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scandalfrombohemia.bsky.social
Scandal from Bohemia
@scandalfrombohemia.bsky.social
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writer, teacher, performer. Author of The Last Year of the Rest of My Life #enemiestolovers #genx and And Here We Are #genx #family #secondchance https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CTX2GMWM/about?ccs_id=52aa87fc-646a-43fa-8dac-ab8e2ae95435
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"Riiiiiiight..."
Lefty from Sesame Street
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Saw this and thought of you and your beet:
Person dressed as a red cabbage showing a homegrown 15 pound red cabbage
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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#WIPSnips 30: number

I once really did read an advice columnist's list of signs of promiscuity. Even as a teen, I wondered why she felt it her business to be judgy like that

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Inwardly, I cringed, remembering an advice columnist’s list of signs of promiscuity. Not remembering the name of the person you slept with was number two. I hated to think where not even knowing the name to begin with rated. I lifted my chin. #WIPSnips 30: number
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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WIPSnips 29: dedicate

Didn't even make it into the text proper for this one!

"This book is dedicated to Jason Merritt who read it at the beginning and Rita Martello who read it at the end."
WIPSnips: dedicate
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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WIPSnip 28: zigzag
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#WIPSnips: disorganized

I haven't ever used the word, so I am sharing a passage about my most disorganized character, the second child of my MC

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A vision of Andrew holding Taylor right after they were born rose before me. The look of amazement on his face had been one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen in my life. The look on his face when Domi had been born had been the realization she was likely to wriggle out of his arms, steal a car, and head for Canada. WIPSnips: disorganized
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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#WIPSnips 26: impede

Not having impede, I went with prevent

Even non-fantasy can have a fight scene!

This one is multi-lingual and on a train!

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Swoop Boy tried using his height against me next. When I didn't cringe, he grabbed my wrist. Mostly Sober tried to prevent him but missed. I twisted against Swoop Boy’s thumb and broke the hold. “Keep your hands off me,” I said into his face. WIPSnips 26: impede
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Guy being chased by Hundreds of Beavers
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#WIPSnips 25: system

As said before, I don't write autobiographically, but I'll swipe specifics so I know the details are correct. I needed my MC to travel, and one of the places I picked was Austria where I've been several times. Photo of Seegasse in the comments

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Vienna was more metropolitan than Salzburg with some kind of magical traffic system where you could walk everywhere and never feel in danger from a car or tram. Between working, I took in the art museum, the opera, and so many churches, I lost count. The most haunting trip was to Seegasse, the Jewish cemetery where headstones had been damaged by Nazis pouring acid over them. On the one hand, I couldn't believe such hatred existed, but, on the other hand, I had known since my teens it did. WIPSnips 25: system
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Rush
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Movie poster for Surviving the Game
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Roller coaster blowing scene from the movie Death of Ocean View Park
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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WIPSnips 23: global
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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#WIPSnips 22: crystal

I have not used the word crystal in either of my books or WIPs, but you just know Maxi has a drawer full of crystals in addition to her tarot cards and witch clothing mentioned in the other books

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I never used to believe in Fate. At least not Fate with a capital F which would Change Your Life. I always considered people who did weak-willed and unable to face responsibility or flighty hippie chicks such as Maxi, the girl in my senior class who read palms in the lunch room. I changed my mind when Fate took notice of me. WIPSnips 22: crystal
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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#WIPSnips 21: direction

I am not 100% happy with this because I feel the prose is stiff, but it's how it currently exists

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I was still on my knees, just beginning to turn back around when we hit the patch of ice. I grabbed the back of the seat as we skidded from one side of the road to another. We slid forever. Whenever I thought it was over, the car switched directions and jerked the other way. Finally, we went off the side of the road towards some low hanging pines. WIPSnips 21: direction
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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#WIPSnips 20: special

I have my for real WIP, and I have my "I have two scenes and an idea" WIP. This is from the latter

