, congrats to me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Through a fortuitous romp of six-degrees-of-separation, I (somehow?) became the winner and recipient of the Pen Parentis annual AWP registration <a href="https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/" target="_blank">give-away</a>—and I couldn't be more thrilled to attend under this organization's much-respected banner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a result, I'm now a full title member of Pen Parentis with an <a href="http://www.penparentis.org/portfolio/sarah-a-lybrand/" target="_blank">author's page</a>, and very much look forward to hosting their meet 'n greet reception at the conference in March. And if all goes well, who knows? Maybe this time next year Pen Parentis will have a Long Island chapter...!?!? Stay tuned!</span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-88826884975709695102019-08-19T12:31:00.000-04:002020-01-24T11:00:26.912-05:00Budding Out in Cannabisland <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while since I've posted, but with good reason. Over the last year I've been seeding clients in the <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/10-iredible-uses-for-hemp/">blossoming cannabis industry</a>, and behold — it <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/how-medical-marijuana-may-help-you-maintain-a-healthy-weight/">bore fruit</a>! A busy spring means a summer bursting with <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/cbd-spiking-what-to-watch-out-for/">published content</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In fact I went almost entirely GREEN this season — focusing mainly on <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/surprising-ways-men-and-women-perceive-marijuana-differently/">weed</a>, and <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/fee-only-financial-advisor-cost/">money</a> — credits too numerous to list so I'll direct you to some of the <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/10-iredible-uses-for-hemp/">choicest</a>. But for more bylines, check out <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/author/sarah-lybrand/" target="_blank">selected articles</a> from the <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/?s=sarah+lybrand" target="_blank">Author's Pages,</a> or simply <a href="mailto:slybrand@gmail.com" target="_blank">get in touch. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Clients include <a href="https://www.eirhealth.com/">CBD producers</a>, comprehensive resource sites like <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/">MarijuanaDoctor.com</a>, and a national <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/doctor-resources-how-to-get-certified-to-recommend-medical-marijuana/">physician certification program</a> — content in the form of blog posts, promo copy, <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/ask-a-marijuana-doctor-how-to-use-medical-marijuana-for-pain/" target="_blank">doctor Q&As</a>, and <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/conditions/chronic-migraine/">deep-dives</a> into the myriad conditions that marijuana treats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So while I continue to dabble in <a href="https://ezra.com/" target="_blank">healthcare</a>, <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-and-raise-a-baby/" target="_blank">parenting</a>, <a href="https://bust.com/tv/194989-hannah-gadsby-nanette.html" target="_blank">media</a>, and <a href="https://hellojuno.co/mag/learning-to-love-again-after-childbirth/" target="_blank">love</a>, cannabis has turned out to be something of a copywriting cash cow. Perhaps indicative of the legalized groundswell to come? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I'll be riding this high — professionally-speaking, at least — for as long as a <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/cannabinoids-kids-what-does-cbd-future-hold/">cultural education</a> (and re-education) around cannabis still endures. Meanwhile, locality by locality, state by state, citizens are voting for their right to access to this powerful, <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/10-iredible-uses-for-hemp/">versatile</a> plant medicine — and I find the responsibility of <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/marijuana-news-roundup/" target="_blank">reporting on this</a> topic both intoxicating, and reward enough (though the regular paycheck helps, too). Larga vida a la flora! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In other words, stay tuned for periodic updates from <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/?s=sarah+lybrand" target="_blank">Cannabisland</a>. </span></div>
