Margaret Sefton

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Writer. Best New Writing, Dos Passos Review, Danse Macabre, Atticus Review, Corvus Review, etc. (Also pub. under Meg) I write #flashfiction & #shortstories w/elements of #magicalrealism, #fabulism, #absurdism, and/or #horror. Much of my work is set in Florida. #Bipolar 2 #CancerSurvivor #diabetes type2. MFA. Seminary grad but "too creative" for ministry. lols. Freelance Writer/Editor. Mom. Pop culture junkie. American citizen.
Avatar: beach sunset sky.

WEBSITE: https://brokenwriterblog.wordpress.com/
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2024-07-03 18:16:44

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💜

2024-07-03 16:57:46

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I know. I felt like it was really a movie set, a horror movie set. I had no idea.

2024-07-03 16:39:59

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It was. And just being there was creepy too. The woods were so dark. 😂 The last time I'll be doing that kind of thing. lols. I guess I'm more of a Florida person.

2024-07-03 16:09:52

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I always thought I was a nature person and adventurous until, after dropping my son at summer camp one year, I drove up into the Tennessee hills outside of Tellico Plains where I had made a reservation for a tiny cabin. Most of it was through woods and an unpaved road that was flooded. (I had an SUV.) The GPS signal dropped, it was getting dark, I felt lost, and I had limited gas. There was a moment I truly worried. It was humbling. It adjusted my own self-perception regarding nature.

2024-07-02 21:21:49

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I appreciate your thoughts and beautiful photography.

2024-07-02 20:08:14

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That is so lovely. A story of community and respect for elder community members and not having to always know outcomes before showing that care, attention, and respect.

2024-06-27 18:00:31

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I will be frank, which your skill in communicating brings out in me, I am with your motivation to stay in the fight. It is why I have made it through many grueling sessions with the way-out scenario, mellower now thanks to meds and age. I am glad I formed that bond with my son long before he would understand my vow: To not do what my biological mother did, to make her choice. His understanding now and my continued promise to him is part of what bonds us.

2024-06-27 16:49:13

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As Americans, and Westerners, we believe these things about being "self-idealized," which means becoming a "better" person by thinking mainly of oneself. Somehow, our interconnectedness can be a source of commentary when things aren't going well. I just think that is one way to think, but not the only way. That being said, we do have freedom to do or not do for others, which interestingly inevitably involves our doing or not doing for ourselves. 💜

2024-06-25 19:49:03

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But what about support firearms?

2024-06-18 22:11:24

Why a hitman should not have a girlfriend, or he would be out of a job or in jail. The last person I dated before definitively hanging up my online dating site spurs told me almost nothing about his life. Maybe he was a hitman.
I really loved this movie. Very well written. #movies
https://boxd.it/ANB2

2024-06-08 13:29:38

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Yikes! ugh. Stay as cool as possible. I'm sure it will be hot here too further south.

2024-06-06 19:33:52

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💜 💙 🌹 🌺

2024-06-05 22:38:12

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I love Cobweb. 💜

2024-06-04 22:39:25

#WritersCoffeeClub 5.3 -- Should books include a content warning?
No.

2024-05-31 16:27:49

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I love it!! It is very Florida and that perspective is perfect--the sunset or sunrise--on the water and its reflection shining through the trees. Pretty genius to me.

2024-05-30 19:50:31

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I can't afford to move, either. This may be the year I give it all away and start somewhere else less out of control. I've wanted to do that before but have been talked out of it by relatives, one of whom moved out of state and the other for whom saw a decrease in her rent though I wonder now by how much. I don't want to hesitate too much and wind up losing everything. Sorry for the stress post. Sucks.

2024-05-30 19:48:14

Orlando rent is super cra cra and no one in our nation or state has done anything to help the average person. My renewal offer is $2,300 for a 2-bedroom, 1,000 square feet apartment. I don't even live in an exclusive area, though it's nice and safe enough. I guess it's demand. The site says there's only one other available apartment like mine in the complex right now. There are more people moving here, mortgage rates are high so people are renting, and inflation is nuts. cont'd

2024-05-29 17:12:42

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💜

2024-05-17 12:37:56

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Wow. Beautiful. 💜

2024-05-14 19:06:15

Mi familia y yo 💜
The reception after Mom's "Celebration of Life Ceremony" in Hilton Head, SC.
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