Looking for your next great read? My latest column is up. Enjoy!
https://www.scledger.net/story/2024/05/09/opinion/whatcha-readin/10759.html
And if you’d like to purchase any of these books, support me, and support your local bookstore, you can use this link to the books I read last month and make your purchase. Thank you for your support!
Hey folks, I figured it was time to update my About video. What do you think? It’s getting harder to keep it under 1 minute!
I received my 100th rejection today! In celebration, I posted the rejection along with my all-time favorite rejection, free on Patreon. Read it here.
I also created a video:
My latest Sunday’s Snapshots column is available now at The Sanders County Ledger.
Read Constructing days.
Enjoy!
Hey folks, I’m so glad you’re here and wanted to give a quick note to let you know that last Friday’s newsletter, April 5, 2024 was my last newsletter sent from MailChimp. Starting in May 2024, my monthly newsletter will be posted on Patreon as they now have a free option! Hooray!
You may have some questions, and I have some answers:
| What do I need to do to access your monthly newsletter in May? | Head over to Patreon and click “Join for free.” This will also give you access to other free things I randomly post 😊 |
| I didn’t even know you had a Patreon; can I sign up for a paid membership? | Definitely! Simply choose the tier you wish to sign up under (I currently have three in addition to the free one). If you want to switch to a paid tier later, that’s easy to do too! |
| Will the Newsletter look different in May 2024? | I hope so because it won’t have monkey fiber all over it. 😂 But seriously, I’m hoping the new version is better, and I’m hoping you’ll tell me what you think. |
| Can people still get your awesome free Submission Tracker when they sign up for your newsletter? | Absolutely! If you sign up on Patreon after the May migration, just let me know you’d like a copy. I am happy to get it to you 😃 |
| Why are you switching? | I am a one-woman show, which means I do everything: the social posts, the writing, the editing, the marketing, the distribution, the creation, anything and everything is done by me. Having so many platforms is simply too taxing and I feel I’m burning out, which no one wants. Moving my newsletter to Patreon also gets you all the other free stuff I post there and I don’t have to keep paying MailChimp. win:win (except for 📧 🐒) |
| Is this a Patreon scam to start charging me for your newsletter? | Nope. The newsletter has always been and always will be free. Free free free. (If you want to pay a wee bit here and there to help support me, I certainly won’t say no though 😉 .) |
| Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? | Just like me, they long to be, close to you (on Patreon) |
Do you have additional questions or concerns? I’d love to hear them! Please contact me sundaydutroauthor (at) gmail (dot) com
My latest Sunday’s Snapshots article came out online with The Sanders County Ledger today and I’m anxious about the reaction. I know I’m not supposed to care, but I do. I don’t like being a person who says “there’s a problem! Someone should fix it!” I am very aware that I am someone and that pointing fingers without presenting solutions is unhelpful at best. Still…I did it. I said, here’s this thing that’s happening that makes me anxious, that I see as a problem, and I don’t have any answers. It’s all very doom and gloom. I even asked my editor if maybe we shouldn’t run it, if maybe I should whip up something else. Obviously it went to print, and here we are.
The majority of my community won’t read this until tomorrow, when the paper editions are delivered, and I am therefore living in a limboed anxiety of my own creating. Interesting.
Anyhow, what are your thoughts? Too doom and gloom? Read the article here.
Did you know Patreon allows you to follow for free now? Not everything I post is behind a paywall; like this post: Take a Hike Cat
Latest column dropped; enjoy 😊
The Sanders County Ledger: Sunday’s Snapshots: Inherent Goodness
If you have any sense of self-love, you’re already following Montana Poet Laureate, Chris La Tray,’s Substack, An Irritable Metis. And you already know that his forthcoming book, Becoming Little Shell is now available for signed pre-order. And you know that he recently re-subscribed for Instagram and you can follow him there. And because you know all this already, because you’ve done all these things, you’re wondering what this post is even about. Bless you.
Here’s what it’s about:
There is a shortage of authentic people in this world (especially now that “authentic” has become such a buzz word). I’ve been disappointed by people so often in my life, so excited to meet a person I’ve put on a pedestal (even though I know better). Chris is not that person. Chris is exactly who you see, exactly who you hear when you read his words. He’s funny and kind, a bit salty and gritty. He’s above all present and real af.
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FREE (although there are paid options if you can roll): sign up for his newsletter
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