L.S. Engler

Challenges

  • RoW80 Update: After the Storm.

    The past two days have been…interesting, if you couldn’t tell by the fact that my RoW80 update is a day late. Aside from my minor meltdown and applying for a perfect, bigger-than-expected, totally-in-love-with-it, vintage ’20s apartment (which I am waiting to hear back from with bated breath; the guy said he’d get in touch once…

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  • RoW80 Update: Okay, maybe not so much…

    So, anyone remember on my last RoW80 update, where I touted the joys of being able to get back on track? Yeah, well, that was before I realized my days off actually corresponded with my boyfriend’s days off, and we decided to take advantage of this fortuitous and rare event to just spend a day…

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  • ROW80 Update: Back on Track.

    Shhh. Quiet. Do you hear that? That soft little breath of a sound, like a sigh? That’s my world coming slightly back together so that I can return to focusing on what really matters and not stressing the fuck out about everything. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I’m still stressing out. But at least now…

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  • Okay, Life. That’s enough.

    You know what would be really nice? If the world could just stop when we’re about to put a new book out, so that we can get everything done nice and neat and on schedule. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Unfortunately, that’s not at all how the world works, and it’s going to be when you…

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  • RoW80 Update: Everybody wants to go to EXIT.

    Yes, this is Monday, and RoW0 check-ins are on Sunday, but I wasn’t around much Sunday because Saturday, I went to Exit. Exit is a really seedy, old, late-night (or is it early morning?) punk bar in Chicago, and it’s pretty freaking awesome. The title of this post comes from an epic exchange where a…

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  • Review: The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself.

    “I was very glad, since I thought He meant I was to die soon, and the mere thought of this delighted me.” “The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila” by Herself. Perhaps we can blame my Catholic upbringing, perhaps we can blame the course I took in college that landed this book in my hand,…

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  • Tunnel Vision.

    I’m starting the think that the worst thing about being in the last stages before a new book come out is that you get tunnel vision, and all you really see in front of you is that book and its release. For that book, that’s a good thing. You need that tunnel vision to make…

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  • ROW80 Update: Too Soon?

    I always feel a little funny about the first RoW80 update of a round, usually because it comes up so quickly that you haven’t really done much or gained any traction on your goals. So I thought about skipping this one, as I only posted my goals on Monday, but I really didn’t have much…

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  • A Workaholic’s Work is Never Done.

    I don’t know if it’s just the incredible humid-hot weather we’ve been having (matched with my roommate’s reluctance to turn on the AC until it’s absolutely necessary) or what, but, lately, I’ve been suffering a crisis of distorted accomplishment. Toward the end of my work day, I start to feel like I’ve squandered everything away,…

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  • RoW80: Round 3 Goals.

    It’s July 7th! Know what that means? A Round of Words in 80 Days Round 3! Starting now and running until…erm, 80 days from now, RoW80 touts itself as “the writing challenge that knows you have a life.” I’ve been in love with this community since I first discovered it years ago, and I’m thrilled…

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