One final (physical) move for the-freelance-editor?

Many clients of the-freelance-editor, those with ongoing projects as well as those with prospective jobs, have noticed a slowdown in our production during 2022. Part of the reason for this slowdown has been a physical move of our home and office from Raleigh to Rocky Mount about 50 miles northeast. Reasons for the move were  … continue reading

Quotes, Thoughts, and Such

I transcribed this quote from a story, “New podcast asks whether the classic novel Jane Eyre is relevant for readers today,” that ran on NPR’s All Things Considered, December 9, 2021.  During the story, author Marlon James was asked about removing classic literature from today’s curriculum and censorship of books considered to  … continue reading

Ideas on reading over the summer of 2021

originally posted June 9, 2021; 
no text revisions to date— 

I suspect that many of you—like friends I know—read so much last year, during pandemic lockdowns, slowdowns, and other stay-at-home orders, that you may not be in the mood to sit long enough to read this year! However, summer reading lists are coming out and  … continue reading

Here’s to the year 2020!

originally posted December 5, 2019
May 2021: reformatted; text revised as noted

Two major events (well, more than that, but two that are primary in pushing me back into business) happened in my life over the past several months:

  1. My baby sister and her husband started an alpaca ranch—no, I don’t think that decision was
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