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The orphanage had sent me to her in a we wash our hands of you last resort move when I was sixteen. I had managed to fail every class though acing every test because “bad attitude” counts as a part of your grades when you’re in an orphanage. After that, I had been thrown out of several training programs, usually for refusing sex to my male supervisor. And, finally, I had been caught NOT refusing sex to the undergardener of the orphanage grounds. They told me they’d pulled Double A out of retirement because I was a “special case”. WIPSnips 20: special
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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WIPSnips 19: third
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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#WIPSnips 18: retrograde

Didn't have that, so went with reverse. This bit is in the saddest scene I've ever written

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I opened the folder Arnav had scanned for me. They were in reverse order, showing Andrew as a thirty year old and going back in time until getting to him in Helen's arms, the very first known photo of him. WIPSnips 18: retrograde
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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#WIPSnips 17: spend
I rarely base characters off people I know, but I do use real events. A friend's birth defect was supposed to have killed him ages before I met him. Chris was hilarious, generous, & a talented singer. I am glad to have known him for the years I did
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“For Rosa, it wasn't. She'd been born with a heart defect. She wasn't supposed to live past her twenties. But, she did. Every extra day I got with her was a gift. But, even without those extra days, I would have still married her. I knew I would rather spend even a few years with her than my whole life with someone else.” Gabe looked at me. “Does that make sense?” WIPSnips 17: spend
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#WIPSnips 16: run

So many to choose from! Picked this to hopefully garner interest: WHAT is hidden in her bag?

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Stash put his dishes in the sink and headed off to the shower, whistling. I rushed to the living room and flung everything out of my bag. The stitches were still as I had left them, I noted with relief. As I repacked, Stash’s whistle broke off with a gasp. Obviously, he had just run out of hot water. I smiled to myself. Served him right. I darted back to the kitchen and started washing the breakfast dishes. I didn’t want him to know there was anything in my bag to be worried about. WIPSnips: run
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#WIPSnips 15: progress

Had to go way back to my first book for an example of this!

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As the game progressed, I grudgingly wondered if Lauren were right. I thought she looked like an idiot, the way she cheered and screamed even when no one else did. But, the football players waved at her and responded when she hollered their names. Maybe they really enjoyed the attention. About halfway through the second quarter, it registered Lauren called for Eric at least twice as much as she yelled for anyone WIPSnips 15: progress
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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#WIPSnips 14: week

Okay, I went with weekend

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Arielle was my alibi for the weekend. I told my mother I was staying with her. Mother was so busy preparing for the city council dinner party, she was glad to have me out of the house. Though, to be fair, she rarely talked to me when I was there. WIPSnips 14: week
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#WIPSnips 13: build

I don't have build, but I do have converted. Aging parents is a thing!
The answer, of course, was for Meg to move in with Kate and the kids. Kate liked elderly people, and, as I’d noticed when we took care of Helen, she had the tact to do things for others without seeming patronizing. Meg could watch the kids so Kate didn't have to always take five of them everywhere when there wasn't school or day care. The house was two stories, but it had a strangely large laundry room. That and the garage could be converted into a living space for Meg while Kate and the kids used the upstairs bedrooms. They’d have to share a kitchen, but I was pretty sure Kate would take it upon herself to cook for the whole group. WIPSnips 13: build, but I used converted
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Unless you're Seattle's reality:
Seattle being gray and rainy, performer usual
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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#WIPSnips 12: I started this years ago and put it aside when I didn't have a subplot. It is from when I wrote much longer descriptions, so, now that I'm working on it again, I may shorten it. Opinions on if that's a good idea are welcome!
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I guessed he was in his mid-twenties though his skin already had lines from working outdoors. He was small, not much taller or bigger than I, but I would not have bet against him in a fight. His dark blond hair was pulled back into a pathetically skinny ponytail. He had a full head of hair, but it was so fine it didn’t create much mass. Tattoos covered both tanned arms, disappearing into the sleeves of his red T shirt. Through the holes in his jeans, I could see lines indicating that he hadn’t limited his bodily decorations to his arms. His hands were filthy from working on the car, but I had a suspicion that they didn’t look much cleaner when washed. His bare feet were just as bad with a black widow tattooed on one instep. Maybe I was humiliated after all for letting him touch me. WIPSnips 12: shirt
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM