grim & grounded

grim & grounded

The Grounded

Things that got me through this week.

February, I thought you'd never come.

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Lily Hammer
Feb 07, 2025
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“To trudge: the slow, weary, depressing yet determined walk of a man who has nothing left in his life except the impulse to simply soldier on.”

Trudging forward with my draft.

Much like Chaucer I simply have to just soldier on sometimes with this draft. Writing became actual work this week; I wasn’t in the mood. I was uninspired and weary. Bit whiney if I…

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