How it has helped me and can help you. — When I began collaborative writing, I didn’t realize that was what it should be called. I come from a pre-internet world. So, internet forums were just beginning when AOL and dial-up were a thing. My first collaborations were on roleplaying boards or fan-fiction boards. …

How to work with your bad habits and still meet goals — We all do it. We mean well. We set aside time to write or do a chore and then it all just sits while we go do something else. …

The next installment of my journey dealing with a rare disease. — Already, this is an understatement. I’m looking at the screen with my damaged eye shut, wondering if I should change the subtitle. I’m giving myself a headache. So, I’m moving on. Seriously, I Just Wanted the Cool New Glasses. The experience of finding out you have a rare disease.racheldadams.medium.com I still want those cool rainbow-looking glasses. And my original ophthalmologist wants to keep track of my procedures along…

Why non-Christians should enjoy Christmas, too. — How many of you have somebody in your family, I’ll call her Aunt Ester, that thinks Christmas and the holiday season are owned lock, stock, and barrel by Christians? They think no one else should celebrate. They’ve always got a sign posted about the “Reason for the Season.” They get…

This is my experience having a rare disease — This is actually the second post in a series of posts I plan on writing about my unexpected illness. And I use the term illness lightly. Upon writing that sentence, I had to reflect. I don’t feel abnormally ill, as I define being ill. I think that’s the biggest issue…

Another explanation of a musical mystery — When I listen to the radio, I’m often boggled by how songs sound familiar to me or similar. And it’s on more than one level. Let’s be clear, I’m not talking cross-genre — obviously, something in metal or alternative doesn’t have the same sound as something in pop. However, hip-hop…

The experience of finding out you have a rare disease. — I’m one of those people who takes her health seriously enough that I go in when I don’t feel great. I go in for all of my annual stuff and try to keep annual dental work done. If I need a diagnostic service or labwork done, I shop for the…

How it came to be and what we can do about it… — You’re mistaken if you think your music is not shaped by someone else. If you listen to any streaming service and allow the service to choose your songs for you — those are someone else’s choices. Almost all musical lists are curated, whether by algorithms or by actual curators hired…