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THE THINGS WE FEEL COMPELLED TO SAY
I recently joined a Facebook group that was formed in response to an invitation from my church's president to fast on Good Friday for...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 9, 20203 min read
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BLEEDING IS OVERRATED
I won't tell you how late I was up last night working on a crochet pattern for my Etsy shop. (If you'd like to check it out, here's a...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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WRITING ABOUT RECOVERY
*Trigger warning: trauma and abuse.* I didn't mean to go AWOL for the last few days. To make a very long story short, I'm still very much...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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THANKS A LOT, LATIN
Don't get me wrong. Latin matters. Where would we be if we couldn't get a bonus in our paychecks, try on an extra-large when a large...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Mar 9, 20203 min read
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HONORING LEAP DAY EARLY
I had a hard time getting up this morning. Yesterday was particularly rough, I woke up in the middle of a nightmare that left my heart...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 29, 20203 min read
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LOST YOUR WORK? IT MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS YOU THINK
Thankfully, I seem to have finally won my prolonged argument with OneDrive and not lost anything super important. As a wise technician...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 20, 20202 min read
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BRB, HAVING A CRISIS
Today's post is going to be quick, because I apparently misunderstood how OneDrive works and may or may not have accidentally deleted a...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 19, 20201 min read
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A VALENTINE'S DAY THOUGHT
About this time last year, I was working for a publisher in North Carolina. This business seemed to have a special relationship with the...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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PEOPLE OUT THERE NEED YOUR BOOK!
There are lots of things jumping around in my head today. One of them is, "Happy birthday, Charles Dickens!" (And no Google Doodle for...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Feb 7, 20202 min read
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TURNING IFFY FEEDBACK INTO POSITIVE CHANGES
A few years ago, I picked up a new hobby: crocheting. I'd wanted to learn for a while. Then I seriously injured my foot and ended up...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 30, 20202 min read
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DEMO DAY
As I write this, I'm listening to a real-life episode of Fixer Upper going on in my basement. Two guys are down there demolishing my...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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WHY YOU SHOULD TELL EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO--EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY'LL LAUGH
Last night, I went to a young-adult religion class for my church. Afterwards, we had food, games, and mingling time. One of the people I...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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A TIP FROM PIXAR'S ED CATMULL
When I was in college, my university opened its brand-new Center for Animation. Being interested in film, I went to the opening, where Ed...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 9, 20202 min read
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SETBACKS =/= YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG
A few days ago, I moved from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Denver, Colorado. By anyone's standards, that's a pretty big endeavor. But...
Candice Bellows, The Story Engineer
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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