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slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-37203506735708931092019-07-22T18:45:00.000-04:002020-03-28T01:17:53.275-04:00Just How Much Does it Really Cost to Have (and Raise) a Baby? A Simple Guide <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The necessity for my partner and I to stick to a tight (ish) budget while pregnant and parenting a newborn had its upsides: learning what was important when <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-and-raise-a-baby/" target="_blank">building a financial roadmap </a>for our family—and what was, in the end, worth a skip. Trial by fire, I guess, and we're still learning (and raising) that kiddo. But I'm happy to report we've emerged out of toddlerhood without having gone completely bankrupt. Does that bit of budgeting hindsight qualify as expertise? SURE, why not. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If just a few thoughts, tactics, and tidbits that helped us along our way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">[Article produced for <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/" target="_blank">My Financial Counsel</a>, a client of <a href="https://www.toastmediagroup.com/" target="_blank">Toast Media</a>.]</span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-53701203538887576312019-06-24T17:51:00.000-04:002019-08-21T17:56:56.038-04:00Becoming a Financial Advisor Is Probably Easier Than You Think: 5 Easy Steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The latest for <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/" target="_blank">My Financial Counsel</a>, a company educating and connecting customers with <a href="https://www.myfincounsel.com/becoming-a-financial-advisor-is-probably-easier-than-you-think-5-easy-steps/" target="_blank">qualified financial advisors</a>. Here I breakdown the different roles, certifications, and training required to work as various kinds of financial planners in the personal and corporate finance industry. </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-81904796458160354832019-06-10T12:39:00.000-04:002020-04-20T09:25:26.497-04:0010 Incredible Uses for Hemp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forget Marijuana (with all her allure). Her cousin Hemp is proving to be valuable, <a href="https://journal.eirhealth.com/10-iredible-uses-for-hemp/">versatile</a>—and the kind of guy that might just take over the world. </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-79750473332195148542019-05-01T15:06:00.000-04:002019-08-21T18:03:51.415-04:00Feature for Juno Magazine: Love After Childbirth <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">So proud of this <a href="https://hellojuno.co/mag/learning-to-love-again-after-childbirth/" target="_blank">feature for Juno Magazine</a>, my first paid lifestyle byline, about the challenges of motherhood and marriage when they first butt heads. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">I'm not saying I have all the answers—or <i>any </i>answers, for that matter—but the response I got to this article was touching. It's so clear that not enough of us talk about the issues facing new moms, not least of which are those that relate to the care, feeding, and upkeep of a new-parent partnership. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The next <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/how-safe-are-cbd-products/" target="_blank">article</a> in my series on cannabidiol, or CBD oil, on both its <a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/how-safe-are-cbd-products/" target="_blank">safety and efficacy</a>.</span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-40242103135559384672019-04-10T14:48:00.000-04:002019-08-21T18:12:38.606-04:00CBD and Your Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/cbd-and-your-skin/" target="_blank">This article </a>is the first in a series I'll be writing for <a href="http://marijuanadoctors.com/">MarijuanaDoctors.com</a> about the medical cannabis industry. This one is about cannabidiol, or CBD, and it's potential for use to treat all kinds of skin conditions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Whether you're a content marketer, a b2b specialist, or even an independent contractor, my <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2019/the-15-best-questions-to-jump-start-any-b2b-marketing-project/" target="_blank">latest article</a> for <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/" target="_blank">MarketSmiths</a> lays out the 15 best queries to use during the discovery process of almost any initiative. In fact, your client's responses to these simple questions should quickly and efficiently get you oriented to their business' </span><span style="font-size: large;">strengths and weaknesses,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> their </span><span style="font-size: large;">customer's desires and pain points, and all the evidence you'll need to find the inspired branding of their dreams.</span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-78453239827344020112019-01-31T16:15:00.000-05:002019-08-21T18:14:08.851-04:00Dear Copywriter: Are These Culture-Shaping Visual Trends On Your Radar?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">So proud to unveil my <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2019/dear-copywriter-are-these-culture-shaping-visual-trends-on-your-radar/" target="_blank">latest article</a> for </span><a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">MarketSmiths</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">! Of all the obscure topics I've written about over the years, nothing gives me as much pleasure as those that deal with culture, media, and art—and the loaded, explosive worlds in which they collide. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">By nature of working with some of the most influential image-makers and brands in the universe, Adobe puts out an annual hit list of what's resonating in advertising, media, galleries, etc—and frankly, <a href="https://theblog.adobe.com/worlds-eyes-2018-visual-trend-forecast-adobe-stock/" target="_blank">I'm a little obsessed with it</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Hence <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2019/dear-copywriter-are-these-culture-shaping-visual-trends-on-your-radar/" target="_blank">my latest article</a>—a summation of Adobe's list, and commentary on how shifts in politics and culture have likely shaped what consumers seem to be craving, admiring, and yearning for in the visual realm. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">So, for a taste of what you've seen pop up in 2018—and will most certainly see a lot more of it in 2019—<a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2019/dear-copywriter-are-these-culture-shaping-visual-trends-on-your-radar/" target="_blank">here's a list </a>of the visual trends making big waves in marketing and media this year. </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-28633475733976679872019-01-13T17:42:00.001-05:002019-01-13T17:51:06.799-05:00Hello, Artist Mamma.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: large;">Are you—or do you know—a creative person who's also a parent to young children? Or someone who USED to write or make art, and misses it?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">I've spent the last two years adjusting to life as a WFHM and have, at points, grieved the loss of what I thought was the time and space to cultivate my art—all for the sake of motherhood, or a paycheck, or some other Big Blocker that made excuse-making so easy. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;" /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">But then I met this tiny collective of women, with similar ambitions and gumpti</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline;">on, and somehow—maybe even out of desperation—we carved a path forward. We eeked out time. We set goals and achieved them. And wow, what a revival it's been. My creative life has not—and will not—ever be the same. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">We called ourselves <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsdnqypHpez/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" target="_blank">The MatriArtists.</a> And now we're launching an Insta account with inspiration and ideas for fellow creative SAHPs and WFHP's—about functional playgroups, creative co-working, and parental support for all kinds of professional and personal work, from any kind of medium, for any sort of artistic goal under the sun. Join us! </span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsdnqypHpez/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" target="_blank">@the_matriartists</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsdnqypHpez/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to learn more... And thanks in advance for checking us out. We love comments, feedback, and lots of participation. </span></span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-66035892837694812202019-01-01T09:09:00.000-05:002020-10-01T11:23:04.229-04:00Two poems selected for publication! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/haiku"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yxx-2-N7owRHU2TBjt2UfogezQunzgei4m7N4LPZ8-40XaPg6PIGXIVu50KCV4JT4WaDcUKXXHPiqRhoWkMvEowbSthvD4eepEkzjGasNlOmaYlMnqIcWX2E6nescyZT9TnS9PSPcOU/s1600/Better+than+starbucks.jpeg" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> Over the summer my eye happened upon a contest deadline, one of many I receive for writer-ly opportunities I usually, woefully, have to let pass by. But this particular call for poetry, from <a href="https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/haiku">Better Than Starbucks</a>, seemed (deceptively) simple enough: nature-themed haiku, five of which I submitted, and then proceeded to entirely forget about the whole dang thing. <br /><br /> Until last week! When I received notice that two of those haikus were selected for publication, in the <a href="https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/haiku">Better Than Starbucks digital </a>and <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/better-than-starbucks/better-than-starbucks-january-2019/paperback/product-23932483.html">print poetry magazine</a>, and I'm so thrilled. My first published poems, and I'm honored to be among such talented company. <br /><br /> A happy New Year indeed! Best wishes for a magical 2019! </span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561592957509479802.post-76892678635662936402018-11-16T03:00:00.000-05:002020-10-01T11:20:54.376-04:00How to Craft Copy That's Built to Last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2018/a-marketers-blueprint-how-to-craft-copy-thats-built-to-last/"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="694" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjjPVl22PMJex9N1by5HlEDnLOGY3V16YRz9W6nonnCuFy6gddxeE6Aq9MuI3OKfzuIpeR6BgAe32yTA2CvtTEYWEeOveY6BmC-R5EOv4XKzmcsQT8iDUgXK96PnIM3F3MbHeoKJ0rO4/s400/HOUSEscreenshot.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here's <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2018/a-marketers-blueprint-how-to-craft-copy-thats-built-to-last/">my latest copywriting article</a> for <a href="http://www.marketsmiths.com/">MarketSmiths</a>, taking but a small, ramshackle metaphor, and elevating it to kingly, palace proportions. So sue me. But if you need a framework from which to better understand how to write b2b copy that weathers well, I can recommend no better <a href="https://www.marketsmiths.com/2018/a-marketers-blueprint-how-to-craft-copy-thats-built-to-last/">blueprint</a> than the one I've nailed together for ya. You're welcome!</span>slyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530254549382711106noreply@blogger.com0